Relationship dossier
Spain
Zambia
Relationship assessment
Spain has provided debt relief to Zambia; the wider bilateral relationship is unclear.
Spain toward Zambia
+15The Spanish government canceled Zambian debt under international debt-relief arrangements, providing concrete financial relief to Zambia.
Zambia toward Spain
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Spain has provided concrete financial relief to Zambia through debt cancellation under international debt-relief arrangements. The scope of other bilateral cooperation is unclear, and information about Zambia’s government policy toward Spain is insufficient to assess that relationship.
Key developments
Spain canceled Zambian debt through international debt-relief arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Spain-Zambia bilateral cooperation beyond debt relief are unclear.
- Details of Zambian government cooperation with Spain are limited.