# South Korea GDP Growth Rate (YoY %)

South Korea GDP Growth Rate (YoY %) was 3.5% in September 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.9 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since June 2024.
Among the 8 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.8% (Aug 2020) to 4.3% (Nov 2022), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: KOSIS Korea Statistical Information Service Economy Dashboard
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPGR.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/gdp-growth-rate-yoy-pct

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 3.5% |
| August 2026 | 3.2% |
| July 2026 | 3.2% |
| June 2026 | 3.1% |
| May 2026 | 2.9% |
| April 2026 | 2.9% |
| March 2026 | 2.8% |
| February 2026 | 2.8% |
| January 2026 | 2.8% |
| December 2025 | 2.9% |
| November 2025 | 2.8% |
| October 2025 | 2.6% |
| September 2025 | 2.5% |
| August 2025 | 2.5% |
| July 2025 | 2.5% |
| June 2025 | 2.5% |
| May 2025 | 2.6% |
| April 2025 | 2.7% |
| March 2025 | 2.8% |
| February 2025 | 3.0% |
| January 2025 | 3.1% |
| December 2024 | 3.2% |
| November 2024 | 3.4% |
| October 2024 | 3.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPGR.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPGR.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```