Gold, silver and exchange rates in South Korea

South Korean Won · KRW
Last updated 23:09 UTC

Metal prices in South Korea today

Gold price by karat in South Korea

Each row is the pure-gold (24K) price scaled by that karat's gold content — 22K is 91.67% gold, 21K is 87.5%, 18K is 75%. A jeweller's counter price adds making charges on top, which is why a bracelet costs more per gram than the figures here.

Gold price by purity in South Korea, in KRW
Purityper gramper ounce
24K999₩176,872₩5,501,339
22K916₩162,133₩5,042,894
21K875₩154,763₩4,813,672
18K750₩132,654₩4,126,004

Exchange rates in South Korea

Mid-market reference rates — the midpoint between buy and sell, before any bank or exchange-house spread. What a counter quotes will differ from these.

Exchange rates in South Korea — what one unit of each currency buys in KRW
Currency1 unit in KRW
USD to KRWUS Dollar1,340.9723
EUR to KRWEuro1,500.9764
GBP to KRWBritish Pound1,776.8283
CHF to KRWSwiss Franc1,610.1973
JPY to KRWJapanese Yen8.4706
CNY to KRWChinese Yuan199.9959
SGD to KRWSingapore Dollar1,047.7983
HKD to KRWHong Kong Dollar170.8637
MYR to KRWMalaysian Ringgit328.2031
THB to KRWThai Baht39.937

Prices and rates for South Korea are quoted in South Korean Won (KRW). Metal prices are the international spot price converted at the live KRW rate — the wholesale benchmark a local jeweller's retail price is built on, before making charges, dealer margin and any local tax.