Preliminary figures show that approximately **** percent of South Korea's GDP was spent on environmental protection activities in 2021. This EPE to GDP ratio was an increase from the previous year's **** percent. The EPE expenditures do not count only government expenses, but expenditures from all economic sectors in South Korea.
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Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. (August 9, 2024). Environmental protection expenditures (EPE) in relation to GDP in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. "Environmental protection expenditures (EPE) in relation to GDP in South Korea from 2012 to 2021." Chart. August 9, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. (2024). Environmental protection expenditures (EPE) in relation to GDP in South Korea from 2012 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. "Environmental Protection Expenditures (Epe) in Relation to Gdp in South Korea from 2012 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 9 Aug 2024, /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, Environmental protection expenditures (EPE) in relation to GDP in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Environmental protection expenditures (EPE) in relation to GDP in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, August 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/647418/south-korea-environmental-protection-spending-gdp-ratio/