Inflation, consumer prices (annual %): South Korea
2.1230943% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 66 years from 1960 to 2025 are below.
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Financial Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (annual %) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1230943 |
| 2024 | 2.3217432 |
| 2023 | 3.5974562 |
| 2022 | 5.089514 |
| 2021 | 2.4983332 |
| 2020 | 0.537288 |
| 2019 | 0.3830003 |
| 2018 | 1.4758394 |
| 2017 | 1.9443324 |
| 2016 | 0.97168577 |
| 2015 | 0.7063318 |
| 2014 | 1.2747744 |
| 2013 | 1.3013475 |
| 2012 | 2.187071 |
| 2011 | 4.025965 |
| 2010 | 2.9392865 |
| 2009 | 2.7564964 |
| 2008 | 4.673897 |
| 2007 | 2.5345738 |
| 2006 | 2.2423403 |
| 2005 | 2.7537916 |
| 2004 | 3.590663 |
| 2003 | 3.5148745 |
| 2002 | 2.762262 |
| 2001 | 4.066576 |
| 2000 | 2.2591658 |
| 1999 | 0.8129572 |
| 1998 | 7.51358 |
| 1997 | 4.438932 |
| 1996 | 4.9245434 |
| 1995 | 4.480741 |
| 1994 | 6.2658596 |
| 1993 | 4.800997 |
| 1992 | 6.2132816 |
| 1991 | 9.33279 |
| 1990 | 8.573273 |
| 1989 | 5.7001653 |
| 1988 | 7.1460977 |
| 1987 | 3.0496607 |
| 1986 | 2.749981 |
| 1985 | 2.4591088 |
| 1984 | 2.2739563 |
| 1983 | 3.4206142 |
| 1982 | 7.1908464 |
| 1981 | 21.35164 |
| 1980 | 28.697609 |
| 1979 | 18.323496 |
| 1978 | 14.460285 |
| 1977 | 10.096665 |
| 1976 | 15.32732 |
| 1975 | 25.249256 |
| 1974 | 24.3042 |
| 1973 | 3.221029 |
| 1972 | 11.688987 |
| 1971 | 13.511703 |
| 1970 | 15.950342 |
| 1969 | 12.3895645 |
| 1968 | 10.771821 |
| 1967 | 10.88244 |
| 1966 | 11.261385 |
| 1965 | 13.548195 |
| 1964 | 29.462831 |
| 1963 | 20.691647 |
| 1962 | 6.618311 |
| 1961 | 8.195653 |
| 1960 | 7.9655657 |