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South Korea Korea: Leading Composite Index (BOK ECOS)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode KR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16A

Latest132.0September 2026
Previous131.7August 2026
Year ago121.2September 2025

South Korea Korea: Leading Composite Index (BOK ECOS) was 132.0 in September 2026, up 0.2% from August 2026 and up 8.9% 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 88.50 (Sep 2016) to 132.0 (Sep 2026), averaging 106.0.

South Korea Korea: Leading Composite Index (BOK ECOS) (2020=100), Jan 2016 – Sep 20268090100110120130201620182020202220242026Robomacro
South Korea Korea: Leading 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 2026132.0 2020=100
August 2026131.7 2020=100
July 2026131.3 2020=100
June 2026130.2 2020=100
May 2026128.7 2020=100
April 2026127.5 2020=100
March 2026126.4 2020=100
February 2026125.2 2020=100
January 2026124.2 2020=100
December 2025123.1 2020=100
November 2025122.2 2020=100
October 2025121.5 2020=100
September 2025121.2 2020=100
August 2025120.9 2020=100
July 2025120.1 2020=100
June 2025119.1 2020=100
May 2025118.6 2020=100
April 2025118.1 2020=100
March 2025117.6 2020=100
February 2025116.9 2020=100
January 2025116.5 2020=100
December 2024116.5 2020=100
November 2024116.5 2020=100
October 2024116.2 2020=100

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

Get South Korea Korea: Leading Composite Index (BOK ECOS) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16A"

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import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16A",
                 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 high132.0 (Sep 2026)
10-year low88.50 (Sep 2016)
10-year average106.0
Source agencyBank of Korea
Makrognosis codeKR.ESI.M.NSA.ITEM-I16A

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FAQ

What is the current korea: Leading Composite Index (BOK ECOS) in South Korea?
The latest reading is 132.0 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-I16A.

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