# South Korea Korea: Short-term Financial Debentures (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Short-term Financial Debentures (BOK ECOS) was up 6.3% year on year in August 2026, compared with 7.2% in July 2026.
The level stood at 175,407 ₩ billion.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.5% (Nov 2019) to 26.1% (Sep 2022), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS08`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 2003-10-01 to 2026-08-01 (275 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-short-term-financial-debentures-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 175,407 ₩ billion | 6.3 |
| July 2026 | 173,975 ₩ billion | 7.2 |
| June 2026 | 168,642 ₩ billion | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 167,773 ₩ billion | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 164,796 ₩ billion | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 163,648 ₩ billion | −0.7 |
| February 2026 | 169,012 ₩ billion | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 167,799 ₩ billion | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 167,520 ₩ billion | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 169,566 ₩ billion | −2.1 |
| October 2025 | 165,320 ₩ billion | −4.2 |
| September 2025 | 164,076 ₩ billion | −5.1 |
| August 2025 | 164,935 ₩ billion | −3.9 |
| July 2025 | 162,299 ₩ billion | −5.4 |
| June 2025 | 164,394 ₩ billion | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 161,588 ₩ billion | −5.6 |
| April 2025 | 162,495 ₩ billion | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 164,832 ₩ billion | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 168,570 ₩ billion | 4.9 |
| January 2025 | 167,534 ₩ billion | 6.2 |
| December 2024 | 167,976 ₩ billion | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 173,256 ₩ billion | 9.0 |
| October 2024 | 172,637 ₩ billion | 12.0 |
| September 2024 | 172,892 ₩ billion | 14.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS08"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.M2.M.SA.ITEM-BBHS08",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```