KRW to USD — 2020

0.000918USD

for 1 Won on 31 December 2020 · opened the year at 0.000862

6.53% over 2020

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

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

2020 at a glance

1 KRW in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.000862 USD	2 January 2020
Closed	0.000918 USD	31 December 2020
Highest	0.000922 USD	8 December 2020
Lowest	0.000792 USD	19 March 2020
Average	0.000849 USD	257 trading days
Change	+6.53% USD	open to close

Month by month

KRW to USD, 2020▲ 6.53%

1 KRW in USD, month by month, 2020
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.000862	0.000836	0.000864	0.000836	-3.01%
February	0.000839	0.000828	0.000847	0.000820	-1.24%
March	0.000839	0.000817	0.000846	0.000792	-2.61%
April	0.000812	0.000828	0.000828	0.000809	+1.98%
May	0.000817	0.000809	0.000820	0.000805	-0.90%
June	0.000815	0.000832	0.000841	0.000815	+2.13%
July	0.000831	0.000841	0.000841	0.000829	+1.15%
August	0.000837	0.000843	0.000849	0.000836	+0.78%
September	0.000844	0.000856	0.000861	0.000840	+1.36%
October	0.000861	0.000883	0.000888	0.000860	+2.61%
November	0.000882	0.000903	0.000906	0.000882	+2.39%
December	0.000902	0.000918	0.000922	0.000901	+1.82%

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Common questions

How did KRW to USD change in 2020?

From 0.000862 USD per KRW on 2 January 2020 to 0.000918 on 31 December 2020: +6.53% over the year, with an average of 0.000849 across 257 trading days.

What were the high and low of KRW to USD in 2020?

High: 0.000922 on 8 December 2020. Low: 0.000792 on 19 March 2020.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 KRW = 0.000735 USD, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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