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This is a list of international trips made by Angela Merkel , the 8th Chancellor of Germany, since her assumption of office on 22 November 2005 to December 8, 2021, date of the election and investiture of Olaf Scholz, new chancellor.
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | Paris | 23 November | Note: First trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany. |
 Belgium | Brussels | 24 November | |
 United Kingdom | London | 24 November | |
 Spain | Barcelona | 27 November | |
 Poland | Warsaw | 2 December | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 16–17 December |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Image(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | Vienna | 2 January | |
 United States | Washington, D.C. | 12–13 January |  |
 Russia | Moscow | 16 January | |
| France | Versailles | 23 January | |
 Israel | Jerusalem | 29 January | |
 "Palestinian territories" [lower-alpha 1] | Ramallah | ||
| United States | New York City and Washington D.C. | 4–5 April | |
| Russia | Tomsk | 26 April |  |
 Slovakia | Bratislava | 11 May | |
| Austria | Vienna | 12 May | |
 China | Beijing and Shanghai | 22–23 May | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 15–17 July | |
| France | Paris | 25 August | |
 Finland | Helsinki | 10–11 September | |
| France | Compiègne | 23 September | |
 Italy | Castel Gandolfo | 28 September | |
 Turkey | Istanbul | 6 October | |
| France | Paris | 12 October | |
| Finland | Lahti | 20 October | |
 Netherlands | The Hague | 27 October | |
| United Kingdom | London | 3 November | |
 Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | 15 November | |
| Italy | Milan | 7 December | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 15 December | |
| Finland | Helsinki | 19 December | |
 Denmark | Copenhagen |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | 8 January | |
 Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | 13 January | |
| Israel | Jerusalem | 13 January | |
 Switzerland | Davos | 30 January | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 1 March | |
| 20 March | |||
| United Kingdom | London | 1 April | |
| France | Strasbourg | 4 April | |
 Czech Republic | Prague | 5 April | |
 Afghanistan | Kunduz | 6 April | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | 7 May | |
| Poland | Kraków | 4 June | |
| France | Paris | 11 June | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 19 June | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 26 June | |
| Italy | L'Aquila | 8–10 July | |
| Russia | Sochi | 14 August | |
 Hungary | Sopron | 19 August | |
| Poland | Gdańsk | 1 September | 70th anniversary of the September campaign |
| Belgium | Brussels | 17 September | |
| United States | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | 24–25 September | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 29–30 October | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 2–3 November | |
| France | Paris | 11 November | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 19 November | |
| 10–11 December | |||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 17–18 December |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Davos | 25 January | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 30 January | |
| China | Beijing and Guangzhou | 1 February | |
| France | Paris | 6 February | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 1–2 March | |
| Italy | Rome | 13 March | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | 3 April | |
| United States | Camp David and Chicago | 18–20 May | See 38th G8 summit and 2012 Chicago summit |
| Belgium | Brussels | 23 May | |
 Mexico | Los Cabos | 18–19 June | See 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit |
| Italy | Rome | 22 June | |
| France | Paris | 27 June | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 28–29 June | |
| Italy | Rome | 4 July | |
| France | Reims | 8 July | |
 Indonesia | Jakarta | 9–11 July | |
 Canada | Ottawa and Gatineau | 15–16 August | |
 Moldova | Chișinău | 22 August | |
| China | Beijing and Tianjin | 29–30 August | |
| Spain | Madrid | 6 September | |
| Austria | Vienna | 7 September | |
 Greece | Athens | 9 October | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 18–19 October | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 7 November | |
| United Kingdom | London | 7 November | |
 Portugal | Lisbon | 12 November | |
| Russia | Moscow | 16 November | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 22–23 November | |
 Norway | Oslo | 10 December | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 13–14 December |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cyprus | Limassol | 12 January | |
| Switzerland | Davos | 24 January | |
 Chile | Santiago | 26–27 January | |
| France | Paris | 6 February | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 7–8 February | |
| Norway | Oslo | 20 February | |
| Turkey | Ankara, Kahramanmaraş and Göreme | 24–25 February | |
| Poland | Warsaw | 6 March | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 15–15 March | |
 Vatican | Vatican City | 19 March | |
| Afghanistan | Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz | 10 May | |
| Vatican | Vatican City | 18 May | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 22 May | |
| Netherlands | Nijmegen | 23 May | |
| United Kingdom | London | 25 May | |
| France | Paris | 30 May | |
| United Kingdom | Lough Erne | 17–18 June | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 21 June | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 28–29 June | |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | 5–6 September | |
| Belgium | Gent | 19 October | |
| Brussels | 24–25 October | ||
| France | Paris | 12 November | |
 Lithuania | Vilnius | 28–29 November | |
| France | Paris | 18 December | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 19–20 December |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Moscow | 11 January | |
 Switzerland | Davos | 23 January | Attended the World Economic Forum. |
| Turkey | Istanbul | 24 January [47] | |
 South Africa | Pretoria | 5–6 February | |
 Angola | Luanda | 7 February | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 20 February | Attended a European Summit. |
| 8 July | Speech in the European Parliament. Note: First trip abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 17–21 July | Attended a Special European Summit. | ||
| France | Bormes-les-Mimosas | 20 August | Discussed the 2020 Belarusian protests and COVID-19 with President Macron. |
| Belgium | Brussels | 1–2 October | Participation in the European Council. |
| 15–16 October | |||
| 10–11 December | |||
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Note(s) | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Carbis Bay | 11–13 June | ||
| Belgium | Brussels | 14 June | ||
| Brussels | 24–25 June | Attended a European Summit. | ||
| United Kingdom | Ellesborough, Windsor | 2 July | ||
 United States | Washington, D.C. | 15 July |  | |
| Russia | Moscow | 20 August | ||
 Ukraine | Kyiv | 22–24 August [48] | ||
| Poland | Warsaw | 11 September | ||
 Serbia | Belgrade | 13 September | ||
 Albania | Tirana | 14 September | ||
| France | Paris | 16 September | ||
 Slovenia | Predoslje | 5–6 October | Attended a EU-Western Balkan Summit. | |
| Italy | Rome | 7 October |  | |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | |||
| Israel | Jerusalem, Yad Vashem | 9–11 October | ||
| Spain | Cuacos de Yuste | 14 October |  | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 15 October | ||
| Turkey | Istanbul | 16 October | See Germany-Turkey relations and Turkey-European Union relations. | |
| Belgium | Brussels | 21–22 October | Attended a European Summit. | |
| Greece | Athens | 29 October | ||
| Italy | Rome | 30–31 October | ||
| United Kingdom | Glasgow | 1–3 November | Attended the COP26 Summit. | |
| France | Beaune | 3 November | Merkel received the Legion of Honour. | |
| Paris | 12 November | Attended an international conference on Libya Note: Last trip abroad as Chancellor of Germany. | ||
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