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 1,434.71 on 14 October 2025, versus 1,427.60 on 13 October. This represents a gain of 0.50 percent.
Sample. In this daily series, there are 16,297 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series extends from May 1964 to October 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: the exchange rate reached its maximum of 1,960.01 on 23 December 1997; it recorded a bottom of 255.76 on 2 March 1965; it averaged 831.79.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | 1421.032158 |
| 2025-10-13 | 1427.59962 |
| 2025-10-14 | 1434.709599 |
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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 |