# South Korea Korea: (less) Imports of goods and services (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: (less) Imports of goods and services (BOK ECOS) was up 21.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.6% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 160.7 2020=100.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.7% (Q3 2023) to 33.2% (Q2 2022), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-10401`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-less-imports-of-goods-and-services-bok-ecos-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 160.7 2020=100 | 21.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 138.4 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 136.6 2020=100 | 2.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 132.1 2020=100 | −2.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 132.8 2020=100 | −2.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 136.2 2020=100 | 7.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 133.8 2020=100 | 4.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 134.9 2020=100 | 5.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 136.3 2020=100 | 1.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 126.7 2020=100 | −3.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 128.5 2020=100 | −11.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 127.6 2020=100 | −16.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 134.7 2020=100 | −7.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 131.3 2020=100 | −0.04 |
| Q4 2022 | 144.5 2020=100 | 15.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 153.3 2020=100 | 29.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 146.1 2020=100 | 33.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 131.4 2020=100 | 30.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 125.6 2020=100 | 31.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 118.4 2020=100 | 19.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 109.7 2020=100 | 10.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 100.9 2020=100 | −4.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 95.93 2020=100 | −10.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 98.84 2020=100 | −8.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-10401"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDPDEF.Q.NSA.ITEM-10401",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```