# South Korea Korea: Sewage, wastewater, human and animal waste treatment services / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Sewage, wastewater, human and animal waste treatment services / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 131.2 2020=100.
That is the lowest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.3% (Aug 2021) to 20.8% (Aug 2017), averaging 4.8%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAAA-1`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 2020=100
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-sewage-wastewater-human-and-animal-waste-treatment-services-value-kr-svcout-m-nsa-item-i51aaaa-1

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 131.2 2020=100 | −4.2 |
| August 2026 | 143.1 2020=100 | 7.1 |
| July 2026 | 151.2 2020=100 | 10.9 |
| June 2026 | 128.2 2020=100 | 5.0 |
| May 2026 | 130.2 2020=100 | 6.3 |
| April 2026 | 122.4 2020=100 | 8.0 |
| March 2026 | 121.6 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| February 2026 | 106.0 2020=100 | 6.1 |
| January 2026 | 118.4 2020=100 | 7.4 |
| December 2025 | 117.3 2020=100 | 6.7 |
| November 2025 | 115.0 2020=100 | 4.0 |
| October 2025 | 139.5 2020=100 | 17.3 |
| September 2025 | 137.0 2020=100 | 13.0 |
| August 2025 | 133.6 2020=100 | 8.1 |
| July 2025 | 136.4 2020=100 | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 122.1 2020=100 | 10.8 |
| May 2025 | 122.5 2020=100 | 5.3 |
| April 2025 | 113.3 2020=100 | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 112.5 2020=100 | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 99.90 2020=100 | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 110.2 2020=100 | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 109.9 2020=100 | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 110.6 2020=100 | 6.9 |
| October 2024 | 118.9 2020=100 | 11.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAAA-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAAA-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```