National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in Korea
Korea: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and was 3.25 Percent per annum in 2025. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in Korea, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
Korea recorded 3.25 Percent per annum for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in 2025.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in Korea peaked at 10.99 Percent per annum in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0475 Percent per annum, in 2019.
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, Food and in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.83 Percent per annum | — |
| 1986 | 2.18 Percent per annum | -42.9% |
| 1987 | 3.09 Percent per annum | +41.6% |
| 1988 | 10.55 Percent per annum | +241.4% |
| 1989 | 6.15 Percent per annum | -41.7% |
| 1990 | 9.85 Percent per annum | +60.1% |
| 1991 | 10.99 Percent per annum | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 5.27 Percent per annum | -52.0% |
| 1993 | 3.02 Percent per annum | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 10.2 Percent per annum | +237.2% |
| 1995 | 3.03 Percent per annum | -70.3% |
| 1996 | 3.02 Percent per annum | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.98 Percent per annum | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 10.1 Percent per annum | +153.7% |
| 1999 | 4.54 Percent per annum | -55.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8358 Percent per annum | -81.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1 Percent per annum | +510.1% |
| 2002 | 4.81 Percent per annum | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.65 Percent per annum | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.07 Percent per annum | +73.6% |
| 2005 | 3.11 Percent per annum | -61.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5253 Percent per annum | -83.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5 Percent per annum | +376.6% |
| 2008 | 4.95 Percent per annum | +97.7% |
| 2009 | 7.58 Percent per annum | +53.0% |
| 2010 | 6.41 Percent per annum | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 8.14 Percent per annum | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 3.96 Percent per annum | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8577 Percent per annum | -78.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2924 Percent per annum | -65.9% |
| 2015 | 1.65 Percent per annum | +464.1% |
| 2016 | 2.31 Percent per annum | +39.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4 Percent per annum | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 2.77 Percent per annum | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 Percent per annum | -98.3% |
| 2020 | 4.43 Percent per annum | +9209.3% |
| 2021 | 5.89 Percent per annum | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 5.92 Percent per annum | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.47 Percent per annum | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 3.87 Percent per annum | -29.2% |
| 2025 | 3.25 Percent per annum | -16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +9209.3% | 0.0475 Percent per annum | 4.43 Percent per annum |
| 2001 | +510.1% | 0.8358 Percent per annum | 5.1 Percent per annum |
| 2015 | +464.1% | 0.2924 Percent per annum | 1.65 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.16 Percent per annum | 2.18 Percent per annum | 10.55 Percent per annum | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.4 Percent per annum | 3.02 Percent per annum | 10.99 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 Percent per annum | 0.5253 Percent per annum | 8.07 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 Percent per annum | 0.0475 Percent per annum | 8.14 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 Percent per annum | 3.25 Percent per annum | 5.92 Percent per annum | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Türkiye 33.15 Percent per annum compare
- 1 Argentina 36.03 Percent per annum compare
- 1 Croatia 5.08 Percent per annum compare
- 2 Chile 12.22 Percent per annum compare
- 2 Estonia 6.94 Percent per annum compare
- 3 Russian Federation 9.6 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Latvia 6.16 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Mexico 8.17 Percent per annum compare
- 5 Slovenia 5.44 Percent per annum compare
- 5 China 7.3 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, food and in Korea?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in Korea was 3.25 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, food and recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.99 Percent per annum in 1991.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 Percent per annum in 2019.
- How does Korea rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. 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, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, 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 Food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for Food and non-alcoholic beverages can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).