# South Korea Korea: Arts, sports and recreation (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Arts, sports and recreation (BOK ECOS) was up 1.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 7,134.0 ₩ billion.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.2% (Q2 2020) to 24.5% (Q2 2021), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11131`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-arts-sports-and-recreation-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 7,134.0 ₩ billion | 1.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 7,053.9 ₩ billion | 2.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 6,961.6 ₩ billion | 2.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 6,981.7 ₩ billion | 2.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 7,045.4 ₩ billion | −0.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 6,917.9 ₩ billion | −4.8 |
| Q4 2024 | 6,824.3 ₩ billion | −3.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 6,832.9 ₩ billion | −2.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 7,108.4 ₩ billion | 2.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 7,263.8 ₩ billion | 2.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 7,090.7 ₩ billion | 10.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 7,032.7 ₩ billion | 6.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 6,966.5 ₩ billion | 14.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 7,099.7 ₩ billion | 23.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 6,426.1 ₩ billion | 10.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 6,615.7 ₩ billion | 19.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 6,108.5 ₩ billion | 12.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 5,771.4 ₩ billion | 9.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,816.9 ₩ billion | 19.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 5,517.2 ₩ billion | 12.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 5,423.5 ₩ billion | 24.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 5,270.3 ₩ billion | −11.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 4,878.1 ₩ billion | −32.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 4,906.2 ₩ billion | −27.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11131"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11131",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```