# South Korea Korea: Finance and insurance (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Finance and insurance (BOK ECOS) was up 14.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 6.9% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 120.6 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.9% (Q2 2025) to 14.7% (Q2 2026), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1108`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-finance-and-insurance-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted-quarterly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 120.6 2020=100 | 14.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 115.2 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| Q4 2025 | 109.5 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 108.4 2020=100 | −1.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 105.2 2020=100 | −5.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 107.8 2020=100 | −5.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 108.7 2020=100 | −3.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 110.5 2020=100 | −3.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 111.8 2020=100 | −2.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 113.8 2020=100 | −0.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 112.9 2020=100 | −4.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 114.2 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 114.7 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 114.1 2020=100 | 5.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 118.0 2020=100 | 9.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 114.6 2020=100 | 8.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 111.8 2020=100 | 6.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 108.0 2020=100 | 4.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 107.9 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 105.9 2020=100 | 4.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 105.1 2020=100 | 6.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 103.6 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 100.3 2020=100 | −1.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 100.9 2020=100 | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1108"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1108",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```