US Dollar → South Korean Won

USD to KRW exchange rate history

Name: USD to KRW daily exchange rates since 1999-01-04
Creator: European Central Bank
License: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/disclaimer/html/index.en.html

1 USD was worth 1361.27 KRW on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 900.8 (2007-10-31) to 1583 (2009-03-02).

Latest (2026-10-01): 1361.27
52-week change: -3.13%
All-time high: 1583 2009-03-02
All-time low: 900.8 2007-10-31

Monthly average since 1999

1530.14

914.92

1999-012026-10

USD to KRW by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	1188.76	1241.75	1124.88	1132.07	-4.58%
2000	1130.15	1265	1104.66	1265	+11.96%
2001	1289.62	1368	1233.25	1318	+3.29%
2002	1245.96	1331.2	1155.6	1186	-9.60%
2003	1191.02	1259	1147.05	1192.65	-0.03%
2004	1144.74	1195.05	1035.2	1035.2	-13.38%
2005	1024.02	1058.9	997.1	1004	-3.28%
2006	955.01	1012.82	913.9	930	-8.18%
2007	929.1	951.15	900.8	936.05	+1.12%
2008	1101.96	1514	935.5	1321.5	+41.04%
2009	1275.99	1583	1152.93	1157.14	-12.47%
2010	1156.68	1250.97	1103.05	1121.88	-2.89%
2011	1108.13	1196.84	1048.48	1158.27	+3.02%
2012	1127.09	1184.62	1065.81	1065.81	-7.74%
2013	1095.11	1162.4	1049.85	1052.08	-0.98%
2014	1053.05	1116.41	1009.02	1091.18	+3.77%
2015	1132.72	1208.36	1068.16	1176.43	+6.35%
2016	1160.5	1239.45	1089.65	1204.21	+1.12%
2017	1130.82	1207.69	1066.96	1066.96	-11.65%
2018	1100.73	1144.26	1054.49	1116.1	+5.07%
2019	1166.28	1223.67	1112.1	1153.89	+2.86%
2020	1179.36	1262.98	1085.13	1088.75	-6.13%
2021	1145.51	1197.23	1083.3	1188.75	+9.73%
2022	1292.98	1443.29	1185.76	1260.16	+5.65%
2023	1306.85	1361.46	1224.88	1297.43	+2.08%
2024	1363.53	1474.78	1309.46	1474.78	+12.30%
2025	1421.52	1480.88	1353.24	1444.2	-1.62%
2026	1460.79	1558.09	1336.2	1361.27	-5.79%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates, cross rates calculated through the euro. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest USD to KRW exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based USD to KRW rate since 1999 was 1583 on 2009-03-02. The lowest was 900.8 on 2007-10-31.

What is the average USD to KRW rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 USD has been worth 1171.62 KRW on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 1457.89.

Where does this data come from?

From the daily euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank. Rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated through the euro. For live and intraday rates, use the currencyapi API.

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