# South Korea Korea: Direct investment income on debt (DR) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Direct investment income on debt (DR) (BOK ECOS) was 67.10 Mil.U$ in September 2026, up 136.3% from August 2026 and up 96.2% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since June 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.80 Mil.U$ (Feb 2022) to 167.0 Mil.U$ (Mar 2018), averaging 29.95 Mil.U$.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA2Y0`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.U$
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-direct-investment-income-on-debt-dr-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 67.10 Mil.U$ |
| August 2026 | 28.40 Mil.U$ |
| July 2026 | 41.40 Mil.U$ |
| June 2026 | 46.20 Mil.U$ |
| May 2026 | 39.30 Mil.U$ |
| April 2026 | 37.30 Mil.U$ |
| March 2026 | 47.90 Mil.U$ |
| February 2026 | 28.30 Mil.U$ |
| January 2026 | 45.50 Mil.U$ |
| December 2025 | 54.80 Mil.U$ |
| November 2025 | 32.30 Mil.U$ |
| October 2025 | 23.30 Mil.U$ |
| September 2025 | 34.20 Mil.U$ |
| August 2025 | 24.00 Mil.U$ |
| July 2025 | 27.40 Mil.U$ |
| June 2025 | 37.60 Mil.U$ |
| May 2025 | 31.30 Mil.U$ |
| April 2025 | 35.50 Mil.U$ |
| March 2025 | 57.90 Mil.U$ |
| February 2025 | 18.60 Mil.U$ |
| January 2025 | 36.80 Mil.U$ |
| December 2024 | 33.10 Mil.U$ |
| November 2024 | 28.80 Mil.U$ |
| October 2024 | 34.10 Mil.U$ |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA2Y0"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CURRACCT.M.NSA.ITEM-3BA2Y0",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```