South Korea Real Interest Rate

Current and historical real interest rate data for South Korea, including latest value (0.63), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-14 04:04:30
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
86 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.9 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.7 / 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: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1996–2024 19962024
1996 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Korea · real interest rate by country.

1996–2024
0.63 percent
3.09 percent
1.72 percent
36 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2024
real interest rate rate reference line

Countries by real interest rate

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Brazil 34.73
Bahrain 15.25
Kenya 13.14
Colombia 9.79
Croatia 8.44
Indonesia 7.83
Qatar 7.77
Peru 7.73

Interpretation

short note

This financial indicator helps assess monetary conditions, credit, rates or financial depth.

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

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Comparison

latest
Japan 1.07
China 5.09
India 2.52

Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FR.INR.RINR

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-14 04:04:30

South Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1875.39 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.32%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea Real Interest Rate: 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 Real Interest Rate 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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