​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : March 17, 1950
  • Bilateral Trade (2022)
    • Exports : $3,235,876,077(Other automobile, Passenger car, Synthetic resin, Electric vehicle)
    • Imports : $2,590,359,041(Meat of livestock, Medicaments, Other metal ore, Fish meat)
  • Bilateral Investments(~2020)
    • The ROK's Investment in Spain : $1,900,000,000
    • Spain's Investment in the ROK : $2,992,000,000
  • Number of Koreans living in Spain(2019) : 5,025
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Spain
      • 1987  January Prime Minister Roh Shin-young
      • 1996  June Minister for Trade Park Jae-yoon
      • 2002  June Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Sung-hong
      • 2003  October Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoon Young-kwan
      • 2006  June Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2007  February President Roh Moo-hyun
      • 2007  June Vice Minister Jo Joong-pyo
      • 2008  January Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon
      • 2008  November Chairman of National Assembly Kim Hyung-oh
      • 2009  February Assistant Deputy Minister Lee Yong-joon
      • 2009  November Special Envoy Han Seung-soo
      • 2010  March 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shin Kak-soo
      • 2010  June Soul Major Oh Sae-hoon
      • 2010  June Minister of Public Administration and Security Maeng Hyung-kyu
      • 2010  August Vice Speaker of the Assembly National Jung Eui-hwa
      • 2011  January Prime Minister Kim Hwang-shik
      • 2014  September Minister of Land and Transportation Seo Seung-hwan
      • 2017  March Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-Se
      • 2018  April Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo
      • 2019  January Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mee
      • 2019  February Minister of Science and ICT You Young-min
      • 2019  December Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha
      • 2021  June President Moon Jae-in
    • From Spain to the ROK
      • 1988  September Queen Sophia, Prince Felipe, Princess Christina
      • 1992  February Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Jose Claudio Aranzadi
      • 1994  January Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier Solana
      • 1996  September Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Joseph Pique
      • 1996  October King Juan Carlos I
      • 2000  October Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar
      • 2002  November Spanish President of the Senate Juan Jose Lucas
      • 2007  April Second Vice Speaker of the Congress of Deputies Jordi Vilajoana Rovira
      • 2009  March Minister of Foreign Affairs Moratinos
      • 2009  December Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lossada
      • 2010  September Vice Minister of Trade Bonet
      • 2010  November Prime Minister of Zapatero
      • 2011  March Vice Minister of Defense Mendez
      • 2011  April Vice Minister's Bilateral Talks (on the occasion of the Boao Forum )
      • 2011  May President of the Senate Bono, 1st Vice Speaker of the Assembly National Teresa Cunillera
      • 2011  July Minister of Foreign Affairs Jiménez
      • 2012  March Prime Minister Rajoy (To attend Seoul Nuclear Security Summit)
      • 2013  October Minister of industry, energy and tourism Jose Manuel Soria
      • 2014  April State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benito
      • 2016  April Deputy Minister of Commerce Garcia-Legaz
      • 2016  July State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ybanez
      • 2017  June State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Castro
      • 2018  November Vice Minister of Trade Mendez
      • 2019  April State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Valenzuela
      • 2019  October King Felipe VI

• Related documents

  • ROK to Hold Bilateral Joint Committee Meetings with Ukraine, Spain and Kyrgyz
  • ROK and Spain Hold their 11th Policy Consultation
  • Second Vice Foreign Minister to Visit France and Spain
  • ROK and Spain Hold their 10th High-Level Policy Consultation

• Related links

  • Embassy in Spain
  • Embassy of Spain