Banks / South Korea

Bank of Korea: decision history

Policy rate: Base Rate

Every observed decision and the rate series. The facts below are computed from observed decisions only, never from the calendar.

41days since the last change (27 Aug 2026)
0consecutive holds
14observed decisions since 16 Jan 2025

Past moves by size

Observed decisions

DateDecisionBeforeAfterChangeStatement
raise2.75%↑3.00%+25 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=11064194&…
raise2.50%↑2.75%+25 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=11062943&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10098189&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10097453&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10096671&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10095712&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10094809&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10094133&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10093243&…
hold2.50%=2.50%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10092420&…
cut2.75%↓2.50%−25 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10091640&…
hold2.75%=2.75%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10090942&…
cut3.00%↓2.75%−25 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10089953&…
hold3.00%=3.00%0 bpbok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000627/view.do?nttId=10089268&…

Rate series

3.00%2.50%28 Nov 20247 Oct 2026