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

South Korea Korea: Waste Collection, Disposal / Volume Index (BOK ECOS) was down 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 85.30 2020=100.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.6% (Oct 2025) to 28.8% (Feb 2020), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-2`
- 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-volume-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 85.30 2020=100 | −3.3 |
| August 2026 | 86.80 2020=100 | 4.0 |
| July 2026 | 92.40 2020=100 | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 96.30 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| May 2026 | 81.00 2020=100 | −13.7 |
| April 2026 | 91.00 2020=100 | 2.8 |
| March 2026 | 87.10 2020=100 | 2.7 |
| February 2026 | 62.60 2020=100 | −13.1 |
| January 2026 | 74.00 2020=100 | 8.8 |
| December 2025 | 95.50 2020=100 | 3.5 |
| November 2025 | 92.80 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| October 2025 | 78.00 2020=100 | −25.6 |
| September 2025 | 88.20 2020=100 | 2.6 |
| August 2025 | 83.50 2020=100 | −12.5 |
| July 2025 | 93.10 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 93.70 2020=100 | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 93.90 2020=100 | −5.2 |
| April 2025 | 88.50 2020=100 | −9.1 |
| March 2025 | 84.80 2020=100 | −8.5 |
| February 2025 | 72.00 2020=100 | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 68.00 2020=100 | −19.5 |
| December 2024 | 92.30 2020=100 | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 97.90 2020=100 | −5.0 |
| October 2024 | 104.9 2020=100 | 7.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.SVCOUT.M.NSA.ITEM-I51AAB-2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```