# South Korea Korea: Building construction and repair (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Building construction and repair (BOK ECOS) was down 1.5% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −4.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 16,903 ₩ billion.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.6% (Q1 2025) to 18.0% (Q1 2017), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11055`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-building-construction-and-repair-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 16,903 ₩ billion | −1.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 16,688 ₩ billion | −4.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 16,610 ₩ billion | −7.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 17,007 ₩ billion | −7.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 17,160 ₩ billion | −10.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 17,534 ₩ billion | −13.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 17,901 ₩ billion | −6.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 18,292 ₩ billion | −9.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 19,180 ₩ billion | −4.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 20,300 ₩ billion | −1.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 19,052 ₩ billion | −8.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 20,158 ₩ billion | −3.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 20,044 ₩ billion | −1.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 20,539 ₩ billion | 2.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 20,837 ₩ billion | 3.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 20,832 ₩ billion | 5.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 20,340 ₩ billion | 4.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 20,131 ₩ billion | 4.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 20,145 ₩ billion | 4.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 19,752 ₩ billion | 2.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 19,564 ₩ billion | 0.07 |
| Q1 2021 | 19,329 ₩ billion | −1.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 19,323 ₩ billion | −1.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 19,211 ₩ billion | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11055"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-11055",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```