Since acceding to the throne of Sweden in 1973, Carl XVI Gustaf has received a number of state and official visits. He usually hosts one or two visiting heads of state each year.
| Date[1] | Country | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 21–24 October 1975 |  Finland | President Urho Kekkonen |
| 25–28 November 1975 |  Norway | King Olav V |
| 29–30 March 1976 | President Tito | |
| 18–19 May 1976 |  Austria | President Rudolf Kirchschläger |
| 16–19 October 1979 |  Spain | King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia |
| 22–25 May 1980 |  Mexico | President José López Portillo |
| 6–9 November 1980 |  Romania | President Nicolae Ceausescu |
| 18–20 May 1981 |  Canada | Governor General Edward Schreyer |
| 26–29 October 1981 |  Iceland | President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
| 27–29 April 1982 | Finland | |
| 25–28 May 1983 |  United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| 16–18 May 1984 |  France | President François Mitterrand |
| 12–14 February 1985 |  Zambia | President Kenneth Kaunda |
| 22–24 April 1985 |  Switzerland | Swiss Federal Council |
| 4–6 June 1985 |  Japan | Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko |
| 3–6 September 1985 |  Denmark | Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik |
| 22–24 April 1986 |  Algeria | President Chadli Bendjedid |
| 29 September–5 October 1986 |  Portugal | President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso |
| 1–6 November 1986 |  Egypt | President Hosni Mubarak and Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak |
| 21–23 May 1987 |  Netherlands | Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus |
| 31 May–3 June 1988 | President Richard von Weizsäcker and Mrs. Marianne von Weizsäcker | |
| 21–23 May 1990 |  Israel | President Chaim Herzog and Mrs. Aura Herzog |
| 9–12 October 1990 | Portugal | President Mário Soares and Mrs. Maria Barroso |
| 22–24 May 1991 | President Václav Havel and Mrs. Olga Havlová | |
| 17–19 October 1991 |  Luxembourg | Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte |
| 12–14 May 1992 | Norway | King Harald V and Queen Sonja |
| 13–15 April 1994 | Finland | President Martti Ahtisaari and Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari |
| 3–5 May 1994 |  Belgium | King Albert II and Queen Paola |
| 29–31 March 1995 |  Poland | President Lech Wałęsa and Mrs. Danuta Wałęsa |
| 11–13 September 1995 |  Estonia | President Lennart Meri and Mrs. Helle Meri |
| 16–18 October 1995 |  Latvia | President Guntis Ulmanis and Mrs. Aina Ulmane |
| 21–23 November 1995 |  Lithuania | President Algirdas Brazauskas |
| 15–17 April 1997 |  Ireland | President Mary Robinson and Mr. Nicholas Robinson |
| 23–25 September 1997 | Austria | President Thomas Klestil and Mrs. Edith Klestil |
| 2–4 December 1997 | President Boris Yeltsin and Mrs. Naina Yeltsina | |
| 5–7 May 1998 |  Italy | President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Ms. Marianna Scalfaro |
| 26–28 May 1998 |  Argentina | President Carlos Menem and Ms. Zulema María Eva Menem |
| 24–26 November 1998 | Iceland | President Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson |
| 17–18 March 1999 |  South Africa | President Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Graça Machel |
| 23–25 March 1999 |  Ukraine | President Leonid Kuchma and Mrs. Liudmyla Kuchma |
| 5–7 October 1999 |  Slovenia | President Milan Kučan and Mrs. Štefka Kučan |
| 10–11 April 2000 | France | President Jacques Chirac and Mrs. Bernadette Chirac |
| 2–3 May 2000 | Finland | President Tarja Halonen and Mr. Pentti Arajärvi |
| 29–31 May 2000 | Japan | Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko |
| 9–11 November 2000 |  Bulgaria | President Petar Stoyanov and Mrs. Antonina Stoyanova |
| 20–22 May 2003 |  Germany | President Johannes Rau and Mrs. Christina Rau |
| 7–9 October 2003 |  Jordan | King Abdullah II and Queen Rania |
| 31 March–1 April 2005 | Latvia | President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Mr. Imants Freibergs |
| 14–15 September 2005 |  Malaysia | Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah |
| 21–23 March 2006 |  Botswana | President Festus Mogae and Mrs. Barbara Mogae |
| 8–10 June 2007 |  China | President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Liu Yongqing |
| 11–12 September 2007 |  Brazil | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva |
| 9–11 October 2007 | Bulgaria | President Georgi Parvanov and Mrs. Zorka Parvanova |
| 11 March 2008 | Romania | President Traian Băsescu and Mrs. Maria Băsescu |
| 15–16 April 2008 | Luxembourg | |
| 20–22 May 2008 |  Greece | President Karolos Papoulias |
| 18–20 January 2011 | Estonia | President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Mrs. Evelin Ilves |
| 17–18 April 2012 | Finland | President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio |
| 11–13 March 2013 |  Turkey | President Abdullah Gül and Mrs. Hayrünnisa Gül |
| 1–3 October 2013 | Portugal | President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and Mrs. Maria Cavaco Silva |
| 31 May–2 June 2015 |  India | President Pranab Mukherjee |
| 4–6 November 2015 |  Tunisia | President Beji Caid Essebsi and Mrs. Chadlia Farhat Essebsi |
| 10–12 May 2016 |  Chile | President Michelle Bachelet |
| 20–23 February 2017 | Canada | Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston |
| 17–19 January 2018 | Iceland | President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Mrs. Eliza Reid |
| 13–15 November 2018 | Italy | President Sergio Mattarella and Ms. Laura Mattarella |
| 14–15 June 2019 | President Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook | |
| 7–9 September 2021 | Germany | President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs. Elke Büdenbender |
| 24–25 November 2021 | Spain | King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia |
| 17–18 May 2022 | Finland | President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio |
| 11–13 October 2022 | Netherlands | King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima |
| 30–31 January 2024 | France | President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron |
| 23–24 April 2024 | Finland | President Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb |
| 68 May 2024 | Denmark | King Frederik X and Queen Mary |