Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Korea
Korea: Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average was 1,422 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,422 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
1,422 National currency per US dollar
in 2025
All-time low
2.5 National currency per US dollar
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Korea, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Korea stood at 1,422 National currency per US dollar. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Korea peaked at 1,422 National currency per US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5 National currency per US dollar, in 1950.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Korea, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.5 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1951 | 6 National currency per US dollar | +140.0% |
| 1952 | 6 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 18 National currency per US dollar | +200.0% |
| 1954 | 18 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 50 National currency per US dollar | +177.8% |
| 1956 | 50 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 50 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 50 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 50 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 63.12 National currency per US dollar | +26.2% |
| 1961 | 124.79 National currency per US dollar | +97.7% |
| 1962 | 130 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 130 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 213.85 National currency per US dollar | +64.5% |
| 1965 | 266.27 National currency per US dollar | +24.5% |
| 1966 | 271.13 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 270.51 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 276.64 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 288.24 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 310.56 National currency per US dollar | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 347.15 National currency per US dollar | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 392.89 National currency per US dollar | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 398.32 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 404.47 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 484 National currency per US dollar | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 484 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 484 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 484 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 484 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 607.72 National currency per US dollar | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 681.03 National currency per US dollar | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 731.17 National currency per US dollar | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 775.75 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 805.97 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 870.02 National currency per US dollar | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 881.46 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 822.56 National currency per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 731.46 National currency per US dollar | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 671.46 National currency per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 707.77 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 733.33 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 780.67 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 802.54 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 803.77 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 771.25 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 804.46 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 949.89 National currency per US dollar | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 1,403 National currency per US dollar | +47.7% |
| 1999 | 1,189 National currency per US dollar | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 1,130 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1,291 National currency per US dollar | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 1,252 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,192 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,146 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,024 National currency per US dollar | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 955.34 National currency per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 929.38 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,100 National currency per US dollar | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 1,277 National currency per US dollar | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 1,156 National currency per US dollar | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1,108 National currency per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,127 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,095 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,053 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,131 National currency per US dollar | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1,161 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,131 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,100 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,165 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,180 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,144 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,291 National currency per US dollar | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 1,306 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,363 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,422 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +200.0% | 6 National currency per US dollar | 18 National currency per US dollar |
| 1955 | +177.8% | 18 National currency per US dollar | 50 National currency per US dollar |
| 1951 | +140.0% | 2.5 National currency per US dollar | 6 National currency per US dollar |
| 1961 | +97.7% | 63.12 National currency per US dollar | 124.79 National currency per US dollar |
| 1964 | +64.5% | 130 National currency per US dollar | 213.85 National currency per US dollar |
| 1998 | +47.7% | 949.89 National currency per US dollar | 1,403 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.05 National currency per US dollar | 2.5 National currency per US dollar | 50 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1960s | 203.46 National currency per US dollar | 63.12 National currency per US dollar | 288.24 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 427.34 National currency per US dollar | 310.56 National currency per US dollar | 484 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 757.86 National currency per US dollar | 607.72 National currency per US dollar | 881.46 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 894.63 National currency per US dollar | 707.77 National currency per US dollar | 1,403 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,130 National currency per US dollar | 929.38 National currency per US dollar | 1,291 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,123 National currency per US dollar | 1,053 National currency per US dollar | 1,165 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,285 National currency per US dollar | 1,144 National currency per US dollar | 1,422 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Korea?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Korea was 1,422 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,422 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 National currency per US dollar in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org