South Korea Metal Prices Today
Prices in Won (KRW) · Reference market: Closed SGX
South Korea imports almost every gram of metal its electronics and shipbuilding industries consume — a resource-poor country running some of the world's most metal-hungry factories.
Manufacturing Without Mining
Samsung's chip fabs, Hyundai's car plants and the country's shipyards all consume enormous quantities of copper, aluminium and precious metals for electronics — almost none of it mined domestically, making South Korea's demand a fairly direct read on the health of its export manufacturing sector.
A Won-Denominated Retail Market of Its Own
The Korea Exchange (KRX) runs its own domestic gold market, separate from the international benchmarks, giving South Korean retail buyers and jewellers a won-priced reference alongside the internationally-derived prices shown here.
Did You Know?
During South Korea's 1997-98 financial crisis, ordinary citizens donated household gold jewellery to help the government meet its debts — a striking example of gold's cultural role beyond pure investment.
Frequently Asked Questions
The gold price in South Korea today is ₩187,558.80 per gram as of August 3, 2026, converted from the live international spot rate into KRW.
No — South Korea has little domestic mining and instead imports metals in bulk for its electronics, shipbuilding and automotive industries.
Prices for South Korea are shown in Won (KRW), converted daily from live international spot rates — not a fixed or manually-updated exchange rate.
SGX (Singapore Exchange) is the nearest tracked reference market for South Korea. This doesn't mean prices on this site are sourced directly from it — see its market profile for how it actually works.
