Investment Agreements

Through this tool, you can consult the investment agreements between the countries of Latin America and Asia Pacific.

List of Agreements or dispositions regarding investments between Latin American countries and Asian Pacific countries

Acuerdos en materia de Inversiones

Countries or blocs	Counterparts	Type	Signed:	In force since:	Link	Observations:
Argentina	Australia	Specific	8/23/1995	1/11/1997	Treaty
Argentina	Malaysia	Specific	9/6/1994	3/20/1996	Treaty
Argentina	Vietnam	Specific	6/3/1996	6/1/1997	Treaty
Argentina	China	Specific	11/5/1992	8/1/1994	Treaty
Argentina	Korea	Specific	5/17/1994	9/24/1996	Treaty
Argentina	Philippines	Specific	9/20/1999	1/1/2002	Treaty
Argentina	Thailand	Specific	2/18/2000	3/7/2002	Treaty
Chile	Australia	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	7/30/2008	3/6/2009	Treaty
Chile	China	Specific	9/1/2012	2/8/2014	Treaty	Agreement forming part of the Free Trade Agreement between the governments of Chile and China.
Chile	Hong Kong (China)	Specific	10/18/2016	5/23/2019	Treaty	This agreement was not integrated to the Free Trade Agreement between both countries
Chile	Japan	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	3/27/2007	9/3/2007	Treaty
Chile	Malaysia	Specific	11/11/1992	8/4/1995	Treaty
Chile	Philippines	Specific	11/20/1995	11/6/1997	Treaty
Colombia	Japan	Specific	9/12/2011	9/11/2015	Treaty
Colombia	China	Specific	11/22/2008	7/3/2012	Treaty
Colombia	Korea	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	2/21/2013	7/15/2016	Treaty
Colombia	India	Specific	11/10/2009	7/2/2012	Treaty	This agreement was interpreted by the parties based on a joint note on July 4, 2018.
Costa Rica	Singapore	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	4/6/2010	7/1/2013	Treaty
Costa Rica	China	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	4/8/2010	8/1/2011	Treaty
Costa Rica	Taiwan	Specific	3/25/1999	10/8/2004	Treaty
Cuba	Malaysia	Specific	9/26/1997	10/27/1999	Treaty
Cuba	Vietnam	Specific	10/12/1995	10/1/1996	Treaty
Cuba	China	Specific	4/24/1995	8/1/1996	Treaty
Cuba	Indonesia	Specific	9/19/1997	9/29/1999	Treaty
Cuba	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Specific	4/28/1997	6/10/1998	Treaty
Central America	Korea	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	2/21/2018		Treaty	Date in force: Costa Rica (11/1/2019), Honduras(10/1/2019), Nicaragua (10/1/2019), Panama(3/1/2021), El Salvador (1/1/2020).
Ecuador	China	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	5/10/2023	5/1/2024	Agreement
Mexico	Singapore	Specific	11/12/2009	4/3/2011	Treaty
Mexico	Japan	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	9/17/2004	4/1/2005	Treaty
Mexico	China	Specific	7/11/2008	6/6/2009	Treaty
Mexico	Korea	Specific	11/14/2000	6/27/2002	Treaty
Mexico	Hong Kong (China)	Specific	1/23/2020	6/16/2021	Treaty
Nicaragua	China	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	1/9/2023	1/1/2024	Agreement
Panama	Singapore	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	3/1/2006	7/24/2006	Treaty
Panama	Taiwan	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	8/21/2003	1/1/2004	Treaty
Paraguay	Korea	Specific	12/22/1992	8/6/1993	Treaty
Paraguay	Taiwan	Specific	4/6/1992	9/11/1992	Treaty
Peru	Korea	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	11/14/2010	8/1/2011	Treaty
Peru	China	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	4/28/2009	3/1/2010	Treaty
Peru	China	Specific	6/9/1994	2/1/1995	Treaty
Peru	Thailand	Specific	11/15/1991	11/15/1991	Treaty
Peru	Japan	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	5/31/2011	3/1/2012	Treaty	The Bilateral Investment Treaty between Japan and the Republic of Peru was incorporated into the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 2, Chapter General Provisions.
Peru	Australia	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	2/12/2018	2/11/2020	Treaty
Peru	Malaysia	Specific	10/13/1995	4/30/1998	Treaty
Dominican Republic	Korea	Specific	6/30/2006	6/10/2008	Treaty
Dominican Republic	Taiwan	Specific	11/5/1999	11/27/2001	Treaty
Uruguay	Australia	Specific	4/5/2019	1/23/2022	Treaty
Uruguay	Japan	Specific	1/26/2015	4/14/2017	Treaty
Uruguay	Korea	Specific	10/1/2009	12/8/2011	Treaty
Uruguay	Vietnam	Specific	5/12/2009	9/9/2012	Treaty
Uruguay	Malaysia	Specific	8/9/1995	4/13/2002	Treaty
Uruguay	China	Specific	12/2/1993	12/1/1997	Treaty
Venezuela	Vietnam	Specific	11/20/2008	6/17/2009	Treaty
CPTPP	CPTPP	Chapter of dispositions in a trade agreement	3/8/2018	7/12/2023	Treaty	Australia (12/30/2018), Brunei(7/12/2018), Canada(12/30/2018), Chile (2/21/2023), Japan(12/30/2018), Malaysia(11/29/2022), Mexico(12/30/2018), New Zealand(12/30/2018), Peru(09/19/2021), Singapore(12/30/2018), and Vietnam (1/14/2019)
Source: Secretary General of ALADI. Updated May 15, 2024.