​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : September 15, 1972
  • Bilateral Trade (2021) : $34.5 million
    • Exports : $32.4 million
    • Imports : $2.1 million
  • People-to-People Exchanges
    • Number of Samoan visitors to the ROk : 312 (2019)
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From Samoa to the ROK
      • 2010   May Minister of Treasury Nickel Lee Hang
      • 2011   May Ambassador to China Toomata
      • 2012   July Vice Minister of Tourism Maluelue
      • 2014   August Head of State Tamasese Efi
      • 2016   October Ambassador to China Toomata
      • 2017   December Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi
    • From the ROK to Samoa
      • 2011   February Special Envoy Lee Jun-kyu
      • 2014   January Judge of ITLOS Baek Jin-hyeon
      • 2017   September Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Lee Jeong-kyu