You may please use this code that will help you to insert data into database
register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'my_plugin_create_db' );
function my_plugin_create_db() {
global $wpdb;
$table_name1 = $wpdb->prefix . "woo_currency";
$curr_name = array('Dollars', 'Ruble', 'Riel');
$curr_symbol = array('$', 'p.', '៛');
$insert = $wpdb->insert($table_name1,
array(
'name' => $curr_name,
'symbol' => $curr_symbol,
),array('%s', '%s'));
}
Hope this will help you to achieve your goal.