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 16 December 2025, the same as on 15 December.
Sample. There are 6,643 records in the daily series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time range going from May 1999 to December 2025.
History. Here are some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the rate recorded a maximum of 5.25 percent on 5 October 2000; it reached a trough of 0.50 on 28 May 2020; it was equal on average to 2.91.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | 2.5 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2.5 |
| 2025-12-16 | 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 |
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