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 stood at 1,487.18 on 17 March 2026, compared to 1,490.75 on the previous day. This represents a decrease of 0.24 percent.
Sample. There are 16,404 records overall in the daily time series displayed in the chart above. The time period covered by the series is from May 1964 to March 2026.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the exchange rate attained a maximum of 1,960.01 on 23 December 1997; it hit a trough of 255.76 on 2 March 1965; it was equal on average to 835.87.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | 1491.695713 |
| 2026-03-16 | 1490.747517 |
| 2026-03-17 | 1487.182378 |
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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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