Altogether, 12 presidents of South Korea have traveled to 73 countries or territories while in office.
Park Geun-hye has made 49 presidential trips to 38 states internationally since her inauguration on 25 February 2013.
Moon Jae-in has made 32 presidential trips to 40 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2017.
Yoon Suk-yeol has made 16 presidential trips to 18 states internationally since his inauguration on 10 May 2022.
Region | Country or territory | NV | President and year of visit (Note: column sorts by year of first visit, not by president's name.) |
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China | 17 | Kim 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 | Syngman 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 | Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
North Korea | 5 | Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Moon Jae-in 2018(3) | |
Taiwan | 2 | Syngman Rhee 1953 • Park Chung Hee 1966 | |
Brunei | 4 | Roh Tae-woo 1988 • Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Cambodia | 5 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022 | |
Indonesia | 14 | Chun 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 | Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Park Geun-hye 2016 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Malaysia | 9 | Park 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 | Chun Doo-hwan 1983 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Philippines | 9 | Park 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 | Chun 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 | Park Chung Hee 1966 • Chun Doo-hwan 1981 • Roh Moo-hyun 2003 • Lee Myung-bak 2009(2), 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019(2) | |
Vietnam | 11 | Syngman 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 | Park 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 | Kim 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 | Park Chung Hee 1968 • Kim Dae-jung 1999 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Canada | 7 | Chun 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 | Syngman 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) | |
Argentina | 2 | Kim Young-sam 1996 • Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Brazil | 5 | Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2008, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Chile | 4 | Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Colombia | 2 | Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Costa Rica | 1 | Roh Moo-hyun 2005 | |
Guatemala | 2 | Kim Young-sam 1996 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 | |
Mexico | 6 | Kim Young-sam 1997 • Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2010, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
Panama | 1 | Lee Myung-bak 2010 | |
Peru | 3 | Kim Young-sam 1996 • Lee Myung-bak 2008 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Europe | Austria | 1 | Moon Jae-in 2021 |
Azerbaijan | 1 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 | |
Belgium | 5 | Chun Doo-hwan 1986 • Kim Young-sam 1995 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2013 • Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Czech Republic | 3 | Kim Young-sam 1995 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Denmark | 6 | Kim Young-sam 1995 • Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011, 2012(Greenland) • Moon Jae-in 2018 | |
Finland | 2 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
France | 14 | Chun 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 | Park 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 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 | |
Hungary | 3 | Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Kim Dae-jung 2001 • Moon Jae-in 2021 | |
Italy | 6 | Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2021 | |
Lithuania | 1 | Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
Netherlands | 3 | Kim Dae-jung 2002 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
Norway | 3 | Kim Dae-jung 2001 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Poland | 2 | Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
Romania | 1 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 | |
Spain | 3 | Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Moon Jae-in 2021 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2022 | |
Sweden | 3 | Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Switzerland | 4 | Roh Tae-woo 1989 • Lee Myung-bak 2010 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
Turkey | 3 | Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Ukraine | 1 | Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
United Kingdom | 11 | Chun 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 | Kim Dae-jung 2000 • Roh Moo-hyun 2007 • Lee Myung-bak 2009 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2018, 2021 | |
Congo | 1 | Lee Myung-bak 2011 | |
Ethiopia | 2 | Lee Myung-bak 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
Gabon | 1 | Chun Doo-hwan 1982 | |
Kenya | 2 | Chun Doo-hwan 1982 • Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
Nigeria | 2 | Chun Doo-hwan 1982 • Roh Moo-hyun 2006 | |
Senegal | 1 | Chun Doo-hwan 1982 | |
South Africa | 1 | Lee Myung-bak 2011 | |
Uganda | 1 | Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
Middle East and North Africa | Algeria | 1 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 |
Egypt | 2 | Roh Moo-hyun 2006 • Moon Jae-in 2022 | |
Iran | 1 | Park Geun-hye 2016 | |
Iraq | 1 | Roh Moo-hyun 2004 | |
Kuwait | 2 | Choi Kyu-hah 1980 • Park Geun-hye 2015 | |
Qatar | 3 | Lee Myung-bak 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2015 • Yoon Suk-yeol 2023 | |
Saudi Arabia | 6 | Choi 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 | Roh 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 | Roh Moo-hyun 2004 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011, 2012 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019 |
Russia | 13 | Roh 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 | Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Uzbekistan | 5 | Roh Moo-hyun 2005 • Lee Myung-bak 2009, 2011 • Park Geun-hye 2014 • Moon Jae-in 2019 | |
Source: [1] [2] |
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