# South Korea Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, Credit (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Charges for the use of intellectual property, Credit (BOK ECOS) was 377.7 Mil.U$ in September 2026, down 60.6% from August 2026 and down 38.0% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 225.1 Mil.U$ (Jan 2017) to 1,591.3 Mil.U$ (Feb 2024), averaging 690.6 Mil.U$.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-2H1000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.U$
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-charges-for-the-use-of-intellectual-property-credit-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 377.7 Mil.U$ |
| August 2026 | 959.5 Mil.U$ |
| July 2026 | 516.6 Mil.U$ |
| June 2026 | 582.2 Mil.U$ |
| May 2026 | 1,469.1 Mil.U$ |
| April 2026 | 620.5 Mil.U$ |
| March 2026 | 635.2 Mil.U$ |
| February 2026 | 1,110.1 Mil.U$ |
| January 2026 | 488.9 Mil.U$ |
| December 2025 | 725.4 Mil.U$ |
| November 2025 | 886.4 Mil.U$ |
| October 2025 | 734.5 Mil.U$ |
| September 2025 | 608.9 Mil.U$ |
| August 2025 | 1,411.8 Mil.U$ |
| July 2025 | 874.3 Mil.U$ |
| June 2025 | 573.8 Mil.U$ |
| May 2025 | 1,098.7 Mil.U$ |
| April 2025 | 501.4 Mil.U$ |
| March 2025 | 431.8 Mil.U$ |
| February 2025 | 1,202.2 Mil.U$ |
| January 2025 | 935.2 Mil.U$ |
| December 2024 | 707.9 Mil.U$ |
| November 2024 | 879.2 Mil.U$ |
| October 2024 | 712.1 Mil.U$ |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-2H1000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-2H1000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```