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 1,359.15 on 15 September 2026, compared to 1,346.24 on 14 September 2026. This marks a gain of 0.96 percent.
Sample. In the daily time series plotted above, there are 16,531 records in total. The time range covered by the series is from May 1964 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the exchange rate was equal on average to 840.74; it reached its minimum of 255.76 on 2 March 1965; it reached a maximum of 1,960.01 on 23 December 1997.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 US dollar |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | 1342.78813 |
| 2026-09-14 | 1346.238421 |
| 2026-09-15 | 1359.14724 |
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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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