# South Korea Korea: Net Claims on Central Government (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Net Claims on Central Government (BOK ECOS) was 8,074.5 ₩ billion in September 2026, down 63.3% from August 2026 and down 68.2% from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51,916 ₩ billion (Dec 2018) to 48,376 ₩ billion (Mar 2025), averaging −12,164 ₩ billion.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.CBASSETS.M.NSA.ITEM-BBABAA1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-09-01 (276 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-net-claims-on-central-government-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,074.5 ₩ billion |
| August 2026 | 21,990 ₩ billion |
| July 2026 | 8,851.6 ₩ billion |
| June 2026 | 28,276 ₩ billion |
| May 2026 | 13,863 ₩ billion |
| April 2026 | 15,286 ₩ billion |
| March 2026 | 28,086 ₩ billion |
| February 2026 | 10,687 ₩ billion |
| January 2026 | 13,993 ₩ billion |
| December 2025 | 12,288 ₩ billion |
| November 2025 | 12,000 ₩ billion |
| October 2025 | 9,808.5 ₩ billion |
| September 2025 | 25,425 ₩ billion |
| August 2025 | 33,033 ₩ billion |
| July 2025 | 11,066 ₩ billion |
| June 2025 | 27,421 ₩ billion |
| May 2025 | 15,919 ₩ billion |
| April 2025 | 16,331 ₩ billion |
| March 2025 | 48,376 ₩ billion |
| February 2025 | 19,508 ₩ billion |
| January 2025 | 21,885 ₩ billion |
| December 2024 | 11,841 ₩ billion |
| November 2024 | 12,643 ₩ billion |
| October 2024 | 12,378 ₩ billion |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CBASSETS.M.NSA.ITEM-BBABAA1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.CBASSETS.M.NSA.ITEM-BBABAA1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```