The USD/KRW exchange rate rose to 1,429.8600 on October 10, 2025, up 0.49% from the previous session. Over the past month, the South Korean Won has weakened 2.89%, and is down by 5.97% over the last 12 months. South Korean Won - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on October of 2025.

South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD: Double Hit Scenario data was reported at 841.525 USD/KRW in 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 841.525 USD/KRW for 2020. South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD: Double Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 573.900 USD/KRW from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 871.878 USD/KRW in 2014 and a record low of 41.337 USD/KRW in 1960. South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD: Double Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. PPP - Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD

South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 1,229.300 USD/KRW in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,219.970 USD/KRW for 2020. South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD: Single Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 804.420 USD/KRW from Dec 1963 (Median) to 2021, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,400.477 USD/KRW in 1998 and a record low of 130.000 USD/KRW in 1963. South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. EXCHUD - Exchange rate, national currency per USD

South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD data was reported at 1,406.400 USD/KRW in 2026. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,406.400 USD/KRW for 2025. South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD data is updated yearly, averaging 847.973 USD/KRW from Dec 1963 (Median) to 2026, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,406.400 USD/KRW in 2026 and a record low of 130.000 USD/KRW in 1963. South Korea Exchange Rate: National Currency per USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. EXCHUD - Exchange rate, national currency per USD

South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD data was reported at 823.042 USD/KRW in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 822.231 USD/KRW for 2025. South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD data is updated yearly, averaging 646.528 USD/KRW from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2026, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 872.625 USD/KRW in 2017 and a record low of 48.469 USD/KRW in 1960. South Korea Purchasing Power Parity: National Currency per USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. PPP - Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD

Key information about South Korea Exchange Rate against USD

• South Korea Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1,327.480 (USD/KRW) in May 2023, compared with 1,322.057 USD/KRW in the previous month.
• South Korea Exchange Rate against USD data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to May 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,707.300 in Jan 1998 and a record low of 50.000 in Jan 1960.

CEIC extends history for monthly average Exchange Rate against USD. Federal Reserve Board provides average Exchange Rate against USD. Exchange Rate against USD prior to April 1981 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about South Korea Exchange Rate against USD

• In the latest reports, South Korea Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: KORIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 3.810 % pa in May 2023.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Long Term Interest Rate: Month End: South Korea: Treasury Bond Yield: 10 Years) was reported at 3.532 % pa in May 2023.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Base Rate: Bank of Korea) was set at 3.500 % pa in May 2023.

Key information about South Korea Real Effective Exchange Rate

• South Korea Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER: 2005=100: Month Avg: South Korea) was 79.3 in Jan 2025, compared with the number of 79.0 in the previous month.
• South Korea Real Effective Exchange Rate data is updated monthly and averaged 107.9 from Jan 1994 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 107.9 in Apr 2006 and a record low of 59.1 in Jan 1998.

CEIC generates Real Effective Exchange Rate Index with base 2005=100. Bank for International Settlements provides Real Effective Exchange Rate Index with base 2020=100. CPI is used as a deflator. An increase in REER indicates reduced competitiveness for the reporting economy.


Related information about South Korea Real Effective Exchange Rate

• In the latest reports, South Korea Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: KORIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 3.0 % pa in Jan 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Base Rate: Bank of Korea) was set at 3.0 % pa in Jan 2025.
• South Korea Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1,297.3 (USD/KRW) in Jun 2023.

汇率：USD to Local Currency在12-01-2026达1,406.400USD/KRW，相较于12-01-2025的1,406.400USD/KRW保持不变。汇率：USD to Local Currency数据按年更新，12-01-1963至12-01-2026期间平均值为847.973USD/KRW，共64份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2026，达1,406.400USD/KRW，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1963，为130.000USD/KRW。CEIC提供的汇率：USD to Local Currency数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development，数据归类于全球数据库的韩国 – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual。

Forex: Year End: Korean Won to USD data was reported at 1,071.400 KRW/USD in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,208.500 KRW/USD for 2016. Forex: Year End: Korean Won to USD data is updated yearly, averaging 793.900 KRW/USD from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2017, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,415.200 KRW/USD in 1997 and a record low of 255.770 KRW/USD in 1964. Forex: Year End: Korean Won to USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Bank of Korea. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.M006: Foreign Exchange Rates.

汇率：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击在12-01-2021达1,229.300USD/KRW，相较于12-01-2020的1,219.970USD/KRW有所增长。汇率：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击数据按年更新，12-01-1963至12-01-2021期间平均值为804.420USD/KRW，共59份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1998，达1,400.477USD/KRW，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1963，为130.000USD/KRW。CEIC提供的汇率：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development，数据归类于全球数据库的韩国 – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual。

购买力平价：USD to Local Currency在12-01-2026达823.042USD/KRW，相较于12-01-2025的822.231USD/KRW有所增长。购买力平价：USD to Local Currency数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2026期间平均值为646.528USD/KRW，共67份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2017，达872.625USD/KRW，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为48.469USD/KRW。CEIC提供的购买力平价：USD to Local Currency数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development，数据归类于全球数据库的韩国 – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual。

Key information about South Korea Long Term Interest Rate

• South Korea Long Term Interest Rate: Month End: South Korea: Treasury Bond Yield: 10 Years was reported at 2.71 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 2.86 % pa in the previous month.
• South Korea Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jul 2001 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 7.25 % pa in Mar 2002 and a record low of 1.28 % pa in Aug 2019.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.

CEIC calculates monthly Long Term Interest Rate from daily 10 year Treasury Bond Yield. Korea Financial Investment Association provides 10 year Treasury Bond Yield.


Related information about South Korea Long Term Interest Rate

• In the latest reports, South Korea Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: KORIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 3.04 % pa in Jan 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Base Rate: Bank of Korea) was set at 2.75 % pa in Feb 2025.
• South Korea Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1,297.25 (USD/KRW) in Jun 2023.

购买力平价：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击在12-01-2021达841.525USD/KRW，相较于12-01-2020的841.525USD/KRW保持不变。购买力平价：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2021期间平均值为573.900USD/KRW，共62份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2014，达871.878USD/KRW，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为41.337USD/KRW。CEIC提供的购买力平价：USD to Local Currency：二次冲击数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development，数据归类于全球数据库的韩国 – Table KR.OECD.EO: Exchange Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual。