Country profile

South Korea

FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for South Korea. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.

Currency

KRW

Symbol ₩

Inflation

2.16%

OECD · Mar 2026

Policy rate

2.5%

Bank for International Settlements · Mar 2026

Population

51.8M

World Bank · Dec 2024

Exchange rates

KRW against major currencies

1 KRW in USD

0.000685

Frankfurter · 10 May 2026

1 KRW in EUR

0.000583

Frankfurter · 10 May 2026

1 KRW in GBP

0.000504

Frankfurter · 10 May 2026

Time series

Inflation and policy-rate history

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Macro indicators

Latest available country signals

GDP per capita PPP

current international dollars

61,051

Dec 2024

World Bank

GDP per capita

current US dollars

36,239

Dec 2024

World Bank

Population

people

51.8M

Dec 2024

World Bank

PPP factor

local currency unit per international dollar

812

Dec 2025

World Bank

OECD CPI

annual percent

2.16%

Mar 2026

OECD

Policy rate

percent per year

2.5%

Mar 2026

Bank for International Settlements

Sources

FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.