About the USA-dollár to dél-koreai won exchange rate
The USD/KRW pair shows how many dél-koreai won (KRW) one USA-dollár (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 1349,03, 1 USD equals 1349,03 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 USA-dollár and dél-koreai 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 dél-koreai won buy one USA-dollár. A rise in USD/KRW means USA-dollár strengthened against dél-koreai won; a fall means USA-dollár weakened.
What drives the USA-dollár to dél-koreai won rate
The USD/KRW rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the USA-dollár and dél-koreai won economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.