Relationship dossier
Paraguay
Spain
Relationship assessment
Paraguay and Spain maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral agreements and Spanish development cooperation.
Paraguay toward Spain
+25Paraguay's bilateral framework with Spain includes the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, providing a basis for cooperation in areas such as culture and economic relations.
Spain toward Paraguay
+30Spain has supported development cooperation in Paraguay through Spanish cooperation programs, alongside the bilateral framework established by the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a durable cooperative structure based on a bilateral friendship and cooperation treaty, supplemented by Spanish development programs in Paraguay. These features support a broadly positive assessment, although the scale and current implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Paraguay and Spain maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and Spanish development-cooperation programs in Paraguay. The relationship also encompasses cultural and economic cooperation. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Paraguay and Spain concluded a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that established a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent Paraguayan government initiatives specifically involving Spain is unclear.