# South Korea Korea: By Structure / Number of Buildings (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: By Structure / Number of Buildings (BOK ECOS) was 9,244.0 units in September 2026, up 4.2% from August 2026 and down 24.1% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7,248.0 units (Feb 2026) to 25,196 units (Jul 2018), averaging 15,784 units.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.BPERMIT.M.NSA.ITEM-I43AA-2`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: units
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-by-structure-number-of-buildings-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 9,244.0 units |
| August 2026 | 8,868.0 units |
| July 2026 | 10,496 units |
| June 2026 | 10,385 units |
| May 2026 | 9,174.0 units |
| April 2026 | 11,813 units |
| March 2026 | 10,915 units |
| February 2026 | 7,248.0 units |
| January 2026 | 8,812.0 units |
| December 2025 | 12,326 units |
| November 2025 | 10,571 units |
| October 2025 | 8,858.0 units |
| September 2025 | 12,181 units |
| August 2025 | 9,780.0 units |
| July 2025 | 10,701 units |
| June 2025 | 10,200 units |
| May 2025 | 10,623 units |
| April 2025 | 11,330 units |
| March 2025 | 10,805 units |
| February 2025 | 8,327.0 units |
| January 2025 | 7,447.0 units |
| December 2024 | 12,032 units |
| November 2024 | 11,345 units |
| October 2024 | 10,873 units |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.BPERMIT.M.NSA.ITEM-I43AA-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.BPERMIT.M.NSA.ITEM-I43AA-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```