Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Korea - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the monetary policy rate stood at 2.50 percent on 5 November 2025, unchanged with respect to 4 November 2025.
Sample. There are 6,614 observations overall in the daily time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time stretching from May 1999 to November 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate had a mean of 2.91 percent; it registered a minimum of 0.50 on 28 May 2020; it achieved a maximum of 5.25 on 5 October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | 2.5 |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.5 |
| 2025-11-05 | 2.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Korea |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |