KRW to USD — 2008

0.000757USD

for 1 Won on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.001067

29.10% over 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 KRW = 0.000735 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 KRW in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.001067 USD	2 January 2008
Closed	0.000757 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.001069 USD	15 January 2008
Lowest	0.000661 USD	25 November 2008
Average	0.000926 USD	256 trading days
Change	-29.10% USD	open to close

Month by month

KRW to USD, 2008▼ 29.10%

1 KRW in USD, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.001067	0.001059	0.001069	0.001048	-0.77%
February	0.001059	0.001064	0.001068	0.001054	+0.47%
March	0.001055	0.001009	0.001055	0.000976	-4.38%
April	0.001016	0.000995	0.001026	0.000995	-2.07%
May	0.000989	0.000972	0.000992	0.000954	-1.70%
June	0.000977	0.000954	0.000982	0.000954	-2.32%
July	0.000950	0.000989	0.001000	0.000950	+4.10%
August	0.000985	0.000919	0.000985	0.000919	-6.64%
September	0.000896	0.000829	0.000925	0.000829	-7.53%
October	0.000838	0.000766	0.000844	0.000685	-8.62%
November	0.000790	0.000684	0.000799	0.000661	-13.42%
December	0.000682	0.000757	0.000780	0.000674	+11.01%

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Common questions

How did KRW to USD change in 2008?

From 0.001067 USD per KRW on 2 January 2008 to 0.000757 on 31 December 2008: -29.10% over the year, with an average of 0.000926 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of KRW to USD in 2008?

High: 0.001069 on 15 January 2008. Low: 0.000661 on 25 November 2008.

Data and reuse

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Source: European Central Bank.

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