# South Korea Korea: Total Exp. & Net Lending (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Total Exp. & Net Lending (BOK ECOS) was 503,644 ₩ billion in August 2026, up 10.1% from July 2026 and up 8.7% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30,207 ₩ billion (Jan 2017) to 652,902 ₩ billion (Dec 2022), averaging 308,074 ₩ billion.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 503,644 ₩ billion |
| July 2026 | 457,481 ₩ billion |
| June 2026 | 409,437 ₩ billion |
| May 2026 | 340,035 ₩ billion |
| April 2026 | 274,718 ₩ billion |
| March 2026 | 203,697 ₩ billion |
| February 2026 | 124,436 ₩ billion |
| January 2026 | 58,532 ₩ billion |
| December 2025 | 650,280 ₩ billion |
| November 2025 | 594,398 ₩ billion |
| October 2025 | 557,058 ₩ billion |
| September 2025 | 519,295 ₩ billion |
| August 2025 | 463,330 ₩ billion |
| July 2025 | 422,419 ₩ billion |
| June 2025 | 371,950 ₩ billion |
| May 2025 | 300,943 ₩ billion |
| April 2025 | 250,971 ₩ billion |
| March 2025 | 201,493 ₩ billion |
| February 2025 | 111,608 ₩ billion |
| January 2025 | 50,642 ₩ billion |
| December 2024 | 603,609 ₩ billion |
| November 2024 | 539,172 ₩ billion |
| October 2024 | 500,788 ₩ billion |
| September 2024 | 466,410 ₩ billion |

## API

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

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