Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Korea
Korea: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Korea, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 2.5 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Korea peaked at 5.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2020.
Korea ranks 62nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.25 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 4.25 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.75 | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 3.25 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 3.75 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 2.75 | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 3.25 | +225.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.88 | 2 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.25 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1572 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,693 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,961 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 6,168 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Korea?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Korea was 2.5 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- How does Korea rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Korea ranks 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Monetary policy-related, 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.