South Korea Inflation

South Korea inflation data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 2.32%. Global rank: 50.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-07 14:06:26
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
88 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 22.8 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 80% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Korea · annual consumer price inflation by country.

1960–2024
2.32 percent
3.6 percent
1.95 percent
50 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
inflation rate reference line

Countries by inflation

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Argentina 219.88
Turkey 58.51
Nigeria 33.24
Egypt 28.27
Ghana 22.85
Ethiopia 21.04
Pakistan 12.63
Bangladesh 10.47

Interpretation

short note

This price indicator helps assess inflation pressure, purchasing power and price-level changes.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
China 0.22
India 4.95
Japan 2.74
Germany 2.26

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 14:06:26

South Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1875.39 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.32%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea Inflation: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Inflation for South Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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