What is the 24K gold price today in South Korea?

24K gold price in South Korea is shown in KRW in the table above and keeps moving while the page is open. The price is derived from the international spot ounce price (XAU/USD, from Swissquote and live PAXG/USD quotes), divided by 31.1035 grams per troy ounce, multiplied by the purity ratio (99.9%), and converted at the daily KRW/USD FX rate.

Does the South Korea gold price include making charges and VAT?

No. The displayed price is the raw spot-equivalent gold value only. Jewellery shops add a making charge, which each shop sets, and their own margin.

Why does 24K gold in South Korea differ from the global price?

Global gold is priced in USD. The South Korea price shown here is the same global price converted to KRW at the daily FX rate, then divided to a per-gram value at the 24K purity ratio. There is no real price difference — just unit and currency conversion.

Where do I buy 24K gold in South Korea?

Gold is sold in South Korea at local gold souks and licensed goldsmiths. Always check the hallmark stamp to confirm karat, and obtain a documented receipt. The spot price shown here is your reference for evaluating the shop's price before making charges.

How often is the South Korea gold price updated?

The spot price is refreshed from Swissquote at least every five minutes and moves with live PAXG/USD quotes while the page is open. The KRW/USD exchange rate is the day's mid-market rate from the open-source currency-api feed. The price you see is the global spot price converted to the local currency.

South Korea

Gold Price Today in South Korea (24K)

24K gold, per gram

Updated 11:36 UTC

169,177South Korean Won / gram

-2,042 (-1.19%)since yesterday's close

Spot price before making charges and tax

Bid: 169,163
Ask: 169,191
Ounce 24K: 5,261,987

Gold prices today in South Korea by karat

Thursday, 12 November 2026 · Updated 11:36 UTC

Gold price table today in South Korean Won per karat and weight unit
Karat	Gram (KRW)	Bid	Ask	Ounce	Kilo
24K99.9%	169,177	168,994	169,022	5,261,987	169,176,809
22K91.7%	155,135	155,071	155,097	4,825,243	155,135,161
21K87.5%	148,030	148,017	148,042	4,604,239	148,029,724
18K75%	126,883	126,872	126,893	3,946,491	126,882,640
14K58.3%	98,630	98,622	98,638	3,067,740	98,630,119

Prices are international spot gold (Swissquote XAU/USD, then live PAXG/USD quotes while the page is open) converted to South Korean Won at the day's mid-market rate, before making charges, retailer margin and local tax. Bid/ask are the live spot quotes.

Gold price in South Korea, previous days

30-day high for 24K per gram: South Korean Won 180,589; 30-day low: South Korean Won 166,994 (daily close).

Daily closing gold price per gram in South Korean Won for the last 7 trading days by karat
Date	24K	22K	21K	18K	Change (24K)
12 November 2026	169,611	155,638	148,558	127,336	-1,735 (-1.01%)
11 November 2026	171,346	157,230	150,077	128,638	-1,272 (-0.74%)
10 November 2026	172,618	158,397	151,192	129,593	-3,611 (-2.05%)
9 November 2026	176,228	161,710	154,354	132,304	+1,696 (+0.97%)
6 November 2026	174,532	160,154	152,869	131,030	-1,653 (-0.94%)
5 November 2026	176,185	161,671	154,317	132,271	+1,735 (+0.99%)
4 November 2026	174,451	160,079	152,797	130,969	+5,679 (+3.37%)

Daily COMEX futures close converted to a per-gram price with the same purity and FX formula as the live table.

Gold price chart in South Korean Won per troy ounce, 1 year1M 1Y 5Y 10Y MAX

What 24K gold actually is

99.9% pure · 24/24 · hallmarked 999

24K is gold with nothing meaningful added — 99.9% pure, stamped 999 or 9999. With no hardening alloy in it, it is genuinely soft: a 24K ring bends against a door handle and scratches against a car key, which is why, outside China and Hong Kong, where pure-gold jewellery is common, it is rarely sold for everyday wear.

Its real home is investment: bars, minted coins and the heavy chains some families buy by weight as savings rather than as ornament. Buying 24K, you are buying metal — the only two numbers that matter are the weight in grams and the premium the dealer adds over spot.

That purity also makes it the easiest karat to resell. A bar from a recognised refiner with its assay intact trades close to spot anywhere in the world, while jewellery of any karat is bought back on gold content alone — the craftsmanship you paid for is not part of the offer.

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Estimated value

KRW 1,691,768.09

10.00 g × $126.8641/g = $1268.64 (USD base)

How this price is calculated

Today's 24K gold price in South Korea in KRW: the international spot ounce (Swissquote XAU/USD, then live PAXG/USD quotes from Binance, Coinbase and Kraken while the page is open) converted to KRW at the day's mid-market rate, divided by 31.1035 g and scaled by purity.

All prices in KRW. The exchange rate is the day's mid-market rate from open data; the figure shown is the spot price before making charges and tax.

Today's Range & Spread

XAU/KRW

Low KRW 5,230,970.43High KRW 5,332,674.46

Bid

KRW 5,261,548.76

Mid

KRW 5,261,987.49

Ask

KRW 5,262,426.22

spread KRW 877.461

South Korea gold market

Prices here are converted from the dollar price at the day's KRW/USD rate, so they move with that exchange rate as well as with gold. Korean gold is traditionally weighed by the 'don' (3.75 g).

Common questions about 24K gold in South Korea

What is the 24K gold price today in South Korea?: 24K gold price in South Korea is shown in KRW in the table above and keeps moving while the page is open. The price is derived from the international spot ounce price (XAU/USD, from Swissquote and live PAXG/USD quotes), divided by 31.1035 grams per troy ounce, multiplied by the purity ratio (99.9%), and converted at the daily KRW/USD FX rate.
Does the South Korea gold price include making charges and VAT?: No. The displayed price is the raw spot-equivalent gold value only. Jewellery shops add a making charge, which each shop sets, and their own margin.
Why does 24K gold in South Korea differ from the global price?: Global gold is priced in USD. The South Korea price shown here is the same global price converted to KRW at the daily FX rate, then divided to a per-gram value at the 24K purity ratio. There is no real price difference — just unit and currency conversion.
Where do I buy 24K gold in South Korea?: Gold is sold in South Korea at local gold souks and licensed goldsmiths. Always check the hallmark stamp to confirm karat, and obtain a documented receipt. The spot price shown here is your reference for evaluating the shop's price before making charges.
How often is the South Korea gold price updated?: The spot price is refreshed from Swissquote at least every five minutes and moves with live PAXG/USD quotes while the page is open. The KRW/USD exchange rate is the day's mid-market rate from the open-source currency-api feed. The price you see is the global spot price converted to the local currency.

Today's price, every morning

We post the gram price for South Korea on Instagram every day — 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K, with the daily move.

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