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 was 2.50 percent on 17 September 2025, unchanged with respect to 16 September.
Sample. There are 6,584 observations in the daily time series shown in the graph above. The time range covered by the series goes from May 1999 to September 2025.
History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the entire sample: the rate hit a maximum of 5.25 percent on 5 October 2000; it reached a trough of 0.50 on 28 May 2020; it had a mean value of 2.92.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | 2.5 |
| 2025-09-16 | 2.5 |
| 2025-09-17 | 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 |