Core consumer prices in South Korea increased 2.30 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in South Korea averaged 5.11 percent from 1976 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 30.50 percent in December of 1980 and a record low of -0.30 percent in April of 1999. source: Statistics Korea
Core Inflation Rate in South Korea is expected to be 2.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.10 percent in 2026 and 2.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.