CPI Inflation, Energy (Monthly, YoY, NSA): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 7.81% y/y for 2026-10, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.CPI.ENERGY.YOY.M · KOR
National CPI using COICOP 1999. Core here excludes food and energy; it is not an alternative core definition excluding alcohol and tobacco. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- Latest
- 7.81
- % y/y · 2026-10
- Previous
- 7.74
- % y/y · 2026-09
- Oldest shown
- -4.90
- % y/y · 2016-11
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Korea · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 7.81 |
| 2026-09 | 7.74 |
| 2026-08 | 7.67 |
| 2026-07 | 8.39 |
| 2026-06 | 12.74 |
| 2026-05 | 12.52 |
| 2026-04 | 11.34 |
| 2026-03 | 5.16 |
| 2026-02 | -1.29 |
| 2026-01 | -0.06 |
| 2025-12 | 3.12 |
| 2025-11 | 3.01 |
| 2025-10 | 2.41 |
| 2025-09 | 1.14 |
| 2025-08 | -0.68 |
| 2025-07 | 0.65 |
| 2025-06 | 1.56 |
| 2025-05 | 0.16 |
| 2025-04 | 0.53 |
| 2025-03 | 2.87 |
| 2025-02 | 4.71 |
| 2025-01 | 5.22 |
| 2024-12 | 1.97 |
| 2024-11 | -1.43 |
| 2024-10 | -4.58 |
| 2024-09 | -2.77 |
| 2024-08 | 1.54 |
| 2024-07 | 4.71 |
| 2024-06 | 2.50 |
| 2024-05 | 3.13 |
| 2024-04 | 3.34 |
| 2024-03 | 3.28 |
| 2024-02 | 1.83 |
| 2024-01 | -0.14 |
| 2023-12 | 1.74 |
| 2023-11 | 1.96 |
| 2023-10 | 4.21 |
| 2023-09 | 6.02 |
| 2023-08 | 2.22 |
| 2023-07 | -8.57 |
| 2023-06 | -6.29 |
| 2023-05 | -2.05 |
| 2023-04 | -1.15 |
| 2023-03 | 2.12 |
| 2023-02 | 11.43 |
| 2023-01 | 15.25 |
| 2022-12 | 14.24 |
| 2022-11 | 13.19 |
| 2022-10 | 16.61 |
| 2022-09 | 16.41 |
| 2022-08 | 18.75 |
| 2022-07 | 28.49 |
| 2022-06 | 28.14 |
| 2022-05 | 25.18 |
| 2022-04 | 23.74 |
| 2022-03 | 19.92 |
| 2022-02 | 12.90 |
| 2022-01 | 11.14 |
| 2021-12 | 14.62 |
| 2021-11 | 20.56 |
| 2021-10 | 15.99 |
| 2021-09 | 12.45 |
| 2021-08 | 12.74 |
| 2021-07 | 11.69 |
| 2021-06 | 8.30 |
| 2021-05 | 9.79 |
| 2021-04 | 4.90 |
| 2021-03 | -1.75 |
| 2021-02 | -6.12 |
| 2021-01 | -7.62 |
| 2020-12 | -9.25 |
| 2020-11 | -10.55 |
| 2020-10 | -10.06 |
| 2020-09 | -8.86 |
| 2020-08 | -7.90 |
| 2020-07 | -7.95 |
| 2020-06 | -8.33 |
| 2020-05 | -10.22 |
| 2020-04 | -3.14 |
| 2020-03 | 4.49 |
| 2020-02 | 7.86 |
| 2020-01 | 7.89 |
| 2019-12 | 2.91 |
| 2019-11 | -2.06 |
| 2019-10 | -3.89 |
| 2019-09 | -2.56 |
| 2019-08 | -2.97 |
| 2019-07 | -2.59 |
| 2019-06 | -1.22 |
| 2019-05 | -0.32 |
| 2019-04 | -2.56 |
| 2019-03 | -4.89 |
| 2019-02 | -5.92 |
| 2019-01 | -4.99 |
| 2018-12 | -0.97 |
| 2018-11 | 4.45 |
| 2018-10 | 5.65 |
| 2018-09 | 4.96 |
| 2018-08 | 1.69 |
| 2018-07 | 1.91 |
| 2018-06 | 3.82 |
| 2018-05 | 1.68 |
| 2018-04 | 0.84 |
| 2018-03 | 0.50 |
| 2018-02 | 1.43 |
| 2018-01 | 1.63 |
| 2017-12 | 3.40 |
| 2017-11 | 0.83 |
| 2017-10 | 3.57 |
| 2017-09 | 7.42 |
| 2017-08 | 5.97 |
| 2017-07 | 4.20 |
| 2017-06 | 0.67 |
| 2017-05 | 3.91 |
| 2017-04 | 4.02 |
| 2017-03 | 5.41 |
| 2017-02 | 2.33 |
| 2017-01 | -0.02 |
| 2016-12 | -5.69 |
| 2016-11 | -4.90 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-11 to 2026-10. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.