Value of 1968 South Korean Won today

₩100 in 1968
₩3,187.03 in 2023

The inflation rate in South Korea between 1968 and today has been 3,087.03%, which translates into a total increase of ₩3,087.03. This means that 100 won in 1968 are equivalent to 3,187.03 won in 2023. In other words, the purchasing power of ₩100 in 1968 equals ₩3,187.03 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 6.5%.

Inflation timeline in South Korea (1968 - 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 1968-2022 2,918.88%
Cumulative inflation 1968-today 3,087.03%
Avg. Annual inflation 1968-2022 6.51%
CPI 1968 3.76
CPI 2022 113.55
CPI 2023-10 (latest official data) 119.51
CPI today 119.87

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 1968 and 2022, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2022
=Value1968 ×
CPI2022/CPI1968
=₩ 100 ×
113.55/3.76
₩3,018.88

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 119.87:

Valuetoday
=Value1968 ×
CPItoday/CPI1968
=₩ 100 ×
119.87/3.76
₩3,187.03

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 54 years between 1968 and 2022 and the average inflation rate was 6.5135%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2022
=PV × (1 + i)n
=₩100 × (1 + 0.065135)54
₩3,018.88

South Korea inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
₩1 won in 1968 ₩30.19 won in 2022
₩5 won in 1968 ₩150.94 won in 2022
₩10 won in 1968 ₩301.89 won in 2022
₩50 won in 1968 ₩1,509.44 won in 2022
₩100 won in 1968 ₩3,018.88 won in 2022
₩500 won in 1968 ₩15,094.39 won in 2022
₩1,000 won in 1968 ₩30,188.78 won in 2022
₩5,000 won in 1968 ₩150,943.91 won in 2022
₩10,000 won in 1968 ₩301,887.81 won in 2022
₩50,000 won in 1968 ₩1,509,439.05 won in 2022
₩100,000 won in 1968 ₩3,018,878.11 won in 2022
₩500,000 won in 1968 ₩15,094,390.54 won in 2022
₩1,000,000 won in 1968 ₩30,188,781.08 won in 2022
Cumulative inflation From 1968 3,087.03%
Avg. annual inflation From 1968 6.5%
CPI 1968 3.76
CPI today 119.87

Value of Won over time (by year)

Period Value
1968 100
1969 112.39
1970 130.32
1971 147.92
1972 165.21
1973 170.54
1974 211.98
1975 265.51
1976 306.2
1977 337.12
1978 385.87
1979 456.57
1980 587.6
1981 713.06
1982 764.34
1983 790.48
1984 808.46
1985 828.34
1986 851.12
1987 877.07
1988 939.75
1989 993.32
1990 1,078.48
1991 1,179.13
1992 1,252.39
1993 1,312.52
1994 1,394.76
1995 1,457.25
1996 1,529.02
1997 1,596.89
1998 1,716.87
1999 1,730.83
2000 1,769.93
2001 1,841.91
2002 1,892.78
2003 1,959.31
2004 2,029.67
2005 2,085.56
2006 2,132.32
2007 2,186.37
2008 2,288.56
2009 2,351.64
2010 2,420.76
2011 2,518.22
2012 2,573.3
2013 2,606.79
2014 2,640.02
2015 2,658.66
2016 2,684.5
2017 2,736.69
2018 2,777.08
2019 2,787.72
2020 2,802.7
2021 2,872.72
2022 3,018.88
2023-10 3,177.42
Today 3,187.03

All available years

Today's value of south korean won by year:

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