Public Institutions of the Republic of Korea 2025

Published on May 30, 2025
Published by Public Institution Evaluation Division

   This report aims to provide information on Korea's public institutions and their current state, supporting the National Assembly's examination of public institutions. To this end, it provides a detailed analysis and summary of the management policies and key systems of Korea's public institutions, the status of institutions designated as public in 2025, and key types of institutions by characteristics, in three parts and eleven chapters.
   In Part 1, a systematic overview is provided to promote general understanding of Korea's public institution management systems, outlining the significance of public institutions and the historical development of their management systems and key current management policies.
   Part 2 provides a summary analysis of newly designated public institutions in 2025, key management and financial details including revenues and expenditures, human resources, labor costs and welfare benefit expenses, and ESG performance as well as their management evaluations and local relocation status. In particular, in the analysis of ESG performance, new indicators are employed including those that quantify safety management ratings, work-family balance support systems, and major ESG-related procurement activities.
   Finally, in Part 3, public institutions are categorized and analyzed by type, including government-invested institutions, institutions where differences between expenditure and revenue or losses are covered by the government, R&D institutions, and financial institutions. Lastly, the appendix provides key information on all 331 institutions designated as publicin 2025.