# South Korea Korea: Currency in Circulation (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Currency in Circulation (BOK ECOS) was up 7.2% year on year in August 2026, compared with 8.3% in July 2026.
The level stood at 205,457 ₩ billion.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.4% (Aug 2023) to 18.8% (Dec 2020), averaging 10.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS01`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-08-01 (275 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-currency-in-circulation-bok-ecos-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 205,457 ₩ billion | 7.2 |
| July 2026 | 205,426 ₩ billion | 8.3 |
| June 2026 | 205,029 ₩ billion | 8.9 |
| May 2026 | 204,517 ₩ billion | 9.6 |
| April 2026 | 203,725 ₩ billion | 9.8 |
| March 2026 | 202,043 ₩ billion | 9.3 |
| February 2026 | 198,617 ₩ billion | 7.7 |
| January 2026 | 199,313 ₩ billion | 9.2 |
| December 2025 | 198,466 ₩ billion | 9.5 |
| November 2025 | 197,567 ₩ billion | 10.2 |
| October 2025 | 195,017 ₩ billion | 9.4 |
| September 2025 | 193,872 ₩ billion | 10.3 |
| August 2025 | 191,648 ₩ billion | 8.9 |
| July 2025 | 189,739 ₩ billion | 8.4 |
| June 2025 | 188,227 ₩ billion | 8.1 |
| May 2025 | 186,665 ₩ billion | 7.6 |
| April 2025 | 185,538 ₩ billion | 7.4 |
| March 2025 | 184,795 ₩ billion | 7.6 |
| February 2025 | 184,407 ₩ billion | 8.7 |
| January 2025 | 182,449 ₩ billion | 7.7 |
| December 2024 | 181,218 ₩ billion | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 179,298 ₩ billion | 7.4 |
| October 2024 | 178,225 ₩ billion | 7.4 |
| September 2024 | 175,740 ₩ billion | 6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS01"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS01",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```