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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.

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Source: Daily NK market price survey · Data downloaded 2026-10-05

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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Pyongyang: 69,100 won per US$ (Sep 2026)
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Free North Korea (2026). “Price of one US dollar in North Korean markets”. Data from Daily NK market price survey. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/won-per-dollar