DEC alternative conversion factor in South Korea
South Korea: DEC alternative conversion factor was 1,422 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
In 2025, dec alternative conversion factor in South Korea stood at 1,422 LCU per US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in South Korea peaked at 1,422 LCU per US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.12 LCU per US$, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 26th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203.48 LCU per US$ | 63.12 LCU per US$ | 288.16 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 427.34 LCU per US$ | 310.56 LCU per US$ | 484 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 757.82 LCU per US$ | 607.43 LCU per US$ | 881.45 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 894.52 LCU per US$ | 707.76 LCU per US$ | 1,401 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,130 LCU per US$ | 929.26 LCU per US$ | 1,291 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,123 LCU per US$ | 1,053 LCU per US$ | 1,165 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,285 LCU per US$ | 1,144 LCU per US$ | 1,422 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 185.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 130.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 45.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 52.42 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,880 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2,709.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 1.90 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in South Korea?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in South Korea was 1,422 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,422 LCU per US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.12 LCU per US$ in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- South Korea ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.