# South Korea Korea: Balance of direct investment income (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Balance of direct investment income (BOK ECOS) was 1,453.2 Mil.U$ in September 2026, down 3.0% from August 2026 and up 9.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2,110.6 Mil.U$ (Apr 2018) to 5,426.3 Mil.U$ (May 2021), averaging 669.3 Mil.U$.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA000`
- 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-direct-investment-income-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,453.2 Mil.U$ |
| August 2026 | 1,498.2 Mil.U$ |
| July 2026 | 2,575.2 Mil.U$ |
| June 2026 | 1,301.5 Mil.U$ |
| May 2026 | 799.4 Mil.U$ |
| April 2026 | 1,348.3 Mil.U$ |
| March 2026 | 1,285.4 Mil.U$ |
| February 2026 | 909.9 Mil.U$ |
| January 2026 | 1,041.7 Mil.U$ |
| December 2025 | 1,563.9 Mil.U$ |
| November 2025 | 935.7 Mil.U$ |
| October 2025 | 1,139.7 Mil.U$ |
| September 2025 | 1,325.1 Mil.U$ |
| August 2025 | 1,645.7 Mil.U$ |
| July 2025 | 1,447.6 Mil.U$ |
| June 2025 | 1,122.3 Mil.U$ |
| May 2025 | 824.7 Mil.U$ |
| April 2025 | 1,048.0 Mil.U$ |
| March 2025 | 1,309.6 Mil.U$ |
| February 2025 | 686.6 Mil.U$ |
| January 2025 | 715.4 Mil.U$ |
| December 2024 | 1,585.5 Mil.U$ |
| November 2024 | 982.8 Mil.U$ |
| October 2024 | 1,101.5 Mil.U$ |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```