# South Korea Korea: Balance (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Balance (BOK ECOS) was 5,030.0 ₩ billion in August 2026, up 25,106 from July 2026 and up 58,763 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −89,971 ₩ billion (Jun 2020) to 37,409 ₩ billion (Nov 2018), averaging −22,640 ₩ billion.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GOVBAL.M.NSA.ITEM-C`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (128 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-balance-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 5,030.0 ₩ billion |
| July 2026 | −20,076 ₩ billion |
| June 2026 | −43,901 ₩ billion |
| May 2026 | −23,383 ₩ billion |
| April 2026 | −13,224 ₩ billion |
| March 2026 | −22,786 ₩ billion |
| February 2026 | −7,086.0 ₩ billion |
| January 2026 | 14,263 ₩ billion |
| December 2025 | −46,677 ₩ billion |
| November 2025 | −43,259 ₩ billion |
| October 2025 | −43,978 ₩ billion |
| September 2025 | −63,485 ₩ billion |
| August 2025 | −53,733 ₩ billion |
| July 2025 | −57,488 ₩ billion |
| June 2025 | −68,595 ₩ billion |
| May 2025 | −35,502 ₩ billion |
| April 2025 | −31,238 ₩ billion |
| March 2025 | −50,034 ₩ billion |
| February 2025 | −13,675 ₩ billion |
| January 2025 | 13,536 ₩ billion |
| December 2024 | −43,521 ₩ billion |
| November 2024 | −28,180 ₩ billion |
| October 2024 | −30,464 ₩ billion |
| September 2024 | −52,888 ₩ billion |

## API

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

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