At 2.1 % a year, prices double in about 34 years if it holds.
Inflation rate in South Korea over time
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#4 of 126
closer to 2 % is better
Ranked behind
97 %
122 of 126 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.20 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
2.97 pp
peak 5.09 % in 2022
Full series
▼ 0.14 pp
since 2000
In Asia: #2 of 37vs median 3.12 %: −1.00 pp (better)
The doubling clock
Exact compounding (ln 2 ÷ ln(1 + rate)), not the rule-of-72 shortcut — and an if-it-holds projection, not a forecast: the clock is reset by every new inflation reading. The target line is the context — most central banks aim near 2 %, where prices double about once a working life.
Among 126 countries
Half of all 126 countries sit between 1.66 % and 4.65 %. South Korea is ahead of 97 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Annual CPI inflation from official statistics (World Bank, Eurostat, SSB). Ranked and coloured by distance from the ~2 % target most central banks aim for — deflation is not "winning".
How to read this figure
Annual change in the consumer price index — how much more the same basket costs than a year ago. Derived from official index levels (World Bank collection); one number for the whole country, so your personal basket may run hotter or colder. Ranked and coloured by distance from the ~2 % target most central banks aim for: deflation is a warning sign, not a win, so the greenest countries sit NEAR the target — not at the lowest number.