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title: "Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets: North Korea data | Save North Korea"
description: "Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets: Market exchange rate in won, not the official rate. Surveyed about every two weeks. Interactive chart, table and CSV download, with source and date."
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# Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets

### Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets

Market exchange rate in won, not the official rate. Surveyed about every two weeks.

**Source:** [Daily NK market price survey](https://www.dailynk.com/english/category/market-indicators/) ·  Data downloaded 2026-10-12

**Note:** Prices before the November 2009 currency reform were in old won; we divided them by 100 so the line is continuous. 

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## About this data

Latest

Pyongyang: 71,200 won per US$ (Oct 2026)

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Save North Korea (2026). “Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets”. Data from Daily NK market price survey. https://savenorthkorea.org/data/won-per-dollar

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