List of international trips made by presidents of South Korea

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Map of countries by the number of visits made by a president of South Korea, as of June 2023.
  •   South Korea
  •   30 or more visits
  •   20–29 visits
  •   15–19 visits
  •   10–14 visits
  •   5–9 visits
  •   2–4 visits
  •   1 visit
  •   No known visits

Altogether, 12 presidents of South Korea have traveled to 73 countries or territories while in office.

Park Geun-hye[edit]

Countries visited by Park Geun-hye during her presidency

Park Geun-hye has made 49 presidential trips to 38 states internationally since her inauguration on 25 February 2013.

Moon Jae-in[edit]

Further information: List of international presidential trips made by Moon Jae-in
Countries visited by Moon Jae-in during his presidency

Moon Jae-in has made 32 presidential trips to 40 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2017.

Yoon Suk-yeol[edit]

Further information: List of international presidential trips made by Yoon Suk-yeol
Countries visited by Yoon Suk-yeol during his presidency

Yoon Suk-yeol has made 16 presidential trips to 18 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2022.

Table of destinations[edit]

Region Country or territory NV President and year of visit
(Note: column sorts by year of first visit, not by president's name.)
Northeast Asia
 China
17
 1994Kim Young-sam 1994 • Kim Dae-jung 1998, 2001 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003, 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2008(3), 2009, 2010, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2017, 2019
Japan
23
 1948Syngman Rhee 1948, 1953 • Chun Doo-hwan 1984 • Roh Tae-woo 1990 • Kim Young-sam 1994, 1995, 1997 • Kim Dae-jung 1998, 2000, 2002 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003, 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2008(3), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2019 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023(2)
Mongolia
4
 1999Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2016
North Korea
5
 2000Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Moon Jae-in 2018(3)
Taiwan
2
 1953Syngman Rhee 1953 • Park Chung Hee 1966
Southeast Asia
 Brunei
4
 1988Roh Tae-woo 1988 • Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Cambodia
5
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022
Indonesia
14
 1981Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Roh Tae-woo 1988 • Kim Young-sam 1994 • Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003, 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2017 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022, 2023
Laos
3
 2004Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Park Geun-hye 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Malaysia
9
 1966Park Chung Hee 1966 • Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Roh Tae-woo 1988 • Kim Young-sam 1996 • Kim Dae-jung 1998 • Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Myanmar
4
 1983Chun Doo-hwan 1983 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Philippines
9
 1966Park Chung Hee 1966 • Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Kim Young-sam 1994, 1996 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2017
Singapore
9
 1981Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Kim Young-sam 1996 • Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2018(2)
Thailand
7
 1966Park Chung Hee 1966 • Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003 • Lee Myung-bak 2009(2), 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019(2)
Vietnam
11
 1958Syngman Rhee 1958 • Kim Young-sam 1996 • Kim Dae-jung 1998 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004, 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2017, 2018 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Southwest Asia
and Pacific
 Australia
9
 1968Park Chung Hee 1968 (2) • Roh Tae-woo 1988 • Kim Young-sam 1994 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2021
India
6
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2018 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
New Zealand
5
 1968Park Chung Hee 1968 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Moon Jae-in 2018
Papua New Guinea
1
 2018Moon Jae-in 2018
North America
 Canada
7
 1982Chun Doo-hwan 1982 • Roh Tae-woo 1991 • Kim Young-sam 1997 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022
United States
51
 1954Syngman Rhee 1954 • Park Chung Hee 1965, 1968, 1969 • Chun Doo-hwan 1981, 1985 • Roh Tae-woo 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991(2), 1992 • Kim Young-sam 1993, 1995, 1997 • Kim Dae-jung 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003, 2004, 2005(2), 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2008(2), 2009(2), 2010, 2011(3), 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2013, 2014, 2015(2), 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2017(2), 2018(2), 2019(2), 2021(2) • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022, 2023(4)
Latin America
and Caribbean
 Argentina
2
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Moon Jae-in 2018
Brazil
5
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2008, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Chile
4
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Colombia
2
 2012Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Costa Rica
1
 2005Roh Moo-hyun 2005
Guatemala
2
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007
Mexico
6
 1997Kim Young-sam 1997 • Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2010, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2016
Panama
1
 2010Lee Myung-bak 2010
Peru
3
 1996Kim Young-sam 1996 • Lee Myung-bak 2008 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Europe
 Austria
1
 2021Moon Jae-in 2021
Azerbaijan
1
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006
Belgium
5
 1986Chun Doo-hwan 1986 • Kim Young-sam 1995 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2018
Czech Republic
3
 1995Kim Young-sam 1995 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2018
Denmark
6
 1995Kim Young-sam 1995 • Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011, 2012(Greenland) • Moon Jae-in 2018
Finland
2
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Moon Jae-in 2019
France
14
 1986Chun Doo-hwan 1986 • Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Kim Young-sam 1995 • Kim Dae-jung 2000, 2001 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2011(2) • Park Geun-hye 2013, 2015, 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2018 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023(2)
Germany
9
 1964Park Chung Hee 1964 • Chun Doo-hwan 1986 • Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Kim Young-sam 1995 • Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2017
Greece
1
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006
Hungary
3
 1989Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Kim Dae-jung 2001 • Moon Jae-in 2021
Italy
6
 2000Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2021
Lithuania
1
 2023Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Netherlands
3
 2002Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Norway
3
 2001Kim Dae-jung 2001 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Poland
2
 2004Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Romania
1
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006
Spain
3
 2007Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Moon Jae-in 2021 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022
Sweden
3
 2000Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Switzerland
4
 1989Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Turkey
3
 2005Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Ukraine
1
 2023Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
United Kingdom
11
 1986Chun Doo-hwan 1986 • Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Kim Young-sam 1995 • Kim Dae-jung 1998 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2021(2) • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022, 2023
Vatican City
6
 2000Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
 Congo
1
 2011Lee Myung-bak 2011
Ethiopia
2
 2011Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2016
Gabon
1
 1982Chun Doo-hwan 1982
Kenya
2
 1982Chun Doo-hwan 1982 • Park Geun-hye 2016
Nigeria
2
 1982Chun Doo-hwan 1982 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006
Senegal
1
 1982Chun Doo-hwan 1982
South Africa
1
 2011Lee Myung-bak 2011
Uganda
1
 2016Park Geun-hye 2016
Middle East
and North Africa
 Algeria
1
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006
Egypt
2
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Moon Jae-in 2022
Iran
1
 2016Park Geun-hye 2016
Iraq
1
 2004Roh Moo-hyun 2004
Kuwait
2
 1980Choi Kyu-hah 1980 • Park Geun-hye 2015
Qatar
3
 2012Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Saudi Arabia
6
 1980Choi Kyu-hah 1980 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2022 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
United Arab Emirates
10
 2006Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011, 2012(2) • Park Geun-hye 2014, 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2022 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023
Russia
and Central Asia
 Kazakhstan
6
 2004Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Russia
13
 1990Roh Tae-woo 1990 • Kim Young-sam 1994 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004, 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2013, 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2017, 2018
Turkmenistan
2
 2014Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019
Uzbekistan
5
 2005Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019
     Source: [1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "대통령 해외순방". pa.go.kr. Sejong: Presidential Archives, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "해외순방·외빈방한". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Seoul: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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