Historical Year Data · 2003

USD/KRW in 2003

USD/KRW opened 2003 at 1,190 and closed at 1,192, a +0.17% move for the year. The high of 1,262 was reached on April 1, and the low of 1,146 on October 10.

Open

1,190

2003-01

1,192

251 data points

High

1,262

Apr 1

Low

1,146

Oct 10

Full Year Change

+0.17%

2002 Change

-9.95%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1,190	1,165	1,197.3	1,164.6	-2.10%
Feb	1,184	1,193.7	1,206	1,173	+0.82%
Mar	1,184.6	1,252	1,260	1,184.6	+5.69%
Apr	1,262	1,215.5	1,262	1,204	-3.68%
May	1,213	1,210	1,217	1,192	-0.25%
Jun	1,203	1,196	1,203	1,185	-0.58%
Jul	1,192	1,181	1,192	1,176.3	-0.92%
Aug	1,185	1,175	1,187.9	1,168	-0.84%
Sep	1,178	1,150.2	1,178	1,150	-2.36%
Oct	1,151.9	1,184	1,190	1,146	+2.79%
Nov	1,186	1,202.1	1,207	1,171	+1.36%
Dec	1,200	1,192	1,200	1,183	-0.67%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.