Share of COVID-19 relief funds used in South Korea May 2020, by expenditure type

As of May 2020, approximately 24 percent of COVID-19 relief funds were used in supermarkets by South Korean citizens. To combat the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean government organized emergency relief funds to the general Korean public. The funds were allocated electronically to declared debit or credit cards from the 13th of May 2020. The leading areas of relief fund usage were at restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals/pharmacies, and gas stations. According to the source, approximately 60 percent of the total relief funds allocated to debit or credit cards were used at the end of May 2020.For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

截至2020年5月，韩国公民大约有24%的COVID-19应急救济资金用于超市消费。为抵御COVID-19疫情带来的经济冲击，韩国政府向广大韩国民众紧急调拨了救济资金。自2020年5月13日起，这些资金以电子形式分配至指定的借记卡或信用卡中。救济资金的主要使用领域包括餐厅、超市、医院/药店以及加油站。据来源报告，至2020年5月底，大约60%的分配至借记卡或信用卡的总救济资金已被使用。如需进一步了解关于冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行的相关信息，请访问我们的专属事实与数据页面。