This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Lawrence Wong, the 4th Prime Minister of Singapore.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took the office of Prime Minister of Singapore on 15 May 2024, made his first prime ministerial trip to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 11 June 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. As of July 2026, Wong has made 26 international trips to 19 countries since becoming prime minister.
By convention, the Prime Minister of Singapore does not usually attend the UN General Assembly or the COP Summits and instead is represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment respectively.
Singapore is not an official member of G20, however, it has been regularly invited to all G20 Summits from 2010, with the exception of the 2012 Summit.
Summary
The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Wong traveled are: One: Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Samoa, South Africa, South Korea, Timor-Leste and Vietnam Two: Brunei, China, the Philippines, Thailand Three: Indonesia Five: Malaysia
2024 CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails1Bandar Seri BegawanJune 11Introductory visit to Brunei as prime minister. Met separately with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Senior Minister Al-Muhtadee Billah, as well as Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah.PutrajayaJune 12 Introductory visit to Malaysia as prime minister. Met with PM Anwar Ibrahim. 2Vientiane9–12 October Attended the 44th & 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits and made an introductory visit to Laos in his first ASEAN Summits as PM. Held a bilateral meeting with and was hosted to dinner by Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and called on Laos President and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Thongloun Sisoulith. Held bilateral meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summits. 3Jakarta20 OctoberAttended inauguration of Prabowo Subianto as president, offered personal congratulations. 4Apia23–26 October Attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, first CHOGM as prime minister. Held bilateral meetings with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Attended a reception hosted by His Majesty King Charles for new Commonwealth Leaders. 5Jakarta5–6 NovemberIntroductory visit to Indonesia as prime minister. Met President Prabowo Subianto, Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani and Regional Representative Council (DPD) Sultan Bachtair Najamudin. 6Lima14–16 NovemberAttended the APEC Peru 2024 Summit, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. Held bilateral meetings with Peru President Dina Boluarte, Chinese President & General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Taiwan Representative Lin Hsin-i on the sidelines. Rio de Janeiro17–20 November Attended the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. Wong met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and announced the upgrade of bilateral relations to a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" from 2025. Wong met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, where both Scholz and Wong announced the upgrade of the Singapore-Germany relations to a Strategic Partnership. Wong also met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines. Met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and thanked him for facilitating Singapore's aid to Gaze. Made a telephone call with President-elect Donald Trump on the sidelines and congratulated him on his election victory. Wong also joined other leaders at the launch of a "Declaration on Digital Public Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance". 7 Bangkok28 November Introductory visit to Thailand as prime minister. Met with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Invited her to visit Singapore in 2025 as part of the 60th year of bilateral relations.https://x.com/LawrenceWongST/status/1862031084843933941?t=CwGOp0cUVwQgyP5YW7QW2w&s=19 Met with King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida before returning.
2025 CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails 8 Putrajaya6–7 January11th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Retreat. Hosted to dinner by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and met Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor on the morning of 7 December. Attended an official welcome ceremony which was followed by a delegation meeting between both leaders and their delegations. Witnessed the exchange of several bilateral agreements and MOUs including on the Singapore-Malaysia Special Economic Zone 9 Hanoi25–26 MarchIntroductory Visit to Vietnam. Called on General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm and President Lương Cường, met Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Chairman of the National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn. 10 Kuala Lumpur26–27 MayVisit to Malaysia for the 46th ASEAN Summit between ASEAN Leaders and the ASEAN-GCC-China and ASEAN-GCC Summits on May 27. 11ManilaJune 4–5Introductory Visit to Philippines at the invitation of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos. Participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Monument and was ceremonially welcomed at Malacanang Palace and called on President Marcos. Hosted to an Official Dinner by President Marcos. following their meeting. 12Beijing, Tianjin22–26 JuneIntroductory visit to China as prime minister, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Met with Chinese president Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and chairman of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji. Attended the 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions', commonly known as Summer Davos. 13Phnom Penh2 July Introductory Visit to Cambodia. Met with Prime Minister Hun Manet, King Norodom Sihamoni, and others. 14New Delhi2–4 September Introductory Visit to India as prime minister, at the invitation of Narendra Modi. 15Canberra & Sydney 6–9 October Introductory to Australia to commemorate the 60th year of Singapore-Australia relations. Participated in the 10th Singapore-Australia Leaders’ Meeting with Prime Minister Albanese and the signing of the Joint Declaration to launch CSP 2.0. Called on Governor-General Sam Mostyn and met Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, senior business leaders, and held a dialogue at the Lowy Institute. Laid wreaths at the Australian War Memorial.Auckland 9–11 October Introductory Visit to New Zealand as prime minister, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with New Zealand. Participated in a delegation meeting with Prime Minister Luxon, and the signing of the Joint Vision Statement to launch the Singapore-New Zealand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Laid wreaths at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. 16Kuala Lumpur26–28 OctoberAttended the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Malaysia from October 26 to 28. Met with Brazil President Lula da Silva, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the European Council António Costa, Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines. 17Gyeongju, Seoul29 October – 2 NovemberAttended the 2025 South Korea APEC Summit in Gyeongju. Launched negotiations for a Green Economy Partnership Agreement with Chile President Gabriel Boric and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and held bilateral meetings on the sideline with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee. Official Visit to Republic of Korea at the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung from 1 to 2 November, attended a delegation meeting at the ROK President’s Yongsan Office. Joint Press Conference to launch the upgrade of ROK-Singapore relations to a Strategic Partnership (SP). President Lee hosted an official luncheon for Prime Minister Wong. Prime Minister Wong laid a wreath at the Seoul National Cemetery. He also met overseas Singaporeans based in the ROK over a reception in Seoul. 18Bandar Seri Begawan3–4 November Visited Brunei for the 11th Singapore-Brunei Young Leaders' Programme, at the invitation of His Royal Highness Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office of Negara Brunei Darussalam. Prime Minister Wong held audiences with His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Billah. Prime Minister Wong was also hosted to a lunch by His Majesty the Sultan and a Welcome Dinner by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Billah. Prime Minister Wong visited various health-related facilities in Jerudong. 19 Johannesburg21–23 November Attended the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit from 22–23 November.Addis Ababa23–25 November Official Visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, at the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
2026 CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails 20 Kuala Lumpur20 FebruaryVisit to Malaysia at the invitation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for a break fast meal. 21Tokyo17–19 MarchIntroductory visit to Japan. 22Hainan, Hong Kong25–28 MarchWorking visit to China for the 2026 Bo'ao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference and Hong Kong. 23Lapu-Lapu City7–9 MayVisit to the Philippines for the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings. 24Kazan17–18 JuneVisit to Russia for the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit. 25Dili2-3 July Official Visit to Timor-Leste, reciprocating Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão’s Official Visit to Singapore in July 2025. 26Jakarta8 JulyOfficial visit to Indonesia in for the 9th Singapore-Indonesia Annual Leaders’ Retreat. 27 Bangkok2 September Working Visit to Thailand for first Leaders' Retreat in 11 years. Met with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.https://x.com/LawrenceWongST/status/2095117831809687830
Future trips CountryAreas to visitDatesDetails PutrajayaTBC, 2026Expected to visit Malaysia in 2026 for the 13th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders' Retreat. Saint John’s1–4 November 2026Expected to attend the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Manila16-18 November 2026Visit to Philippines for the 49th ASEAN Summit following Philippines takeover as ASEAN Chair. Shenzhen18–19 November 2026Expected Attendance at the 2026 APEC Summit in China. Doral14–15 December 2026Expected Attendance at the 2026 G20 Miami summit. Phú QuốcTBC, 2027Expected Attendance for the 2027 APEC Summit in Vietnam.https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/apec/asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec
Multilateral meetings Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations that Singapore is a member of (or invited to) are scheduled to take place during Wong's term in office.