National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Korea
Korea: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items was 1.92 Percent per annum in 2025. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.92 Percent per annum for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Korea peaked at 10.21 Percent per annum in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.2109 Percent per annum, in 1999.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.21 Percent per annum | — |
| 1991 | 8.89 Percent per annum | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 6.38 Percent per annum | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 5.29 Percent per annum | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 5.6 Percent per annum | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 5.3 Percent per annum | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 5.02 Percent per annum | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 3.48 Percent per annum | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 4.78 Percent per annum | +37.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2109 Percent per annum | -104.4% |
| 2000 | 1.82 Percent per annum | -965.1% |
| 2001 | 3.51 Percent per annum | +92.3% |
| 2002 | 3.08 Percent per annum | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 3.25 Percent per annum | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.39 Percent per annum | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 2.32 Percent per annum | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.99 Percent per annum | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.53 Percent per annum | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 Percent per annum | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 2.95 Percent per annum | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.84 Percent per annum | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 2.56 Percent per annum | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 1.57 Percent per annum | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 1.52 Percent per annum | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 Percent per annum | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 2.43 Percent per annum | +45.2% |
| 2016 | 1.88 Percent per annum | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 1.54 Percent per annum | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.17 Percent per annum | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7366 Percent per annum | -36.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3558 Percent per annum | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 1.37 Percent per annum | +285.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6 Percent per annum | +162.5% |
| 2023 | 3.42 Percent per annum | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.16 Percent per annum | -36.9% |
| 2025 | 1.92 Percent per annum | -11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +965.1% | -0.2109 Percent per annum | 1.82 Percent per annum |
| 2021 | +285.7% | 0.3558 Percent per annum | 1.37 Percent per annum |
| 2022 | +162.5% | 1.37 Percent per annum | 3.6 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.48 Percent per annum | -0.2109 Percent per annum | 10.21 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 Percent per annum | 1.82 Percent per annum | 3.58 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 Percent per annum | 0.7366 Percent per annum | 2.56 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 Percent per annum | 0.3558 Percent per annum | 3.6 Percent per annum | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Chile 6.68 Percent per annum compare
- 1 Türkiye 35.5 Percent per annum compare
- 2 Mexico 5.68 Percent per annum compare
- 2 Croatia 3.62 Percent per annum compare
- 3 Estonia 6.03 Percent per annum compare
- 3 OECD 5.5 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Colombia 5.47 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Lithuania 4.23 Percent per annum compare
- 5 Latvia 3.71 Percent per annum compare
- 5 Russian Federation 5.46 Percent per annum compare
- 6 Hungary 5.17 Percent per annum compare
- 6 Netherlands 3.42 Percent per annum compare
More economy & growth data for Korea
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 24.21 Percentage of GDP (2029)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness 0.2301 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. 0.0475 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — B. Openess 0.0121 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.064 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0.0485 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — E. Wider 0.058 Index (2024)
- Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business 27.5 Percentage of taxable income (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Korea?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Korea was 1.92 Percent per annum in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 Percent per annum in 1990.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2109 Percent per annum in 1999.
- How does Korea rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for all items less food and energy (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for all items less food and energy can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).