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This study examines whether the size and the ratio of non-distributable expense decreases as time passes by in various department of Korean government from 2010-2014. To achieve the research goal, this study analyzes the trends of non-distributable expenses of more than 56 departments by employing panel dataset. According to the literature, if the size of non-distributable cost decreases, cost allocation of government improves. By examining total program cost, operating cost, and non-distributable cost(expense) of government departments, the regression results show that both the size and the ratio of non-distributable expenses decreases as year passes by during the study period. Thus, the results suggest that cost allocation of government departments are improving during study period. The results of findings in this study provides method on how to test whether government departments are improving cost allocation.