# List of state visits received by Elizabeth II

After acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II received a total of 113 state visits. She usually hosted one or two visiting heads of state each year. According to the palace, any visit that does not include a state banquet held by the Queen is not considered a state visit, except for the Papal visit in September 2010 which was specifically designated a state visit by the British government despite the missing of a state banquet.

## List of visits

| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests | Venue for state banquet |
| 1950s ||||||
| 1 | 28 June – 1 July 1954 | Sweden | Monarchy | King Gustaf VI Adolf Queen Louise | Buckingham Palace |
| 2 | 14–16 October 1954 | Ethiopia | Monarchy | Emperor Haile Salassie I | Buckingham Palace |
| 3 | 25–28 October 1955 | Portugal | Republic | President Francisco Craveiro Lopes First Lady Berta Ribeiro Artur | Buckingham Palace |
| 4 | 16–19 July 1956 | Iraq | Monarchy | King Faisal II | Buckingham Palace |
| 5 | 13–16 May 1958 | Italy | Republic | President Giovanni Gronchi Mme Carla Gronchi | Buckingham Palace |
| 6 | 21–23 October 1958 | West Germany | Republic | President Theodor Heuss | Buckingham Palace |
| 7 | 5–8 May 1959 | Iran | Monarchy | Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Buckingham Palace |
| 1960s ||||||
| 8 | 5–8 April 1960 | France | Republic | President Charles de Gaulle Mme Yvonne de Gaulle | Buckingham Palace |
| 9 | 19–21 July 1960 | Thailand | Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej Queen Sirikit | Buckingham Palace |
| 10 | 17–20 October 1960 | Nepal | Monarchy | King Mahendra Queen Ratna | Buckingham Palace |
| 11 | 10–13 July 1962 | Liberia | Republic | President William Tubman First Lady Antoinette Tubman | Buckingham Palace |
| 12 | 16–19 October 1962 | Norway | Monarchy | King Olav V | Holyrood Palace |
| 13 | 14–17 May 1963 | Belgium | Monarchy | King Baudouin I Queen Fabiola | Buckingham Palace |
| 14 | 12–23 June 1963 | India | Republic | President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Buckingham Palace |
| 15 | 9–12 July 1963 | Greece | Monarchy | King Paul I Queen Frederika | Buckingham Palace |
| 16 | 26 May – 4 June 1964 | Sudan | Republic | President Ibrahim Abboud | Buckingham Palace |
| 17 | 13–17 July 1965 | Chile | Republic | President Eduardo Frei Montalva First Lady María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez | Buckingham Palace |
| 18 | 17–21 May 1966 | Austria | Republic | President Franz Jonas First Lady Margarete Jonas | Buckingham Palace |
| 19 | 19–28 July 1966 | Jordan | Monarchy | King Hussein I Princess Muna al-Hussein | Buckingham Palace |
| 20 | 17–25 November 1966 | Pakistan | Republic | President Ayub Khan | Buckingham Palace |
| 21 | 9–17 May 1967 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Faisal | Buckingham Palace |
| 22 | 1–8 November 1967 | Turkey | Republic | President Cevdet Sunay First Lady Atıfet Sunay | Buckingham Palace |
| 23 | 22–30 April 1969 | Italy | Republic | President Giuseppe Saragat Mme Ernestina Santacatterina | Windsor Castle |
| 24 | 15–20 July 1969 | Finland | Republic | President Urho Kekkonen First Lady Sylvi Kekkonen | Buckingham Palace |
| 1970s ||||||
| 25 | 5–8 October 1971 | Japan | Monarchy | Emperor Hirohito Empress Nagako | Buckingham Palace |
| 26 | 7–10 December 1971 | Afghanistan | Monarchy | King Mohammed Zahir Shah | Buckingham Palace |
| 27 | 11–15 April 1972 | Netherlands | Monarchy | Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard | Windsor Castle |
| 28 | 13–16 June 1972 | Luxembourg | Monarchy | Grand Duke Jean Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte | Buckingham Palace |
| 29 | 24–27 October 1972 | West Germany | Republic | President Gustav Heinemann Mme Hilda Heinemann | Windsor Castle |
| 30 | 3–6 April 1973 | Mexico | Republic | President Luis Echeverría First Lady María Esther Zuno | Windsor Castle |
| 31 | 12–15 June 1973 | Nigeria | Republic | General Yakubu Gowon First Lady Victoria Gowon | Buckingham Palace |
| 32 | 11–14 December 1973 | Zaire | Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko First Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu | Buckingham Palace |
| 33 | 30 April – 3 May 1974 | Denmark | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik | Windsor Castle |
| 34 | 9–12 July 1974 | Malaysia | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah | Buckingham Palace |
| 35 | 8–11 July 1975 | Sweden | Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf | Holyrood Palace |
| 36 | 18–21 November 1975 | Tanzania | Republic | President Julius Nyerere | Buckingham Palace |
| 37 | 4–7 May 1976 | Brazil | Republic | President Ernesto Geisel First Lady Lucy Geisel | Buckingham Palace |
| 38 | 22–25 June 1976 | France | Republic | President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Mme Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | Buckingham Palace |
| 39 | 13–16 June 1978 | Romania | Republic | President Nicolae Ceaușescu First Lady Elena Ceaușescu | Buckingham Palace |
| 40 | 14–17 November 1978 | Portugal | Republic | President António Ramalho Eanes First Lady Manuela Ramalho Eanes | Buckingham Palace |
| 41 | 12–15 June 1979 | Kenya | Republic | President Daniel arap Moi | Buckingham Palace |
| 42 | 13–16 November 1979 | Indonesia | Republic | President Suharto First Lady Siti Hartinah | Buckingham Palace |
| 1980s ||||||
| 43 | 18–21 November 1980 | Nepal | Monarchy | King Birendra Queen Aishwarya | Buckingham Palace |
| 44 | 17–20 March 1981 | Nigeria | Republic | President Shehu Shagari | Buckingham Palace |
| 45 | 9–12 June 1981 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Khalid | Buckingham Palace |
| 46 | 16–19 March 1982 | Oman | Monarchy | Sultan Qaboos bin Said | Buckingham Palace |
| 47 | 16–19 November 1982 | Netherlands | Monarchy | Queen Beatrix Prince Claus | Buckingham Palace |
| 48 | 22–25 March 1983 | Zambia | Republic | President Kenneth Kaunda First Lady Betty Kaunda | Buckingham Palace |
| 49 | 10–13 April 1984 | Bahrain | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa | Windsor Castle |
| 50 | 23–26 October 1984 | France | Republic | President François Mitterrand Mme Danielle Mitterrand | Buckingham Palace |
| 51 | 16–19 April 1985 | Malawi | Republic | President Hastings Banda | Windsor Castle |
| 52 | 11–14 June 1985 | Mexico | Republic | President Miguel de la Madrid First Lady Paloma Cordero | Buckingham Palace |
| 53 | 12–15 November 1985 | Qatar | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | Buckingham Palace |
| 54 | 22–25 April 1986 | Spain | Monarchy | King Juan Carlos I Queen Sofía | Windsor Castle |
| 55 | 1–4 July 1986 | West Germany | Republic | President Richard von Weizsäcker Mme Marianne von Weizsäcker | Buckingham Palace |
| 56 | 24–27 March 1987 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Fahd | Buckingham Palace |
| 57 | 14–17 July 1987 | Morocco | Monarchy | King Hassan II | Buckingham Palace |
| 58 | 12–15 April 1988 | Norway | Monarchy | King Olav V | Windsor Castle |
| 59 | 12–15 July 1988 | Turkey | Republic | President Kenan Evren | Buckingham Palace |
| 60 | 8–11 November 1988 | Senegal | Republic | President Abdou Diouf First Lady Elizabeth Diouf | Buckingham Palace |
| 61 | 9–12 May 1989 | Nigeria | Republic | President Ibrahim Babangida First Lady Maryam Babangida | Buckingham Palace |
| 62 | 18–21 July 1989 | United Arab Emirates | Monarchy | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | Buckingham Palace |
| 1990s ||||||
| 63 | 3–6 April 1990 | India | Republic | President R. Venkataraman First Lady Janaki Venkataraman | Buckingham Palace |
| 64 | 23–26 October 1990 | Italy | Republic | President Francesco Cossiga | Buckingham Palace |
| 65 | 23–26 April 1991 | Poland | Republic | President Lech Wałęsa First Lady Danuta Wałęsa | Windsor Castle |
| 66 | 23–26 July 1991 | Egypt | Republic | President Hosni Mubarak First Lady Suzanne Mubarak | Buckingham Palace |
| 67 | 3–6 November 1992 | Brunei | Monarchy | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha | Buckingham Palace |
| 68 | 27–30 April 1993 | Portugal | Republic | President Mário Soares First Lady Maria Barroso | Buckingham Palace |
| 69 | 9–12 November 1993 | Malaysia | Monarchy | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Azlan Shah of Perak Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bainun | Buckingham Palace |
| 70 | 17–20 May 1994 | Zimbabwe | Republic | President Robert Mugabe | Buckingham Palace |
| 71 | 5–8 July 1994 | Norway | Monarchy | King Harald V Queen Sonja | Holyrood Palace |
| 72 | 23–26 May 1995 | Kuwait | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Buckingham Palace |
| 73 | 17–20 October 1995 | Finland | Republic | President Martti Ahtisaari First Lady Eeva Ahtisaari | Buckingham Palace |
| 74 | 14–17 May 1996 | France | Republic | President Jacques Chirac Mme Bernadette Chirac | Buckingham Palace |
| 75 | 9–12 July 1996 | South Africa | Republic | President Nelson Mandela | Buckingham Palace |
| 76 | 25–28 February 1997 | Israel | Republic | President Ezer Weizman Mme Reuma Weizman | Buckingham Palace |
| 77 | 2–5 December 1997 | Brazil | Republic | President Fernando Henrique Cardoso First Lady Ruth Cardoso | Buckingham Palace |
| 78 | 26–29 May 1998 | Japan | Monarchy | Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko | Buckingham Palace |
| 79 | 1–4 December 1998 | Germany | Republic | President Roman Herzog Mme Christiane Herzog | Windsor Castle |
| 80 | 22–25 June 1999 | Hungary | Republic | President Árpád Göncz First Lady Zsuzsanna Göncz | Windsor Castle |
| 81 | 19–22 October 1999 | China | Republic | President Jiang Zemin Mme Wang Yeping | Buckingham Palace |
| 2000s ||||||
| 82 | 16–18 February 2000 | Denmark | Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik | Windsor Castle |
| 83 | 12–15 June 2001 | South Africa | Republic | President Thabo Mbeki First Lady Zanele Dlamini Mbeki | Windsor Castle |
| 84 | 6–9 November 2001 | Jordan | Monarchy | King Abdullah II Queen Rania | Windsor Castle |
| 85 | 24–27 June 2003 | Russia | Republic | President Vladimir Putin First Lady Lyudmila Putina | Buckingham Palace |
| 86 | 18–21 November 2003 | United States | Republic | President George W. Bush First Lady Laura Bush | Buckingham Palace |
| 87 | 5–7 May 2004 | Poland | Republic | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska | Buckingham Palace |
| 88 | 1–3 December 2004 | South Korea | Republic | President Roh Moo-hyun First Lady Kwon Yang-sook | Buckingham Palace |
| 89 | 15–18 March 2005 | Italy | Republic | President Carlo Ciampi Mme Franca Ciampi | Buckingham Palace |
| 90 | 8–10 November 2005 | China | Republic | President Hu Jintao Mrs. Liu Yongqing | Buckingham Palace |
| 91 | 7–9 March 2006 | Brazil | Republic | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva First Lady Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva | Buckingham Palace |
| 92 | 13–15 March 2007 | Ghana | Republic | President John Kufuor First Lady Theresa Kufuor | Buckingham Palace |
| 93 | 30 October – 1 November 2007 | Saudi Arabia | Monarchy | King Abdullah | Buckingham Palace |
| 94 | 26–27 March 2008 | France | Republic | President Nicolas Sarkozy Mme Carla Bruni | Windsor Castle |
| 95 | 30 March – 2 April 2009 | Mexico | Republic | President Felipe Calderón First Lady Margarita Zavala | Buckingham Palace |
| 96 | 27–29 October 2009 | India | Republic | President Pratibha Patil First Gentleman Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat | Windsor Castle |
| 2010s ||||||
| 97 | 3–5 March 2010 | South Africa | Republic | President Jacob Zuma First Lady Thobeka Mabhija Zuma | Buckingham Palace |
| 98 | 16–19 September 2010 | Holy See | Monarchy | Pope Benedict XVI | — |
| 99 | 26–28 October 2010 | Qatar | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikha Moza bint Nasser | Windsor Castle |
| 100 | 24–26 May 2011 | United States | Republic | President Barack Obama First Lady Michelle Obama | Buckingham Palace |
| 101 | 22–24 November 2011 | Turkey | Republic | President Abdullah Gül First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül | Buckingham Palace |
| 102 | 31 October – 2 November 2012 | Indonesia | Republic | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono First Lady Kristiani Herrawati | Buckingham Palace |
| 103 | 27–29 November 2012 | Kuwait | Monarchy | Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Windsor Castle |
| 104 | 30 April – 1 May 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Monarchy | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Windsor Castle |
| 105 | 5–7 November 2013 | South Korea | Republic | President Park Geun-hye | Buckingham Palace |
| 106 | 8–11 April 2014 | Ireland | Republic | President Michael D. Higgins Mrs Sabina Higgins | Windsor Castle |
| 107 | 21–24 October 2014 | Singapore | Republic | President Tony Tan First Lady Mary Tan | Buckingham Palace |
| 108 | 3–5 March 2015 | Mexico | Republic | President Enrique Peña Nieto First Lady Angélica Rivera | Buckingham Palace |
| 109 | 20–23 October 2015 | China | Republic | President Xi Jinping Mme Peng Liyuan | Buckingham Palace |
| 110 | 1–3 November 2016 | Colombia | Republic | President Juan Manuel Santos First Lady María Clemencia Rodríguez | Buckingham Palace |
| 111 | 12–14 July 2017 | Spain | Monarchy | King Felipe VI Queen Letizia | Buckingham Palace |
| 112 | 23–24 October 2018 | Netherlands | Monarchy | King Willem-Alexander Queen Máxima | Buckingham Palace |
| 113 | 3–5 June 2019 | United States | Republic | President Donald Trump First Lady Melania Trump | Buckingham Palace |

## Countries who made state visits

| Countries | State visits | Notes |
| Afghanistan | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973. |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Brunei | 1 | |
| Chile | 1 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Colombia | 1 | |
| Denmark | 2 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1975. |
| Finland | 2 | |
| France | 5 | |
| Germany | 4 | |
| Ghana | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973. |
| Holy See | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Iran | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1979. |
| Iraq | 1 | Monarchy abolished in 1958. |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Israel | 1 | |
| Italy | 4 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Jordan | 2 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Kuwait | 2 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Malawi | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 2 | |
| Mexico | 4 | |
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Nepal | 2 | Monarchy abolished in 2008. |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Norway | 3 | |
| Oman | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 1 | |
| Poland | 2 | |
| Portugal | 3 | |
| Qatar | 2 | |
| Romania | 1 | |
| Russia | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |
| Senegal | 1 | |
| Singapore | 1 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| South Korea | 2 | |
| Spain | 2 | |
| Sudan | 1 | |
| Sweden | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Turkey | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Zaire | 1 | Now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Zambia | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | |