Value of 1956 South Korean Won today

₩100 in 1956
₩11,800.4 in 2023

The inflation rate in South Korea between 1956 and today has been 11,700.4%, which translates into a total increase of ₩11,700.4. This means that 100 won in 1956 are equivalent to 11,800.4 won in 2023. In other words, the purchasing power of ₩100 in 1956 equals ₩11,800.4 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 7.38%.

Inflation timeline in South Korea (1956 - 2023)

The following chart depicts the equivalence of ₩100 due to compound inflation and CPI changes. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, which means that for each year the same goods or services could be bought with the indicated amount of money.

All calculations are performed in the local currency (KRW) and using 6 decimal digits. Results show only up to 2 decimal digits to favour readability. Inflation data is provided by governments and international institutions on a monthly basis. Today's values were extrapolated from the latest 12-month rolling average official data.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation 1956-2022 11,076.63%
Cumulative inflation 1956-today 11,700.4%
Avg. Annual inflation 1956-2022 7.41%
CPI 1956 1.02
CPI 2022 113.55
CPI 2023-10 (latest official data) 119.51
CPI today 119.89

How to calculate today's value of money after inflation?

There are several ways to calculate the time value of money. Depending on the data available, results can be obtained by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or the compound interest formula.

Using the CPI formula

When we have both the start and end years, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between 1956 and 2022, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2022
=Value1956 ×
CPI2022/CPI1956
=₩ 100 ×
113.55/1.02
₩11,176.63

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 119.89:

Valuetoday
=Value1956 ×
CPItoday/CPI1956
=₩ 100 ×
119.89/1.02
₩11,800.4

Alternative: Using the compound interest formula

Given that money changes with time as a result of an inflation rate that acts as compound interest, we can use the following formula: FV = PV × (1 + i)n, where:

  • FV: Future Value
  • PV: Present Value
  • i: Interest rate (inflation)
  • n: Number of times the interest is compounded (i.e. # of years)

In this case, the future value represents the final amount obtained after applying the inflation rate to our initial value. In other words, it indicates how much are ₩100 worth today. There are 66 years between 1956 and 2022 and the average inflation rate was 7.4076%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2022
=PV × (1 + i)n
=₩100 × (1 + 0.074076)66
₩11,176.63

South Korea inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
₩1 won in 1956 ₩111.77 won in 2022
₩5 won in 1956 ₩558.83 won in 2022
₩10 won in 1956 ₩1,117.66 won in 2022
₩50 won in 1956 ₩5,588.31 won in 2022
₩100 won in 1956 ₩11,176.63 won in 2022
₩500 won in 1956 ₩55,883.13 won in 2022
₩1,000 won in 1956 ₩111,766.25 won in 2022
₩5,000 won in 1956 ₩558,831.26 won in 2022
₩10,000 won in 1956 ₩1,117,662.52 won in 2022
₩50,000 won in 1956 ₩5,588,312.59 won in 2022
₩100,000 won in 1956 ₩11,176,625.18 won in 2022
₩500,000 won in 1956 ₩55,883,125.91 won in 2022
₩1,000,000 won in 1956 ₩111,766,251.82 won in 2022
Cumulative inflation From 1956 11,700.4%
Avg. annual inflation From 1956 7.38%
CPI 1956 1.02
CPI today 119.89

Value of Won over time (by year)

Period Value
1956 100
1957 123.11
1958 118.82
1959 122.6
1960 132.37
1961 143.22
1962 152.7
1963 184.29
1964 238.59
1965 270.91
1966 301.42
1967 334.22
1968 370.22
1969 416.09
1970 482.46
1971 547.65
1972 611.67
1973 631.37
1974 784.82
1975 982.98
1976 1,133.64
1977 1,248.1
1978 1,428.58
1979 1,690.35
1980 2,175.43
1981 2,639.93
1982 2,829.76
1983 2,926.55
1984 2,993.1
1985 3,066.71
1986 3,151.04
1987 3,247.13
1988 3,479.18
1989 3,677.5
1990 3,992.78
1991 4,365.42
1992 4,636.65
1993 4,859.26
1994 5,163.73
1995 5,395.11
1996 5,660.79
1997 5,912.07
1998 6,356.28
1999 6,407.95
2000 6,552.72
2001 6,819.19
2002 7,007.55
2003 7,253.86
2004 7,514.32
2005 7,721.25
2006 7,894.39
2007 8,094.48
2008 8,472.8
2009 8,706.36
2010 8,962.26
2011 9,323.08
2012 9,526.98
2013 9,650.96
2014 9,773.99
2015 9,843.02
2016 9,938.67
2017 10,131.91
2018 10,281.44
2019 10,320.81
2020 10,376.27
2021 10,635.5
2022 11,176.63
2023-10 11,763.57
Today 11,800.4

All available years

Today's value of south korean won by year:

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