South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance has published the latest regular management information disclosure for 342 public institutions through the ALIO public disclosure system, showing a sharp rebound in hiring and an improved aggregate debt ratio in 2025. The release covers the past five years across 29 disclosure items, and shows new hiring of 27,434, up 34.5 percent from the previous year, while the debt ratio for 339 institutions excluding three state-owned banks fell 6.4 percentage points to 174.1 percent. Financial data showed assets of KRW 1,210.3 trillion, liabilities of KRW 768.6 trillion and net profit of KRW 13.3 trillion. Total authorized headcount rose 1.1 percent to 428,550, welfare spending increased 5.6 percent to KRW 864.8 billion, and average remuneration reached KRW 199 million for institution heads and KRW 74 million for employees. The ministry also reported that hiring reflecting social equity improved overall and exceeded statutory thresholds for youth, persons with disabilities and relocated-region talent. Work and family indicators also increased, including parental leave, maternity and paternity leave and reduced working hours, while the share of women in senior grades rose to 26.4 percent. The ministry said it will conduct deeper analysis of the disclosed data to assess the condition of public institutions and to develop future improvement measures.

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