# South Korea Korea: Public administration, defence and social security (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Public administration, defence and social security (BOK ECOS) was up 1.9% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.0% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 37,514 ₩ billion.
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1% (Q4 2023) to 4.6% (Q2 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-1110`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (43 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-public-administration-defence-and-social-security-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 37,514 ₩ billion | 1.9 |
| Q2 2026 | 37,531 ₩ billion | 2.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 37,496 ₩ billion | 2.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 37,229 ₩ billion | 2.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 36,819 ₩ billion | 1.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 36,813 ₩ billion | 1.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 36,491 ₩ billion | 1.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 36,406 ₩ billion | 2.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 36,238 ₩ billion | 2.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 36,300 ₩ billion | 2.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 35,822 ₩ billion | 1.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 35,523 ₩ billion | 1.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 35,502 ₩ billion | 1.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 35,296 ₩ billion | 1.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 35,254 ₩ billion | 2.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 35,132 ₩ billion | 3.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 34,878 ₩ billion | 3.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 34,638 ₩ billion | 2.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 34,355 ₩ billion | 3.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 34,054 ₩ billion | 3.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 33,856 ₩ billion | 3.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 33,741 ₩ billion | 4.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 33,218 ₩ billion | 3.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 32,895 ₩ billion | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-1110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GDP.Q.REAL.ITEM-1110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```