# South Korea Korea: Information and communication (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Information and communication (BOK ECOS) was down 4.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −3.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 108.1 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.6% (Q2 2026) to 7.6% (Q2 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1114`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-information-and-communication-bok-ecos-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 108.1 2020=100 | −4.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 105.1 2020=100 | −3.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 113.7 2020=100 | −0.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 111.1 2020=100 | 1.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 113.4 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 108.8 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 114.4 2020=100 | 7.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 109.9 2020=100 | 5.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 109.3 2020=100 | 3.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 103.4 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 106.9 2020=100 | 0.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 104.0 2020=100 | 0.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 106.0 2020=100 | 1.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 101.3 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 106.6 2020=100 | 0.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 103.4 2020=100 | −0.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 104.2 2020=100 | −3.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 100.5 2020=100 | −1.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 106.2 2020=100 | 2.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 103.7 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 108.0 2020=100 | 7.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 101.6 2020=100 | 5.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 103.9 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 99.12 2020=100 | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1114"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-1114",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```