​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : August 1, 1961
  • Bilateral Trade(2021)
    • Exports : $ 14.9 million
    • Imports : $ 0.2 million
  • Number of Koreans living in Benin(2021) : 27
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Benin
      • 1996  September Special Envoy of the President Roh Young-chan
      • 2007  March President of Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation Kong Min-bae
      • 2012  October Director General of Korea Forest Service Kim Nam
      • 2013  August Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister Park Jae-sun
    • From Benin to the ROK
      • 1991  December Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Theodore Holo
      • 1992  May President Nicephore Soglo
      • 1993  August Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ologoudou
      • 2002  November Minister of Foreign Affairs Antoine Idji Kolawole
      • 2005  May Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogatien Biaou
      • 2006  November President Boni Yayi
      • 2007  March, May Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariam Boni Diallo
      • 2007  June Special Assistance to the President Zomahoun
      • 2011  November Minister of Economy and Finance Adidjatou Mathys
      • 2012  October Chief of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs Boco
      • 2016  October Minister of Planing and Development Tchane