USD / Won exchange rate (units of currency per 1 USD) - Korea - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Bilateral exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the number of units of local currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar was 1,327.75 on 27 October 2026, versus 1,325.28 on 26 October. This marks a gain of 0.19 percent.
Sample. There are 16,561 observations overall in the daily series presented in the figure above. The series covers the period stretching from May 1964 to October 2026.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the exchange rate had a mean of 841.66; it hit a trough of 255.76 on 2 March 1965; it recorded its highest level of 1,960.01 on 23 December 1997.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | 1,324.45 |
| 2026-10-26 | 1,325.28 |
| 2026-10-27 | 1,327.75 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | USD / Won exchange rate |
| Country | Korea |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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