Consumer price inflation, year on year (World Bank GEM): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 3.10% y/y for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor.
Source series · Listed tier · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · WBGEM.L.CPI.YOY.SA.M · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the World Bank Global Economic Monitor as the World Bank publishes it; not individually reviewed by SOTW. The archive is refreshed about monthly, so the latest reading can trail the national release. Country-specific definitions follow the World Bank's compilation.
- Latest
- 3.10
- % y/y · 2026-08
- Previous
- 2.80
- % y/y · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 1.45
- % y/y · 2016-09
- 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) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 3.10 |
| 2026-07 | 2.80 |
| 2026-06 | 3.18 |
| 2026-05 | 3.15 |
| 2026-04 | 2.57 |
| 2026-03 | 2.14 |
| 2026-02 | 1.71 |
| 2026-01 | 2.27 |
| 2025-12 | 2.29 |
| 2025-11 | 2.45 |
| 2025-10 | 2.39 |
| 2025-09 | 2.10 |
| 2025-08 | 1.68 |
| 2025-07 | 2.11 |
| 2025-06 | 2.19 |
| 2025-05 | 1.91 |
| 2025-04 | 2.07 |
| 2025-03 | 2.04 |
| 2025-02 | 2.27 |
| 2025-01 | 1.97 |
| 2024-12 | 1.91 |
| 2024-11 | 1.52 |
| 2024-10 | 1.07 |
| 2024-09 | 1.81 |
| 2024-08 | 2.03 |
| 2024-07 | 2.56 |
| 2024-06 | 2.44 |
| 2024-05 | 2.67 |
| 2024-04 | 2.90 |
| 2024-03 | 3.09 |
| 2024-02 | 3.00 |
| 2024-01 | 2.91 |
| 2023-12 | 3.16 |
| 2023-11 | 3.31 |
| 2023-10 | 3.99 |
| 2023-09 | 3.54 |
| 2023-08 | 3.36 |
| 2023-07 | 2.34 |
| 2023-06 | 2.75 |
| 2023-05 | 3.37 |
| 2023-04 | 3.66 |
| 2023-03 | 4.14 |
| 2023-02 | 4.33 |
| 2023-01 | 5.30 |
| 2022-12 | 5.00 |
| 2022-11 | 5.01 |
| 2022-10 | 5.67 |
| 2022-09 | 5.52 |
| 2022-08 | 5.71 |
| 2022-07 | 6.29 |
| 2022-06 | 6.04 |
| 2022-05 | 5.32 |
| 2022-04 | 4.73 |
| 2022-03 | 4.16 |
| 2022-02 | 4.21 |
| 2022-01 | 3.36 |
| 2021-12 | 3.70 |
| 2021-11 | 3.77 |
| 2021-10 | 2.97 |
| 2021-09 | 2.70 |
| 2021-08 | 2.54 |
| 2021-07 | 2.60 |
| 2021-06 | 2.32 |
| 2021-05 | 2.61 |
| 2021-04 | 2.48 |
| 2021-03 | 1.89 |
| 2021-02 | 1.35 |
| 2021-01 | 1.05 |
| 2020-12 | 0.62 |
| 2020-11 | 0.60 |
| 2020-10 | 0.42 |
| 2020-09 | 0.73 |
| 2020-08 | 0.76 |
| 2020-07 | 0.42 |
| 2020-06 | 0.19 |
| 2020-05 | -0.23 |
| 2020-04 | 0.01 |
| 2020-03 | 0.83 |
| 2020-02 | 0.80 |
| 2020-01 | 1.31 |
| 2019-12 | 0.76 |
| 2019-11 | 0.13 |
| 2019-10 | -0.002004 |
| 2019-09 | -0.42 |
| 2019-08 | -0.04 |
| 2019-07 | 0.60 |
| 2019-06 | 0.70 |
| 2019-05 | 0.69 |
| 2019-04 | 0.56 |
| 2019-03 | 0.37 |
| 2019-02 | 0.68 |
| 2019-01 | 0.61 |
| 2018-12 | 1.32 |
| 2018-11 | 2.03 |
| 2018-10 | 1.80 |
| 2018-09 | 2.22 |
| 2018-08 | 1.44 |
| 2018-07 | 1.14 |
| 2018-06 | 1.48 |
| 2018-05 | 1.49 |
| 2018-04 | 1.54 |
| 2018-03 | 1.22 |
| 2018-02 | 1.08 |
| 2018-01 | 0.95 |
| 2017-12 | 1.41 |
| 2017-11 | 1.14 |
| 2017-10 | 1.81 |
| 2017-09 | 1.84 |
| 2017-08 | 2.51 |
| 2017-07 | 2.22 |
| 2017-06 | 1.81 |
| 2017-05 | 2.02 |
| 2017-04 | 1.96 |
| 2017-03 | 2.29 |
| 2017-02 | 2.29 |
| 2017-01 | 2.05 |
| 2016-12 | 1.33 |
| 2016-11 | 1.53 |
| 2016-10 | 1.28 |
| 2016-09 | 1.45 |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.