# South Korea Korea: Balance of general merchandise (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Balance of general merchandise (BOK ECOS) was 60,972 Mil.U$ in September 2026, up 34.2% from August 2026 and up 326.6% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7,961.0 Mil.U$ (Jan 2023) to 60,972 Mil.U$ (Sep 2026), averaging 8,111.4 Mil.U$.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-1A0000`
- 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-general-merchandise-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 60,972 Mil.U$ |
| August 2026 | 45,423 Mil.U$ |
| July 2026 | 38,500 Mil.U$ |
| June 2026 | 45,077 Mil.U$ |
| May 2026 | 34,915 Mil.U$ |
| April 2026 | 32,094 Mil.U$ |
| March 2026 | 32,774 Mil.U$ |
| February 2026 | 22,078 Mil.U$ |
| January 2026 | 14,177 Mil.U$ |
| December 2025 | 17,381 Mil.U$ |
| November 2025 | 14,287 Mil.U$ |
| October 2025 | 9,148.4 Mil.U$ |
| September 2025 | 14,294 Mil.U$ |
| August 2025 | 9,430.0 Mil.U$ |
| July 2025 | 10,157 Mil.U$ |
| June 2025 | 12,912 Mil.U$ |
| May 2025 | 10,399 Mil.U$ |
| April 2025 | 8,144.3 Mil.U$ |
| March 2025 | 8,775.9 Mil.U$ |
| February 2025 | 8,244.2 Mil.U$ |
| January 2025 | 2,241.0 Mil.U$ |
| December 2024 | 9,711.8 Mil.U$ |
| November 2024 | 9,085.9 Mil.U$ |
| October 2024 | 7,472.9 Mil.U$ |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-1A0000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-1A0000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```