# South Korea Korea: Long-term financial instruments 2) (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Long-term financial instruments 2) (BOK ECOS) was up 10.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 12.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 535,062 ₩ billion.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Feb 2022) to 12.1% (Aug 2026), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.M3.M.SA.ITEM-LAS1200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-09-01 (276 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-long-term-financial-instruments-2-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 535,062 ₩ billion | 10.2 |
| August 2026 | 541,318 ₩ billion | 12.1 |
| July 2026 | 533,335 ₩ billion | 11.2 |
| June 2026 | 512,650 ₩ billion | 8.0 |
| May 2026 | 504,092 ₩ billion | 6.6 |
| April 2026 | 498,788 ₩ billion | 5.1 |
| March 2026 | 492,626 ₩ billion | 5.5 |
| February 2026 | 485,390 ₩ billion | 4.7 |
| January 2026 | 480,105 ₩ billion | 3.5 |
| December 2025 | 484,813 ₩ billion | 4.9 |
| November 2025 | 488,081 ₩ billion | 5.3 |
| October 2025 | 485,585 ₩ billion | 6.0 |
| September 2025 | 485,627 ₩ billion | 6.5 |
| August 2025 | 482,786 ₩ billion | 6.3 |
| July 2025 | 479,645 ₩ billion | 6.8 |
| June 2025 | 474,563 ₩ billion | 7.4 |
| May 2025 | 472,865 ₩ billion | 8.1 |
| April 2025 | 474,533 ₩ billion | 9.8 |
| March 2025 | 467,110 ₩ billion | 9.6 |
| February 2025 | 463,650 ₩ billion | 5.8 |
| January 2025 | 463,772 ₩ billion | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 462,047 ₩ billion | 8.3 |
| November 2024 | 463,450 ₩ billion | 9.7 |
| October 2024 | 458,270 ₩ billion | 9.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M3.M.SA.ITEM-LAS1200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M3.M.SA.ITEM-LAS1200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```