South Korean won street rate (USDT P2P) — 2026-11-06
As of 2026-11-06, the street rate for the US dollar in South Korea is 1,434 KRW per USD, according to the EMpulse Street FX Index (1 source, confidence limited).
KRW street rate on 2026-11-06
| Day | Index (mid) | Buy USDT | Sell USDT | 1 day | 7 days | 30 days | Sources | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | 1,434 | 1,300 | — | +1.0% | +1.5% | — | 1 | limited |
| 2026-11-05 | 1,323 | 1,300 | — | +0.2% | +0.4% | -0.3% | 3 | medium |
Changes compare the index with exactly 1, 7 and 30 calendar days earlier. Sources — independent market sources behind the day (shown from two on). Confidence high / medium / limited is explained in the methodology.
Last 24 h
transaction-based
Last 90 days
Last year
KRW per USDT by UTC day; outlier days are left out of the lines. History since 2022-10-17 is available through the API.
Series history: hourly since 2026-07-31, daily since 2022-10-17, 47.6 % of hours in the last 30 days. A missing hour or day stays missing: the index is never interpolated.
Rate stack on 2026-11-05
KRW per US dollar by rung: the central bank's official rate, the customs rate duties are computed at and the street rate, with the gap of the street over each.
| Rung | Rate | Published | Street gap | Sources | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street | 1,348 | 2026-11-05 | — | — | medium |
| Official | 1,345 | 2026-11-05 | +0.2% | — | medium |
Public view, one day behind. The interbank, bank and card rungs, the width of the ladder, its trend and the widening signal: FX Rate Stack.
Payment rails on 2026-11-05
Payment rails today: payouts — bank transfers healthy.
| Method | Direction | Status | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfers | payouts | healthy | — |
healthy / degraded / outage by the published hourly rules; public view one day behind. The health index, hours and the incidents feed: Rail Health Index.
Last 30 days
| Day | Index | Buy USDT | Sell USDT | 1 day | Sources | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | 1,323 | 1,300 | — | +0.2% | 3 | medium |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,344 | — | 1,344 | -0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-11-03 | 1,346 | — | 1,346 | +0.2% | — | medium |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,344 | — | 1,344 | — | — | medium |
| 2026-10-31 | 1,348 | — | 1,348 | +0.1% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,346 | — | 1,346 | +0.3% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-29 | 1,342 | — | 1,342 | +0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-28 | 1,341 | — | 1,341 | +0.6% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-27 | 1,333 | — | 1,333 | -0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-26 | 1,335 | — | 1,335 | -0.5% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-25 | 1,342 | — | 1,342 | +0.1% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-24 | 1,340 | — | 1,340 | +0.3% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-23 | 1,336 | — | 1,336 | +0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-22 | 1,334 | — | 1,334 | +0.3% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-21 | 1,330 | — | 1,330 | -0.6% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-20 | 1,338 | — | 1,338 | -0.4% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-19 | 1,344 | — | 1,344 | — | — | medium |
| 2026-10-17 | 1,349 | — | 1,349 | 0.0% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-16 | 1,349 | — | 1,349 | -0.3% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-15 | 1,353 | — | 1,353 | +0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-14 | 1,352 | — | 1,352 | +0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-13 | 1,351 | — | 1,351 | +0.1% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-12 | 1,349 | — | 1,349 | — | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-09 | 1,369 | — | 1,369 | -0.4% | — | medium |
| 2026-10-08 | 1,374 | — | 1,374 | +1.1% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-07 | 1,359 | — | 1,359 | +0.5% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-06 | 1,352 | — | 1,352 | -0.2% | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-05 | 1,355 | — | 1,355 | — | 1 | limited |
| 2026-10-03 | 1,361 | — | 1,361 | — | 1 | limited |
| 2026-09-29 | 1,355 | — | 1,355 | -0.3% | — | medium |
How it is computed
EMpulse Street FX Index: daily street exchange rates of emerging-market currencies against the US dollar (USDT) — the rate people actually pay, not the official one — built from transaction-based market data and quotes from independent public market sources, with a confidence class and the number of sources on every figure.
Get KRW via the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.empulse.ai/v1/rates/KRW
Questions
- What is the black market dollar rate in South Korea today?
- As of 2026-11-06, the EMpulse Street FX Index puts the street rate of the US dollar in South Korea at 1,434 KRW per USD (confidence limited). The site shows the rate of the latest hour; a key adds history, alerts, CSV and the API.
- What is a street rate and how is it different from the official rate?
- The street rate is the rate at which people actually buy and sell dollars (USDT) in South Korea, on the open market, outside the official or interbank quote. Where the official rate is managed or lagging, the gap between the two is the street premium.
- Where does the KRW street rate data come from?
- The EMpulse Street FX Index combines transaction-based market data with quotes from independent public market sources, weighted by the reliability each source has earned. Every day carries the number of sources and a confidence class (high, medium or limited); the methodology is public at https://empulse.ai/methodology.
- How often is the South Korean won street rate updated?
- Every hour for currencies with an hourly series, daily for the others. The site shows the rate of the latest hour; a key adds history, alerts, CSV and the API.
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