# South Korea Korea: Demand Deposits (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Demand Deposits (BOK ECOS) was up 1.2% year on year in August 2026, compared with 4.1% in July 2026.
The level stood at 396,816 ₩ billion.
That is the lowest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.0% (Jun 2023) to 37.5% (Oct 2020), averaging 8.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.M1.M.SA.ITEM-BBLS02`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-08-01 (275 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-demand-deposits-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 396,816 ₩ billion | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 404,533 ₩ billion | 4.1 |
| June 2026 | 408,287 ₩ billion | 7.1 |
| May 2026 | 403,636 ₩ billion | 5.9 |
| April 2026 | 402,533 ₩ billion | 5.0 |
| March 2026 | 398,333 ₩ billion | 4.1 |
| February 2026 | 398,172 ₩ billion | 4.5 |
| January 2026 | 399,794 ₩ billion | 5.3 |
| December 2025 | 398,412 ₩ billion | 6.4 |
| November 2025 | 397,629 ₩ billion | 6.8 |
| October 2025 | 398,762 ₩ billion | 8.4 |
| September 2025 | 396,680 ₩ billion | 8.1 |
| August 2025 | 392,232 ₩ billion | 7.4 |
| July 2025 | 388,514 ₩ billion | 6.4 |
| June 2025 | 381,374 ₩ billion | 4.4 |
| May 2025 | 381,059 ₩ billion | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 383,358 ₩ billion | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 382,613 ₩ billion | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 380,933 ₩ billion | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 379,735 ₩ billion | 3.8 |
| December 2024 | 374,507 ₩ billion | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 372,183 ₩ billion | 3.7 |
| October 2024 | 367,986 ₩ billion | 3.1 |
| September 2024 | 367,097 ₩ billion | 3.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M1.M.SA.ITEM-BBLS02"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M1.M.SA.ITEM-BBLS02",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```