South Korea Bank of Korea Base Rate and policy interest rates (monthly)
Monthly Bank of Korea (BOK) Base Rate (한국은행 기준금리), Liquidity Adjustment Loan and Deposit Rates (자금조정 대출·예금금리), Interest Rate on Loans to Government, and Bank Intermediated Lending Support Facility rates (% per annum).
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| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Bank of Korea Base Rate | 3 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.25 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Liquidity Adjustment Loan Rate | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Liquidity Adjustment Deposit Rate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Interest Rate on Loans to Government | 2.93 | 2.83 | 2.76 | 2.69 | 2.65 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 3.62 | |
| Support Program for Trade Financing Rate | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Support Program for New Growth & Job Creation Rate | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Support Program for Regional SMEs Rate | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is monthly and runs from May 1999 to Sep 2026.
About this data
Monthly Bank of Korea (BOK) Base Rate (한국은행 기준금리), Liquidity Adjustment Loan and Deposit Rates (자금조정 대출·예금금리), Interest Rate on Loans to Government, and Bank Intermediated Lending Support Facility rates (% per annum).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea Bank of Korea Base Rate and policy interest rates (monthly)?
- The latest reading is 3%, for Sep 2026. That is unchanged from Aug 2026 and +0.5 pp from a year earlier.
- How far back does the South Korea Bank of Korea Base Rate and policy interest rates (monthly) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from May 1999 to Sep 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.