​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : May 2, 1980
  • Bilateral Trade (2020) : $11.97 million
    • Exports : $8.79 million
    • Imports : $3.18 million
  • People-to-People Exchanges :
    • Number of Kiribati visitors to the ROK : 269 (2020)
  • Number of Long-Term Residents (2019) :
    • Korean long-term residents in Kiribati: 11
  • High-level exchanges
    • From Kiribati to the ROK
      • 2010   May President Anote Tong
      • 2011   May Minister of Envionment Amberoti Nikora
      • 2011   November Minister of Envionment Amberoti Nikora
      • 2012   May President Anote Tong
      • 2012   June President Anote Tong
      • 2012   July Minister of Communication and Transportation Taberannang
      • 2012   October Vice President Teima Onorio
      • 2014   October President Anote Tong
      • 2014   November Vice President Teima Onorio
      • 2015   August President Anote Tong
    • From the ROK to Kiribati
      • 2012   April Special Envoy Lee Jun-gyu
      • 2014   January Candidate for ITLOS judge Paik Jin-Hyun
      • 2015   February Member of Parliament Kang Chang-hee