23% Increase in Public Institutions Rated "Excellent" or Higher in Win-Win Growth Evaluation

The number of public institutions that received a rating of "Excellent" or higher in the Win-Win Growth Evaluation increased by 23% compared to the previous year.

On April 26, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the results of the "2025 Win-Win Growth Evaluation for Public Institutions." This evaluation has been conducted since 2007 to encourage public institutions to take a leading role in win-win growth and to spread a culture of mutual cooperation. The activities of public institutions in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are assessed and the results are publicly disclosed in five grades: Best, Excellent, Good, Fair, and Needs Improvement.

The 2025 evaluation covered a total of 133 public institutions. The results were as follows: 65 institutions (48.9%) received the Best rating, 25 institutions (18.8%) received Excellent, 19 institutions (14.3%) received Good, 13 institutions (9.8%) received Fair, and 11 institutions (8.2%) were rated Needs Improvement. Institutions rated Excellent or above accounted for 67.7% of the total. Compared to the previous year, 52 institutions improved their ratings, while 13 experienced a decline. Fifteen institutions achieved the Best rating for the first time, and 39 maintained the Best rating for two consecutive years. In particular, Korea Midland Power maintained the Best rating for 11 consecutive years, establishing itself as a leading institution in win-win growth.

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The improvement in the win-win growth level of public institutions over the past year is attributed to several factors: an increase in contributions to the Mutual Cooperation Fund, the spread of performance sharing programs, and improvements in the win-win payment environment. The number of institutions contributing to the Mutual Cooperation Fund increased from 107 to 112, and contributions in 2025 amounted to 39.4 billion won, up 22.7% from the previous year. The win-win payment environment, designed to enhance transparency in transaction settlements, also improved. The number of institutions where primary partner companies implemented win-win payments to secondary partners rose from 89 to 100, and the payment amount in 2025 increased by 21.7% to 351 billion won compared to the previous year. In addition, the number of institutions that adopted performance sharing programs expanded from 115 to 122.

By type of public institution, SR Corporation received the highest score in the public corporation SOC (social overhead capital) sector; Korea Midland Power in the public corporation energy sector; Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation in the public corporation industrial promotion and service sector; Korea Credit Guarantee Fund in the fund management type quasi-governmental institutions sector; Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in the entrusted execution type quasi-governmental institutions sector; and Korea Creative Content Agency in the other public institutions sector.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to reflect these evaluation results in the public institution management assessment to encourage voluntary participation. In addition, for institutions rated "Good" or below, the ministry will provide tailored consulting to support their win-win growth activities.

Minister Han Seong-sook of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups stated, "These evaluation results show that the efforts of public institutions to promote win-win cooperation are gradually spreading," adding, "We will do our best to spread best practices and provide policy support so that public institutions can serve as models for win-win cooperation and their achievements can contribute to the growth of SMEs and be felt in the field."

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