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
2.57%
OECD · Apr 2026
+0.41 pp vs previous period
Policy rate
2.5%
Central bank policy interest rate · BIS · Apr 2026
-0.25 pp last changed May 2025
Population
51.8M
World Bank · Dec 2024
+0.07% vs previous period
Exchange rates
KRW against major currencies
1 KRW in USD
1,505.49
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.06% vs previous period
1 KRW in EUR
1,746.07
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.14% vs previous period
1 KRW in GBP
2,017.18
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.07% vs previous period
Time series
Inflation and policy-rate history
Macro indicators
Latest available country signals
GDP per capita PPP
current international dollars
61,051
+6.31% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
GDP per capita
current US dollars
36,239
+1.58% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
Population
people
51.8M
+0.07% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
PPP factor
local currency unit per international dollar
812
+0.28% vs previous period
Dec 2025
World Bank
OECD CPI
annual percent
2.57%
+0.41 pp vs previous period
Apr 2026
OECD
Policy rate
percent per year
2.5%
-0.25 pp last changed May 2025
Apr 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.