About the US Dollar to South Korean Won exchange rate
The USD/KRW pair shows how many South Korean Won (KRW) one US Dollar (USD) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.
USD/KRW is quoted as KRW per one USD. At 1,362.25, 1 USD equals 1,362.25 KRW and 1 KRW equals 0.0007 USD. The inverse pair is KRW/USD.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the US Dollar and South Korean Won areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use USD/KRW to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How USD/KRW is quoted
In USD/KRW, USD is the base currency and KRW is the quote currency: the price is how many South Korean Won buy one US Dollar. A rise in USD/KRW means US Dollar strengthened against South Korean Won; a fall means US Dollar weakened.
What drives the US Dollar to South Korean Won rate
The USD/KRW rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the US Dollar and South Korean Won economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.