In 2020, South Korea's total social expenditure was an estimated 302 trillion South Korean won, an increase from the previous year. Social spending has risen steadily over the past decades.
Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won)
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KOSIS. (February 28, 2023). Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/
KOSIS. "Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won)." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/
KOSIS. (2023). Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/
KOSIS. "Social Welfare Expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in Trillion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/
KOSIS, Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Social welfare expenditure in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], KOSIS, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/618089/south-korea-social-welfare-expenditure/