# South Korea Korea: Waste Collection, Disposal / Value Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Waste Collection, Disposal / Value Index (BOK ECOS) was down 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 90.80 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.5% (Oct 2025) to 43.5% (Feb 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-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-waste-collection-disposal-value-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 90.80 2020=100 | −3.6 |
| August 2026 | 92.50 2020=100 | 3.7 |
| July 2026 | 97.90 2020=100 | −1.5 |
| June 2026 | 101.3 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 85.00 2020=100 | −15.2 |
| April 2026 | 95.60 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 89.00 2020=100 | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 64.40 2020=100 | −16.3 |
| January 2026 | 76.20 2020=100 | 5.1 |
| December 2025 | 101.6 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| November 2025 | 97.60 2020=100 | −6.3 |
| October 2025 | 82.10 2020=100 | −26.5 |
| September 2025 | 94.20 2020=100 | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 89.20 2020=100 | −12.2 |
| July 2025 | 99.40 2020=100 | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 100.0 2020=100 | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 100.2 2020=100 | −4.8 |
| April 2025 | 94.40 2020=100 | −9.4 |
| March 2025 | 90.50 2020=100 | −8.8 |
| February 2025 | 76.90 2020=100 | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 72.50 2020=100 | −19.8 |
| December 2024 | 98.20 2020=100 | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 104.2 2020=100 | −5.4 |
| October 2024 | 111.7 2020=100 | 7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-1"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-1",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```