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 2025.
Sample. In the daily time series presented in the figure, there are 6,643 records in total. The series covers the time span extending from May 1999 to December 2025.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the rate was equal on average to 2.91 percent; it hit a maximum of 5.25 on 5 October 2000; it recorded a bottom of 0.50 on 28 May 2020.
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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