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South Korea (National) House Price Index: Apartment Sales Price Index

South Korea

Source: Kookmin Bank

Housing prices in Korea, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

South Korea

Source: Kookmin Bank


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
2024-1.12%-0.12%
2023-3.85%-2.24%-2.01%0.26%
2022-1.20%-1.38%-1.24%-2.80%
20213.63%4.41%4.18%2.80%
20201.17%1.48%1.79%4.37%
2019-0.47%-0.95%-0.38%0.77%
2018-0.39%0.22%-0.13%1.98%
2017-1.16%0.42%-0.28%0.93%
2016-0.17%-0.04%-0.22%0.59%
20150.23%1.22%1.43%0.95%
2014-0.32%0.28%0.30%1.34%
2013-1.05%0.16%-0.81%0.91%
2012-0.23%0.09%-1.46%0.01%
20110.79%2.44%0.90%1.02%
2010-0.36%-0.18%-1.46%1.52%
2009-2.70%0.25%0.66%0.65%
2008-0.76%0.07%0.01%-1.11%
2007-0.06%-0.56%-0.60%-0.20%
20060.50%2.75%-0.44%8.37%
2005-1.13%3.12%0.57%0.60%
2004-1.47%0.49%-2.09%-0.46%
2003-1.07%5.37%1.09%0.53%
20029.22%1.14%6.40%0.70%
2001-0.89%2.75%6.13%2.74%
20000.59%0.22%-1.42%-0.75%
19993.42%2.07%2.08%-0.61%
1998-9.22%-6.88%-1.51%-0.14%
19972.69%-0.73%-0.36%-3.26%
1996-0.85%-1.23%-0.06%0.80%
1995-1.93%-0.41%-1.46%-0.11%
1994-2.70%-1.13%-0.90%0.07%
1993-1.89%-3.33%-1.72%-1.31%
1992-3.45%-4.92%0.33%-1.22%
19910.37%0.52%-4.17%-7.08%
19904.85%4.40%4.42%

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.


Yearly change in house prices, nominal and inflation-adjusted

YearInflation AdjustedNominal Change
2023-7.66%-4.70%
2022-6.46%-1.80%
202115.89%20.18%
20209.07%9.65%
2019-1.03%-0.30%
20181.68%3.01%
2017-0.10%1.31%
20160.15%1.51%
20153.88%5.04%
20141.59%2.43%
2013-0.81%0.35%
2012-1.59%-0.20%
20115.23%9.61%
2010-0.50%2.52%
2009-1.18%1.58%
2008-1.77%2.30%
2007-1.42%2.15%
200611.43%13.74%
20053.15%5.86%
2004-3.51%-0.58%
20035.94%9.56%
200218.36%22.80%
200111.04%14.53%
2000-1.36%1.38%
19997.09%8.56%
1998-16.86%-13.57%
1997-1.73%4.71%
1996-1.35%3.52%
1995-3.87%0.69%
1994-4.60%0.73%
1993-8.01%-2.66%
1992-9.02%-4.96%
1991-10.16%-1.85%

The yearly changes table looks at the last quarter's/month's index values for a given year and compares it with the same quarter/month of the previous year to gauge the change in house prices during that given year.


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