Relationship dossier
United States
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship with established trade and investment frameworks and a notable 2014 humanitarian arrangement.
United States toward Uruguay
+35The United States established bilateral trade and investment frameworks with Uruguay, including a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. In 2014, the Obama administration requested that Uruguay accept former Guantanamo detainees.
Uruguay toward United States
+35Uruguay entered bilateral trade and investment arrangements with the United States and accepted former Guantanamo detainees in 2014 at the Obama administration's request.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in bilateral trade and investment arrangements, alongside concrete humanitarian cooperation when Uruguay accepted former Guantanamo detainees in 2014. These arrangements support a generally constructive bilateral relationship.
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
The United States and Uruguay maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral trade and investment arrangements and practical cooperation. The two governments established a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. In 2014, Uruguay accepted former Guantanamo detainees at the request of the Obama administration, a notable act of bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
The United States and Uruguay established a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
A bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Uruguay entered into force.
Uruguay accepted former Guantanamo detainees at the request of the Obama administration.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic and security cooperation are unclear.
- The full range of government-to-government cooperation beyond the prominent trade and detainee arrangements is unclear.