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Real interest rate in South Korea

Latest: 1.0%
Previous: 0.6%
Change: +0.40 (+63.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Real interest rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Real interest rate in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	—
Dec 31, 1992	—
Dec 31, 1993	—
Dec 31, 1994	—
Dec 31, 1995	—
Dec 31, 1996	6.8%
Dec 31, 1997	7.7%
Dec 31, 1998	10.3%
Dec 31, 1999	10.9%
Dec 31, 2000	7.5%
Dec 31, 2001	4.0%
Dec 31, 2002	3.6%
Dec 31, 2003	2.6%
Dec 31, 2004	2.6%
Dec 31, 2005	4.4%
Dec 31, 2006	6.2%
Dec 31, 2007	3.9%
Dec 31, 2008	4.1%
Dec 31, 2009	2.1%
Dec 31, 2010	2.7%
Dec 31, 2011	4.4%
Dec 31, 2012	4.1%
Dec 31, 2013	3.5%
Dec 31, 2014	3.2%
Dec 31, 2015	0.3%
Dec 31, 2016	1.3%
Dec 31, 2017	1.4%
Dec 31, 2018	3.1%
Dec 31, 2019	4.1%
Dec 31, 2020	1.2%
Dec 31, 2021	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2022	2.4%
Dec 31, 2023	3.1%
Dec 31, 2024	0.6%
Dec 31, 2025	1.0%

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