# South Korea Korea: Petroleum (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Petroleum (BOK ECOS) was −5,696.0 TOE(Thousand) in August 2026, down 1,604.0 from July 2026 and down 1,446.0 from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in January 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5,696.0 TOE(Thousand) (Aug 2026) to −1,764.0 TOE(Thousand) (Feb 2021), averaging −3,482.3 TOE(Thousand).

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.ENERGY.M.NSA.ITEM-A004`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: TOE(Thousand)
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-petroleum-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | −5,696.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| July 2026 | −4,092.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| June 2026 | −3,197.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| May 2026 | −3,437.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| April 2026 | −2,797.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| March 2026 | −3,199.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| February 2026 | −3,704.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| January 2026 | −3,562.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| December 2025 | −4,602.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| November 2025 | −4,323.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| October 2025 | −3,724.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| September 2025 | −3,301.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| August 2025 | −4,250.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| July 2025 | −3,712.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| June 2025 | −4,160.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| May 2025 | −4,512.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| April 2025 | −3,522.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| March 2025 | −2,403.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| February 2025 | −2,928.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| January 2025 | −3,761.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| December 2024 | −3,080.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| November 2024 | −3,438.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| October 2024 | −2,623.0 TOE(Thousand) |
| September 2024 | −3,277.0 TOE(Thousand) |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.ENERGY.M.NSA.ITEM-A004"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.ENERGY.M.NSA.ITEM-A004",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```