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Exchange rates

US dollar
1,342.40KRW
vs prev. day −6.10 (0.45%)
2026-10-06 1358.5 → 2026-10-19 1342.4
As of Oct 19 · Bank of Korea ECOS (base rate) · Business-day base rate
Japanese yen (100)
850.24KRW
vs prev. day −2.78 (0.33%)
2026-10-06 860.16 → 2026-10-19 850.24
As of Oct 19 · Bank of Korea ECOS (base rate) · Business-day base rate
Euro
1,505.17KRW
vs prev. day −6.97 (0.46%)
2026-10-06 1524.1 → 2026-10-19 1505.17
As of Oct 19 · Bank of Korea ECOS (base rate) · Business-day base rate
Chinese yuan
201.03KRW
vs prev. day −0.58 (0.29%)
2026-10-06 202.69 → 2026-10-19 201.03
As of Oct 19 · Bank of Korea ECOS (base rate) · Business-day base rate

Stock market

KOSPI
5,668.05pt
vs prev. day +113.83 (2.05%)
2026-10-06 6941.39 → 2026-10-16 5668.05
As of Oct 16 · Bank of Korea ECOS (KRX close) · Close
KOSDAQ
794.78pt
vs prev. day +33.96 (4.46%)
2026-10-06 919.92 → 2026-10-16 794.78
As of Oct 16 · Bank of Korea ECOS (KRX close) · Close

Cost of living

Cabbage daily; fares when they change
Seoul taxi base fare
4,800KRW
vs previous +1,000
As of Feb 1 · City/province notices (via reports) · Base 1.6 km · night surcharge 20–40%
Gyeonggi taxi base fare
4,800KRW
As of Jul 1 · City/province notices (via reports) · Base 1.6 km · night surcharge 30%
Seoul-area subway base fare
1,550KRW
vs previous +150
As of Jun 28 · City/province notices (via reports) · Adult card
Seoul city bus fare
1,500KRW
vs previous +300
As of Aug 12 · City/province notices (via reports) · Adult card
Gyeonggi city bus fare
1,650KRW
vs previous +200
As of Oct 25 · City/province notices (via reports) · Adult card · express +200

Rates · jobs

Bank of Korea base rate
3.0%
vs prev. day 0.0 (0.00%)
2026-10-06 3 → 2026-10-08 3
As of Oct 8 · Bank of Korea ECOS · As of the MPC decision
Employment rate
63.3%
vs prev. month +0.3 (0.48%)
As of May 2026 · Bank of Korea ECOS · Labour force survey · mid next month
Unemployment rate
2.8%
vs prev. month 0.0 (0.00%)
As of May 2026 · Bank of Korea ECOS · Labour force survey · mid next month
Minimum wage (hourly)
10,700KRW
vs prev. year +380
2018-01-01 7530 → 2027-01-01 10700
As of 2027 · Minimum Wage Commission · Ministry of Employment and Labor · Set by Aug 5 each year · applies from Jan 1
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South vs North Korea

As of 2024·2025 · published yearly
GNI per capita 2025
South5,257 × 10k KRW
North187.3 × 10k KRW
South is 28×
Bank of Korea, 2025 N. Korea growth estimate
real growth 2025
South1.1 %
North3.5 %
Gap 2.4 pp
Bank of Korea, 2025 N. Korea growth estimate
nominal GNI 2025
South2,717.1 tn KRW
North48.5 tn KRW
South is 56×
Bank of Korea, 2025 N. Korea growth estimate
total trade 2024
South13,154 × 100M USD
North27 × 100M USD
South is 487×

Growth

Real GDP growth (q/q)
+0.6%
As of Q2 2026 · Bank of Korea ECOS · Advance quarterly estimate
GNI per capita
36,963USD
vs prev. year +107 (0.29%)
As of 2025 · Bank of Korea ECOS · Yearly (preliminary in March)
GDP per capita
36,414USD
vs prev. year +87 (0.24%)
As of 2025 · Bank of Korea ECOS · Yearly (preliminary in March)
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics
population 2024
South5,175 × 10k
North2,587 × 10k
South is 2.0×
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics
power generation 2024
South5,956 × 100M kWh
North253 × 100M kWh
South is 24×
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics
rice output 2024
South359 × 10k t
North215 × 10k t
South is 1.7×
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics
crude steel output 2024
South6,365 × 10k t
North51 × 10k t
South is 125×
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics
total fertility rate 2024
South0.75
North1.6
North is 2.1×
National Data Office, 2025 N. Korea key statistics

North Korea’s nominal figures are Bank of Korea estimates using South Korean prices and value-added ratios, so they cannot be compared with other countries. Figures were checked via reports citing the releases; an editor has not yet compared them with the originals.