Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Korea
Korea: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Korea, 1964–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Korea peaked at 28 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2020.
Korea ranks 67th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 10.5 | — |
| 1965 | 28 | +166.7% |
| 1966 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 1973 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 5 | -54.5% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.42 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 7 | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 1.75 | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.75 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.75 | +600.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -33.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.35, 30% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 47% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +600.0% | 0.25 | 1.75 |
| 1965 | +166.7% | 10.5 | 28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 | 10.5 | 28 | 6 |
| 1970s | 14 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.64 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 1.25 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.875 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.25 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Korea?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Korea was 1 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 1965.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Korea ranks 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.