South Korea Consumer Price Index

South Korea consumer price index data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 135 index.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:08:41
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
84 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.5 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 87% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2025 19602025
1960 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

South Korea · consumer price index by country.

1960–2025
135 index
132.2 index
120.94 index
84 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2025
consumer price index rate reference line

Countries by consumer price index

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Lebanon 8,883
Iran 4,030
Turkey 1,784
Ethiopia 1,176
Nigeria 860.32
Ghana 855.78
Egypt 711.63
Syria 614.95

Interpretation

short note

This price indicator helps assess inflation pressure, purchasing power and price-level changes.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
China 132.6
India 233.06
Japan 118.04
United States 143.86
Germany 137.8

Related indicators

internal links
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Source layer

planned

Production version should display source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FP.CPI.TOTL

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-07-20 05:08:41

South Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1872.37 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.12%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea Consumer Price Index: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Consumer Price Index for South Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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