Is the KRW to USD Exchange Rate Likely to Improve?
Predicting exchange rate movements is always challenging, as they’re influenced by a wide range of economic and geopolitical factors. One useful way to assess the current value of the South Korean won against the US dollar is to review how the KRW/USD rate has changed over time.
The table below shows the percentage change in the KRW to USD exchange rate across various timeframes—from the past 2 weeks to the last 20 years:
| Date | KRW/USD | Period |
|---|
04 Oct 2025 | 0.000710 | 2 Week |
20 Jul 2025 | 0.000719 | 3 Month |
18 Oct 2024 | 0.000730 | 1 Year |
19 Oct 2020 | 0.000877 | 5 Year |
21 Oct 2015 | 0.000882 | 10 Year |
23 Oct 2005 | 0.000946 | 20 Year |
KRW/USD historic rates
USD/KRW is trading strong near 1437, 2.7% above the 3-month avg of 1399. Analysts highlight risks from upcoming CPI data and Fed policy shifts, while the KRW faces pressure from BOK's intervention and stalled US trade talks. Key economic indicators in focus
KRW to USD Conversion: What Is Your Money Worth?
To help you understand the real-world value of the current exchange rate, the table below shows how much South Korean won are worth in US dollar across a range of amounts.
This gives a quick view of what you’d get when converting different KRW amounts at today’s rate * :
*Converted at the current KRW-USD interbank exchange rate.
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Is US dollar (USD) expected to go up or down?
This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US dollar current value is to look the USD performance against a range of other currencies over various time periods.
The following table looks at the performance of the USD exchange rate against selections of other currencies over time periods from the previous 2 days back to the last 5 years.
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