Gold, silver and exchange rates in South Korea

South Korean Won · KRW
Last updated 19:48 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₩204,956₩6,374,848
22K916₩187,877₩5,843,613
21K875₩179,337₩5,577,992
18K750₩153,717₩4,781,136

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 Dollar1,384.5132
EUR to KRWEuro1,617.422
GBP to KRWBritish Pound1,888.8311
CHF to KRWSwiss Franc1,728.6967
JPY to KRWJapanese Yen8.7143
CNY to KRWChinese Yuan205.326
SGD to KRWSingapore Dollar1,090.5972
HKD to KRWHong Kong Dollar176.5826
MYR to KRWMalaysian Ringgit342.8625
THB to KRWThai Baht42.3584

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.