DRAM and NAND prices
DRAM price index and NAND flash price trends
Track monthly DRAM and flash-memory export-price indices (2020=100) with NAND and DRAM export values and clear spot-price and product-mix caveats.
Definition before interpretation
What this DRAM and NAND price tracker measures
The price lines are official Bank of Korea dollar-basis export-price indices, each normalized so 2020 equals 100. They show the direction and scale of export-price changes, not an absolute DRAM or NAND chip price.
This is not a spot-price, contract-price, HBM-price, or price-per-gigabyte chart. KITA DRAM and NAND export values are displayed separately to help distinguish price and product-mix effects from a broad trade contraction.
Latest official observations
DRAM price trend, NAND flash trend, and export values
4/4 configured headline signals available
Twelve-month trajectory
Export prices have repriced sharply
Index · 2020 = 100
| Series | Latest period | Latest value | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAM export-price indexIndex, 2020=100 | June 2026 | 252.74 | 0.6% | 238.2% |
| Flash-memory export-price indexIndex, 2020=100 | June 2026 | 225.71 | 9.0% | 229.5% |
| Korea DRAM exportsMonthly export value | June 2026 | $21.8B | 17.4% | 384.9% |
| Korea NAND exportsMonthly export value | June 2026 | $2.5B | 44.4% | 300.5% |
DRAM and NAND price-versus-product-mix decomposition
This diagnostic asks whether price, export value, and reported weight are moving together. It is context, not a demand score: customs weight is not bit volume, and rising value can reflect price or product mix.
Latest year-over-year move
Value is surging while reported weight contracts
The negative weight bars do not measure bit shipments. The divergence is presented as price-and-product-mix context.
DRAM
Price/mix led
The price index and export value are rising while reported weight is falling; treat this as price and product-mix strength, not unit-demand growth.
- Price YoY
- 238.2%
- Value YoY
- 384.9%
- Weight YoY
- -19.3%
NAND
Price/mix led
The price index and export value are rising while reported weight is falling; treat this as price and product-mix strength, not unit-demand growth.
- Price YoY
- 229.5%
- Value YoY
- 300.5%
- Weight YoY
- -27.3%
Not spot prices
ECOS series are export-price indices—not absolute chip, spot, contract, or HBM prices.
Not bit shipments
Reported customs kilograms can shift with packaging and product mix; they are not semiconductor bit volume.
Classification starts in 2022
The current MTI DRAM/NAND classification is not used to fabricate comparable pre-2022 history.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a DRAM spot-price chart?
No. The DRAM series is the Bank of Korea dollar-basis export-price index with 2020 equal to 100. It is not an absolute chip price, spot quote, contract price, or HBM price.
What does the DRAM price index measure?
It measures monthly changes in the Bank of Korea’s dollar-basis DRAM export-price index. An index value describes movement relative to the 2020 base; it does not state a price per chip, gigabyte, or kilogram.
Does the NAND series show absolute NAND flash prices?
No. The price series is the Bank of Korea flash-memory export-price index, while the separate trade series reports KITA NAND export value. Neither is an absolute NAND spot or contract price.
Can reported export weight be treated as bit shipments?
No. Customs weight can change with packaging and product mix, so it is retained only as a secondary price-and-mix diagnostic and must not be interpreted as semiconductor bit volume.
How often is the memory-cycle data updated?
The tracker is updated as the monthly Bank of Korea and KITA observations are ingested and reviewed. The latest official period and snapshot-generation time are shown at the top of this page.
Publication policy
Published metrics use reviewed observations. Pending review candidates are excluded from values, and missing disclosures stay missing. We preserve source units and distinguish actual spending, guidance, contractual commitments, trade values, weights, and price indices.
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Primary sources
- Bank of Korea ECOS
Monthly dollar-basis DRAM and flash-memory export-price indices, each indexed to 2020=100.
- Korea International Trade Association
Official monthly MTI trade statistics for DRAM (831110) and NAND (831120), reported in USD thousands and kilograms.