This paper summarises the general economic posturing of South Korea (ROK) towards the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) under the last five presidents – Kim Dae-jung (1998 – 2003), Roh Moo-hyun (2003 – 2008), Lee Myung-bak (2008 – 2013), Park Geun-hye (2013 – 2017) and Moon Jae-in (2017 – present). This paper identifies both changes and continuations of key economic policies across these five administrations, and sheds light on how present and future ROK administrations could position their economic plans towards DPRK. Consistent policy themes across the decades also suggests areas in which institutions can step in to provide relevant capacity building programmes.