Inflation in South Korea by year Inflation figures for South Korea by year from 1975. View current inflation Table with average inflation figures per year in South Korea Period Inflation (CPI) 2026 + 2.7% View CPI for South Korea in 2026 CPI South Korea in 2026 2025 + 2.1% View CPI for South Korea in 2025 CPI South Korea in 2025 2024 + 2.3% View CPI for South Korea in 2024 CPI South Korea in 2024 2023 + 3.6% View CPI for South Korea in 2023 CPI South Korea in 2023 2022 + 5.1% View CPI for South Korea in 2022 CPI South Korea in 2022 2021 + 2.5% View CPI for South Korea in 2021 CPI South Korea in 2021 2020 + 0.5% View CPI for South Korea in 2020 CPI South Korea in 2020 2019 + 0.4% View CPI for South Korea in 2019 CPI South Korea in 2019 2018 + 1.5% View CPI for South Korea in 2018 CPI South Korea in 2018 2017 + 2% View CPI for South Korea in 2017 CPI South Korea in 2017 2016 + 1% View CPI for South Korea in 2016 CPI South Korea in 2016 2015 + 0.7% View CPI for South Korea in 2015 CPI South Korea in 2015 2014 + 1.3% View CPI for South Korea in 2014 CPI South Korea in 2014 2013 + 1.3% View CPI for South Korea in 2013 CPI South Korea in 2013 2012 + 2.2% View CPI for South Korea in 2012 CPI South Korea in 2012 2011 + 4% View CPI for South Korea in 2011 CPI South Korea in 2011 2010 + 2.9% View CPI for South Korea in 2010 CPI South Korea in 2010 2009 + 2.8% View CPI for South Korea in 2009 CPI South Korea in 2009 2008 + 4.7% View CPI for South Korea in 2008 CPI South Korea in 2008 2007 + 2.5% View CPI for South Korea in 2007 CPI South Korea in 2007 2006 + 2.2% View CPI for South Korea in 2006 CPI South Korea in 2006 2005 + 2.8% View CPI for South Korea in 2005 CPI South Korea in 2005 2004 + 3.6% View CPI for South Korea in 2004 CPI South Korea in 2004 2003 + 3.5% View CPI for South Korea in 2003 CPI South Korea in 2003 2002 + 2.8% View CPI for South Korea in 2002 CPI South Korea in 2002 2001 + 4.1% View CPI for South Korea in 2001 CPI South Korea in 2001 2000 + 2.3% View CPI for South Korea in 2000 CPI South Korea in 2000 1999 + 0.8% View CPI for South Korea in 1999 CPI South Korea in 1999 1998 + 7.5% View CPI for South Korea in 1998 CPI South Korea in 1998 1997 + 4.4% View CPI for South Korea in 1997 CPI South Korea in 1997 1996 + 4.9% View CPI for South Korea in 1996 CPI South Korea in 1996 1995 + 4.5% View CPI for South Korea in 1995 CPI South Korea in 1995 1994 + 6.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1994 CPI South Korea in 1994 1993 + 4.8% View CPI for South Korea in 1993 CPI South Korea in 1993 1992 + 6.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1992 CPI South Korea in 1992 1991 + 9.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1991 CPI South Korea in 1991 1990 + 8.6% View CPI for South Korea in 1990 CPI South Korea in 1990 1989 + 5.7% View CPI for South Korea in 1989 CPI South Korea in 1989 1988 + 7.2% View CPI for South Korea in 1988 CPI South Korea in 1988 1987 + 3.1% View CPI for South Korea in 1987 CPI South Korea in 1987 1986 + 2.8% View CPI for South Korea in 1986 CPI South Korea in 1986 1985 + 2.5% View CPI for South Korea in 1985 CPI South Korea in 1985 1984 + 2.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1984 CPI South Korea in 1984 1983 + 3.4% View CPI for South Korea in 1983 CPI South Korea in 1983 1982 + 7.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1982 CPI South Korea in 1982 1981 + 21.6% View CPI for South Korea in 1981 CPI South Korea in 1981 1980 + 28.6% View CPI for South Korea in 1980 CPI South Korea in 1980 1979 + 18.3% View CPI for South Korea in 1979 CPI South Korea in 1979 1978 + 14.4% View CPI for South Korea in 1978 CPI South Korea in 1978 1977 + 10.1% View CPI for South Korea in 1977 CPI South Korea in 1977 1976 + 15.7% View CPI for South Korea in 1976 CPI South Korea in 1976 1975 + 25.1% View CPI for South Korea in 1975 CPI South Korea in 1975 Recent updates september 2026 2.9% (-0.2) august 2026 3.1% (+0.3) july 2026 2.8% (-0.4) View all updates → Other countries in Asia & Pacific Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia