Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Korea
Korea: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 816.33 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Korea, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Korea is 816.33 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Korea peaked at 872.62 National currency per US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 145.03 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Korea, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 145.03 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 153.57 National currency per US dollar | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 170.5 National currency per US dollar | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 182.44 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 218.84 National currency per US dollar | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 247.38 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 284.16 National currency per US dollar | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 306.22 National currency per US dollar | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 348.31 National currency per US dollar | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 381.23 National currency per US dollar | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 435.55 National currency per US dollar | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 463.66 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 464.96 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 469.2 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 473.33 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 477.32 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 491.53 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 503.15 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 520.2 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 530.53 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 562.82 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 593.75 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 625.5 National currency per US dollar | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 649.24 National currency per US dollar | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 687.12 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 720.34 National currency per US dollar | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 735.56 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 751.01 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 776.07 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 754.89 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 747.25 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 756.67 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 769.77 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 790.86 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 795.26 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 788.92 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 771.74 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 770.25 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 785.72 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 828.19 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 840.49 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 854.59 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 854.89 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 869.08 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 871.88 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 857.48 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 858.81 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 872.62 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 854.87 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 847.55 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 829.36 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 829.87 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 810.16 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 811.05 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 809.27 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 816.33 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243.77 National currency per US dollar | 145.03 National currency per US dollar | 381.23 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 482.94 National currency per US dollar | 435.55 National currency per US dollar | 530.53 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 685.63 National currency per US dollar | 562.82 National currency per US dollar | 776.07 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 780.46 National currency per US dollar | 747.25 National currency per US dollar | 828.19 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 858.23 National currency per US dollar | 840.49 National currency per US dollar | 872.62 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 817.67 National currency per US dollar | 809.27 National currency per US dollar | 829.87 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Korea?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Korea was 816.33 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 — purchasing recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 872.62 National currency per US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.03 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. 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