# South Korea Central Bank Policy Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 3 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-27 |
| Previous value | 2.75 |
| Change | 0.25 |

## Next release

The next South Korea Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Oct 22, 2026. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

South Korea Central Bank Policy Rate printed 3% in August 2026, a change of 0.25 percentage points from 2.75%. The value sits above the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of KRW macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-27 | 3 | 2.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2026-08-27 |
| 2026-07-16 | 2.75 | 2.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2026-07-16 |
| 2025-05-29 | 2.5 | 2.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2025-05-29 |
| 2025-02-25 | 2.75 | 3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2025-02-25 |
| 2024-11-28 | 3 | 3.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2024-11-28 |
| 2024-10-11 | 3.25 | 3.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2024-10-11 |
| 2023-01-13 | 3.5 | 3.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2023-01-13 |
| 2022-11-24 | 3.25 | 3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2022-11-24 |
| 2022-10-12 | 3 | 2.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2022-10-12 |
| 2022-08-25 | 2.5 | 2.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2022-08-25 |
| 2022-07-13 | 2.25 | 1.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2022-07-13 |
| 2022-05-26 | 1.75 | 1.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/south-korea/policy-rate/announcements/krw_policy_rate_2022-05-26 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/krw/policy_rate
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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