South Korea 10-Year Government Bond Yield
The OECD long-term interest rate for Korea: the yield on 10-year Korea Treasury Bonds, monthly averages since October 2000, via FRED. Monthly with a lag of about six weeks.
South Korea 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +1.34 pp
Next release: ≈ mid next month
Latest reading
As of June 2026, Korea 10Y (South Korea 10-year yield (%)) stands at 4.18% — up from 4.08% the prior reading, 4.07 pp below the October 2000 record of 8.25%. Korea is the largest Asian sovereign market outside Japan and China with a fully open, investable curve. Its 10-year usually trades near the US 10-year; the spread turns on the Bank of Korea's cycle relative to the Fed and on won risk. Read the level here and the spread on the global page. Series history runs from 2000 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-08-21 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Yield (%)
1-year change
The yield minus its level one year earlier, in percentage points — the pace of repricing rather than the level.
Methodology & data
Korea 10Y is sourced from OECD via the Federal Reserve's FRED service (OECD long-term government bond yields (10-year), monthly, via FRED (IRLTLT01KRM156N)). We pull the complete history, chart it on a monthly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-08-21. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the South Korea 10-Year Government Bond Yield?
The OECD long-term interest rate for Korea: the yield on 10-year Korea Treasury Bonds, monthly averages since October 2000, via FRED. Monthly with a lag of about six weeks.
How do you read Korea 10Y?
Korea is the largest Asian sovereign market outside Japan and China with a fully open, investable curve. Its 10-year usually trades near the US 10-year; the spread turns on the Bank of Korea's cycle relative to the Fed and on won risk. Read the level here and the spread on the global page.
Where does the Korea 10Y data come from?
OECD long-term government bond yields (10-year), monthly, via FRED (IRLTLT01KRM156N). We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/korea-10-year-yield.csv.
How often is Korea 10Y updated?
Korea 10Y is a monthly series from OECD, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts to FRED.
South Korea 10-year yield (%)
- 1-year change (pp)
- +1.34 pp
Next release: ≈ mid next month