# South Korea Korea: Cultural and other services (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Cultural and other services (BOK ECOS) was up 3.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 128.3 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7% (Q4 2019) to 8.3% (Q3 2023), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1113`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-cultural-and-other-services-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 128.3 2020=100 | 3.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 126.8 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 124.7 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 124.2 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 124.3 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 122.3 2020=100 | 5.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 119.4 2020=100 | 4.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 120.5 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 118.1 2020=100 | 4.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 115.8 2020=100 | 4.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 114.4 2020=100 | 7.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 115.3 2020=100 | 8.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 113.0 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 110.9 2020=100 | 6.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 106.9 2020=100 | 4.8 |
| Q3 2022 | 106.4 2020=100 | 3.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 105.8 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 104.4 2020=100 | 2.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 102.0 2020=100 | 1.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 102.5 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 102.2 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 102.0 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 100.3 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 100.7 2020=100 | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1113"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1113",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```