Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-05-31
Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate stands at 3.14% as of 2026-05-31, up from 2.57% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (437 observations).
In 2026-05-31, Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate was 3.14%, up from 2.57% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate was 2.57%, up from 2.16% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate was 2.16%, up from 2% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate was 2%, down from 2.01% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate was 2.01%, down from 2.31% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 3.14% | +0.5701% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.57% | +0.4108% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.16% | +0.1598% |
| 2026-02-28 | 2% | -0.0064% |
| 2026-01-31 | 2.01% | -0.3098% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.31% | -0.1327% |
| 2025-11-30 | 2.45% | +0.0672% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.38% | +0.2783% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.1% | +0.4345% |
| 2025-08-31 | 1.67% | -0.4266% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.09% | -0.0756% |
| 2025-06-30 | 2.17% | +0.2679% |
| 2025-05-31 | 1.9% | -0.1769% |
| 2025-04-30 | 2.08% | +0.0252% |
| 2025-03-31 | 2.05% | +0.0321% |
| 2025-02-28 | 2.02% | -0.223% |
| 2025-01-31 | 2.24% | +0.3106% |
| 2024-12-31 | 1.93% | +0.4074% |
| 2024-11-30 | 1.53% | +0.2728% |
| 2024-10-31 | 1.25% | -0.3414% |
| 2024-09-30 | 1.6% | -0.4178% |
| 2024-08-31 | 2.01% | -0.5391% |
| 2024-07-31 | 2.55% | +0.141% |
| 2024-06-30 | 2.41% | -0.2616% |
| 2024-05-31 | 2.67% | -0.2524% |
| 2024-04-30 | 2.92% | -0.1785% |
| 2024-03-31 | 3.1% | -0.0235% |
| 2024-02-29 | 3.13% | +0.3106% |
| 2024-01-31 | 2.82% | -0.3595% |
| 2023-12-31 | 3.18% | -0.1339% |
| 2023-11-30 | 3.31% | -0.4553% |
| 2023-10-31 | 3.77% | +0.0618% |
| 2023-09-30 | 3.7% | +0.3433% |
| 2023-08-31 | 3.36% | +1.01% |
| 2023-07-31 | 2.35% | -0.3717% |
| 2023-06-30 | 2.73% | -0.6506% |
| 2023-05-31 | 3.38% | -0.3114% |
| 2023-04-30 | 3.69% | -0.4778% |
| 2023-03-31 | 4.17% | -0.4917% |
| 2023-02-28 | 4.66% | -0.321% |
| 2023-01-31 | 4.98% | -0.0388% |
| 2022-12-31 | 5.02% | +0.011% |
| 2022-11-30 | 5.01% | -0.6154% |
| 2022-10-31 | 5.62% | +0.1453% |
| 2022-09-30 | 5.48% | -0.2462% |
| 2022-08-31 | 5.72% | -0.6044% |
| 2022-07-31 | 6.33% | +0.2908% |
| 2022-06-30 | 6.04% | +0.6957% |
| 2022-05-31 | 5.34% | +0.5847% |
| 2022-04-30 | 4.76% | +0.5728% |
| 2022-03-31 | 4.18% | +0.4028% |
| 2022-02-28 | 3.78% | +0.0095% |
| 2022-01-31 | 3.77% | +0.073% |
| 2021-12-31 | 3.7% | -0.0788% |
| 2021-11-30 | 3.78% | +0.6123% |
| 2021-10-31 | 3.16% | +0.7522% |
| 2021-09-30 | 2.41% | -0.143% |
| 2021-08-31 | 2.56% | -0.0846% |
| 2021-07-31 | 2.64% | +0.293% |
| 2021-06-30 | 2.35% | -0.2779% |
| 2021-05-31 | 2.62% | +0.1322% |
| 2021-04-30 | 2.49% | +0.5913% |
| 2021-03-31 | 1.9% | +0.4834% |
| 2021-02-28 | 1.42% | +0.4686% |
| 2021-01-31 | 0.9491% | +0.3364% |
| 2020-12-31 | 0.6127% | +0.0005% |
| 2020-11-30 | 0.6122% | +0.4732% |
| 2020-10-31 | 0.1389% | -0.809% |
| 2020-09-30 | 0.948% | +0.1785% |
| 2020-08-31 | 0.7694% | +0.3228% |
| 2020-07-31 | 0.4466% | +0.2265% |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.2201% | +0.4329% |
| 2020-05-31 | -0.2127% | -0.2318% |
| 2020-04-30 | 0.0191% | -0.8072% |
| 2020-03-31 | 0.8263% | -0.0286% |
| 2020-02-29 | 0.8549% | -0.3647% |
| 2020-01-31 | 1.22% | +0.4811% |
| 2019-12-31 | 0.7385% | +0.5865% |
| 2019-11-30 | 0.152% | +0.152% |
| 2019-10-31 | 0% | — |
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Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate is 3.14% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 2.57% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 10.13% (1991-03-31); the lowest is -0.4261% (2019-09-30), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.