Korea - Official exchange rate
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
The value for Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) in Korea was 1,143.96 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,403.18 in 1998 and a minimum value of 63.13 in 1960.
Definition: Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.13 |
| 1961 | 124.79 |
| 1962 | 130.00 |
| 1963 | 130.00 |
| 1964 | 213.85 |
| 1965 | 266.27 |
| 1966 | 271.13 |
| 1967 | 270.51 |
| 1968 | 276.64 |
| 1969 | 288.24 |
| 1970 | 310.56 |
| 1971 | 347.15 |
| 1972 | 392.89 |
| 1973 | 398.32 |
| 1974 | 404.47 |
| 1975 | 484.00 |
| 1976 | 484.00 |
| 1977 | 484.00 |
| 1978 | 484.00 |
| 1979 | 484.00 |
| 1980 | 607.72 |
| 1981 | 681.03 |
| 1982 | 731.17 |
| 1983 | 775.75 |
| 1984 | 805.97 |
| 1985 | 870.02 |
| 1986 | 881.46 |
| 1987 | 822.56 |
| 1988 | 731.46 |
| 1989 | 671.46 |
| 1990 | 707.77 |
| 1991 | 733.33 |
| 1992 | 780.67 |
| 1993 | 802.54 |
| 1994 | 803.77 |
| 1995 | 771.25 |
| 1996 | 804.46 |
| 1997 | 949.89 |
| 1998 | 1,403.18 |
| 1999 | 1,189.44 |
| 2000 | 1,130.36 |
| 2001 | 1,290.79 |
| 2002 | 1,251.60 |
| 2003 | 1,191.65 |
| 2004 | 1,146.25 |
| 2005 | 1,024.33 |
| 2006 | 955.34 |
| 2007 | 929.38 |
| 2008 | 1,100.13 |
| 2009 | 1,277.25 |
| 2010 | 1,156.46 |
| 2011 | 1,108.23 |
| 2012 | 1,126.81 |
| 2013 | 1,094.98 |
| 2014 | 1,052.84 |
| 2015 | 1,130.95 |
| 2016 | 1,160.77 |
| 2017 | 1,131.00 |
| 2018 | 1,100.16 |
| 2019 | 1,165.36 |
| 2020 | 1,180.27 |
| 2021 | 1,143.96 |
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices
