# South Korea Korea: Social Security Contributions (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Social Security Contributions (BOK ECOS) was 68,066 ₩ billion in August 2026, up 14.5% from July 2026 and up 6.2% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4,467.0 ₩ billion (Jan 2017) to 95,907 ₩ billion (Dec 2025), averaging 42,477 ₩ billion.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GOVBAL.M.NSA.ITEM-A0102`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ₩ billion
- Coverage: 1999-12-01 to 2026-08-01 (321 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-social-security-contributions-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 68,066 ₩ billion |
| July 2026 | 59,445 ₩ billion |
| June 2026 | 51,479 ₩ billion |
| May 2026 | 43,202 ₩ billion |
| April 2026 | 33,501 ₩ billion |
| March 2026 | 25,547 ₩ billion |
| February 2026 | 15,232 ₩ billion |
| January 2026 | 7,547.0 ₩ billion |
| December 2025 | 95,907 ₩ billion |
| November 2025 | 87,534 ₩ billion |
| October 2025 | 79,350 ₩ billion |
| September 2025 | 71,724 ₩ billion |
| August 2025 | 64,088 ₩ billion |
| July 2025 | 56,034 ₩ billion |
| June 2025 | 48,611 ₩ billion |
| May 2025 | 41,003 ₩ billion |
| April 2025 | 31,983 ₩ billion |
| March 2025 | 24,558 ₩ billion |
| February 2025 | 14,477 ₩ billion |
| January 2025 | 7,092.0 ₩ billion |
| December 2024 | 92,802 ₩ billion |
| November 2024 | 85,187 ₩ billion |
| October 2024 | 77,303 ₩ billion |
| September 2024 | 69,911 ₩ billion |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GOVBAL.M.NSA.ITEM-A0102"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GOVBAL.M.NSA.ITEM-A0102",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```