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South Korea Korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode KR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16C

Latest122.9September 2026
Previous122.5August 2026
Year ago118.5September 2025

South Korea Korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS) was 122.9 in September 2026, up 0.3% from August 2026 and up 3.7% from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since the series began in January 2016.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 89.90 (Sep 2016) to 122.9 (Sep 2026), averaging 105.8.

South Korea Korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS) (2020=100), Jan 2016 – Sep 20268090100110120201620182020202220242026Robomacro
South Korea Korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS) (2020=100), Jan 2016 – Sep 2026. Source: Bank of Korea.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
September 2026122.9 2020=100
August 2026122.5 2020=100
July 2026121.9 2020=100
June 2026121.6 2020=100
May 2026121.2 2020=100
April 2026121.2 2020=100
March 2026121.0 2020=100
February 2026120.8 2020=100
January 2026120.2 2020=100
December 2025119.9 2020=100
November 2025119.5 2020=100
October 2025119.0 2020=100
September 2025118.5 2020=100
August 2025118.2 2020=100
July 2025118.1 2020=100
June 2025117.9 2020=100
May 2025117.8 2020=100
April 2025117.7 2020=100
March 2025117.4 2020=100
February 2025117.1 2020=100
January 2025116.8 2020=100
December 2024116.6 2020=100
November 2024116.5 2020=100
October 2024116.3 2020=100

Last 24 observations. The full history (129 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2016
Observations129
FrequencyMonthly
Units2020=100
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high122.9 (Sep 2026)
10-year low89.90 (Sep 2016)
10-year average105.8
Source agencyBank of Korea
Makrognosis codeKR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16C

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FAQ

What is the current korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS) in South Korea?
The latest reading is 122.9 for September 2026, published by Bank of Korea.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Bank of Korea and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code KR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16C.

Last updated 2026-10-31. Source: Bank of Korea. Original title: “Korea: Lagging Composite Index (BOK ECOS)”.