# South Korea Korea: Government and Public (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Government and Public (BOK ECOS) was down 76.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 188,308 Mil.Won.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −87.0% (Jul 2025) to 546.0% (Jul 2017), averaging 34.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351AAA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Mil.Won
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-government-and-public-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 188,308 Mil.Won | −76.4 |
| August 2026 | 372,473 Mil.Won | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 226,095 Mil.Won | 52.4 |
| June 2026 | 179,038 Mil.Won | −4.9 |
| May 2026 | 110,296 Mil.Won | −25.7 |
| April 2026 | 227,428 Mil.Won | −28.1 |
| March 2026 | 295,287 Mil.Won | 43.3 |
| February 2026 | 117,315 Mil.Won | −47.4 |
| January 2026 | 135,677 Mil.Won | −55.7 |
| December 2025 | 535,338 Mil.Won | 45.8 |
| November 2025 | 334,566 Mil.Won | 158.6 |
| October 2025 | 93,528 Mil.Won | −25.5 |
| September 2025 | 799,479 Mil.Won | 353.1 |
| August 2025 | 377,462 Mil.Won | 3.9 |
| July 2025 | 148,381 Mil.Won | −87.0 |
| June 2025 | 188,235 Mil.Won | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 148,532 Mil.Won | 25.0 |
| April 2025 | 316,244 Mil.Won | −49.9 |
| March 2025 | 206,013 Mil.Won | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 222,929 Mil.Won | 5.1 |
| January 2025 | 306,171 Mil.Won | 87.5 |
| December 2024 | 367,277 Mil.Won | −9.7 |
| November 2024 | 129,394 Mil.Won | −57.5 |
| October 2024 | 125,583 Mil.Won | −20.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351AAA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.DGORD.M.NSA.ITEM-I351AAA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```