Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea declares that “sovereignty of the Republic of Korea resides in the people, and all state authority emanates from the people,” establishing the principle of popular sovereignty. This is the constitutional foundation confirming that the people are the true owners of the nation.
So do you know exactly which policies your tax money is being spent on?
2026 Government of the Republic of Korea All 61 agencies · 1,791 detailed programs total national budget expenditurefrom KRW 1,616 trillion
Check exactly which policies the taxes paid by citizens of Korea are being used for.
Enter any tax amount you've paid. We'll calculate down to the won exactly how much of that money went to each of the 61agencies across every ministry, office, and committee of the Korean government.
The default of 5.09 million won is a reference figure for illustration only and differs from what you actually paid. For an accurate result, enter the tax amount you actually paid. Your input stays on this device and is never transmitted anywhere.
The tax you paid, KRW 5,090,000was spent across the budgets of every agency in the Korean government.
of your total tax, 100.00% · based on 2026 total national budget expenditure of KRW 1,616 trillion reverse-calculated by each agency's share
About this site
Article 1(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea declares that all power comes from the people. This site applies that principle to the budget. It breaks down Korea's 2026 total expenditure of KRW 1,615.5 trillion (gross basis, including internal and inter-fund transfers) across all 61 ministries, agencies and commissions, so anyone can see how their taxes are spent and leave their own assessment.
Global interest in Korea is higher than ever due to the worldwide Korean Wave (Hallyu). Originating from pop culture, Hallyu has now reached a stage of sharing Korea's policy and administrative systems with the world. In line with this, this site provides 8 language versions—Korean, the 6 official UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian), and Japanese—allowing people worldwide to directly check the structure of South Korea's national budget allocation and execution and experience Korea's fiscal democracy experiment. Switch instantly using /en /fr /es /ar /zh /ru /ja at the top of any page, with Arabic displayed in right-to-left (RTL) layout. Each language version allows users to view ministry and project names in official English (EN), Revised Romanization (RR), or original Korean (KR).
Enter the tax you paid and see exactly how it is split across 61 government bodies, down to the last won.
National Budget OverviewTrace the 2026 expenditure of KRW 1,615.5 trillion from agency to sector to individual program on one screen.
Budget Change Rate by AgencyCompare 2024-2026 budget trends by agency and year-over-year change rates.
Overlapping BudgetsKeyword analysis surfaces programs with similar goals across agencies as suspected duplicates.
Policy & Budget ReviewReview program details, AI summaries and a three-point checklist, then cast your own fiscal traffic-light verdict.
Budget Reallocation SimulatorAdjust each agency's budget by ±50% to build your own plan and see the per-capita tax change in real time. Leave your reasoning, share it as a link, and compare the planned-vs-executed rate side by side. Plans VANK highlights are pinned to the 'VANK's Pick' section at the top.
Settlement & Execution-Rate LinkageBeyond the planned (appropriated) budget, actual settled amounts are compared to calculate and visualize each program's execution rate and unexecuted share — tracking the budget from "was it set?" to "was it spent?"
Nation BrandingA dedicated view of nation-branding budgets: public diplomacy, Hallyu, Korean language, overseas Koreans and tourism.
Lawmakers Overseeing the BudgetProfiles, committee work, budget-related bills and plenary voting records of 22nd Assembly members. An AI aide briefs you on each member's recent activity and gathers the latest press coverage with headlines and source links. Members highlighted by VANK appear in the 'VANK Pick' section at the top, and one click opens their detail view.
National Assembly Bill VotingBrowse bills from the 22nd National Assembly by standing committee and submit a for/against/abstain vote with your opinion in one step. Bills VANK is watching are pinned at the top as 'VANK's Pick,' and the AI Aide automatically briefs the purpose and key issues.
Multilingual Global Service (6 UN Official Languages + Japanese)Available in 8 languages: Korean, the 6 official UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian), and Japanese. Switch instantly at the top of any page (/en /fr /es /ar /zh /ru /ja); Arabic is displayed in right-to-left (RTL) layout, and each language version is indexed for search via hreflang sitemaps. Ministry and project names can be viewed in official English (EN), Revised Romanization (RR), or original Korean (KR), and AI assistant briefings are also generated in English.
AI Congress Member Opinions LIVEA live feed of citizens' fiscal traffic-light votes and policy proposals. Opinions selected by VANK are pinned to the 'VANK Pick' section, while the rest are browsable by topic filters in a card layout.
About VANKLearn about VANK's work in nation branding and public diplomacy, and how to join its campaigns.
Data sources
Ministry of Economy and Finance Open Fiscal Data (2026 official budget), Korea.kr policy briefings, and program-level budget explanatory documents.
How it is calculated
Your tax is allocated by each agency's share of total expenditure; the allocated amounts always sum exactly to the amount you entered.
Neutrality
This platform, built by VANK, is independent of the Korean government and any political party. It presents official figures and analysis; the judgement is left to citizens.