# South Korea Korea: Balance of compensation of employees (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Balance of compensation of employees (BOK ECOS) was −230.8 Mil.U$ in September 2026, up 47.20 from August 2026 and down 63.20 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −451.8 Mil.U$ (Jan 2018) to −19.10 Mil.U$ (Dec 2016), averaging −108.9 Mil.U$.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3A0000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.U$
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-balance-of-compensation-of-employees-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | −230.8 Mil.U$ |
| August 2026 | −278.0 Mil.U$ |
| July 2026 | −241.4 Mil.U$ |
| June 2026 | −106.6 Mil.U$ |
| May 2026 | −122.0 Mil.U$ |
| April 2026 | −150.1 Mil.U$ |
| March 2026 | −115.2 Mil.U$ |
| February 2026 | −148.9 Mil.U$ |
| January 2026 | −143.8 Mil.U$ |
| December 2025 | −182.1 Mil.U$ |
| November 2025 | −134.7 Mil.U$ |
| October 2025 | −176.6 Mil.U$ |
| September 2025 | −167.6 Mil.U$ |
| August 2025 | −168.0 Mil.U$ |
| July 2025 | −155.6 Mil.U$ |
| June 2025 | −218.8 Mil.U$ |
| May 2025 | −237.6 Mil.U$ |
| April 2025 | −240.7 Mil.U$ |
| March 2025 | −159.0 Mil.U$ |
| February 2025 | −248.8 Mil.U$ |
| January 2025 | −157.4 Mil.U$ |
| December 2024 | −107.3 Mil.U$ |
| November 2024 | −131.5 Mil.U$ |
| October 2024 | −132.3 Mil.U$ |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3A0000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3A0000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```