# South Korea Korea: Import value (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Import value (BOK ECOS) was up 26.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 22.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 71,078,167 1,000 USD.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.3% (Jul 2023) to 44.0% (Aug 2021), averaging 7.3%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-T004`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 1,000 USD
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-import-value-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 71,078,167 1,000 USD | 26.0 |
| August 2026 | 63,494,431 1,000 USD | 22.4 |
| July 2026 | 68,538,574 1,000 USD | 26.4 |
| June 2026 | 66,049,089 1,000 USD | 30.0 |
| May 2026 | 60,752,925 1,000 USD | 20.7 |
| April 2026 | 62,117,958 1,000 USD | 16.7 |
| March 2026 | 60,902,365 1,000 USD | 14.2 |
| February 2026 | 52,122,789 1,000 USD | 7.9 |
| January 2026 | 57,236,342 1,000 USD | 11.9 |
| December 2025 | 57,367,684 1,000 USD | 4.6 |
| November 2025 | 51,284,605 1,000 USD | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 53,510,827 1,000 USD | −1.5 |
| September 2025 | 56,419,614 1,000 USD | 8.3 |
| August 2025 | 51,856,624 1,000 USD | −4.1 |
| July 2025 | 54,210,371 1,000 USD | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 50,825,746 1,000 USD | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 50,345,116 1,000 USD | −5.2 |
| April 2025 | 53,232,716 1,000 USD | −2.9 |
| March 2025 | 53,341,032 1,000 USD | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 48,328,741 1,000 USD | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 51,172,292 1,000 USD | −6.1 |
| December 2024 | 54,866,380 1,000 USD | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 50,718,992 1,000 USD | −2.5 |
| October 2024 | 54,331,589 1,000 USD | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-T004"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.EXPORTS.M.NSA.ITEM-T004",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```