# South Korea Korea: Crude oil (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Crude oil (BOK ECOS) was up 54.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 28.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 303.3 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −69.1% (Apr 2020) to 181.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 16.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201121AA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-crude-oil-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 303.3 2020=100 | 54.4 |
| August 2026 | 249.4 2020=100 | 28.3 |
| July 2026 | 233.6 2020=100 | 18.9 |
| June 2026 | 245.4 2020=100 | 28.6 |
| May 2026 | 309.4 2020=100 | 72.7 |
| April 2026 | 315.6 2020=100 | 60.0 |
| March 2026 | 376.7 2020=100 | 76.9 |
| February 2026 | 199.8 2020=100 | −12.0 |
| January 2026 | 181.9 2020=100 | −22.9 |
| December 2025 | 183.5 2020=100 | −13.3 |
| November 2025 | 189.4 2020=100 | −7.1 |
| October 2025 | 186.5 2020=100 | −9.3 |
| September 2025 | 196.4 2020=100 | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 194.4 2020=100 | −8.2 |
| July 2025 | 196.4 2020=100 | −16.0 |
| June 2025 | 190.8 2020=100 | −16.9 |
| May 2025 | 179.1 2020=100 | −22.6 |
| April 2025 | 197.2 2020=100 | −19.8 |
| March 2025 | 212.9 2020=100 | −5.7 |
| February 2025 | 227.1 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 236.0 2020=100 | 12.2 |
| December 2024 | 211.7 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 203.9 2020=100 | −7.6 |
| October 2024 | 205.6 2020=100 | −15.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201121AA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.MPI.M.NSA.ITEM-201121AA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```