Some researchers believe that, contrary to the high economic development, most of the profit were distributed to the Japanese people and companies in Korea, and most of the food including rice were given to Japan, which made the distribution ratio to the Koreans (especially in the rural area) low.
高い経済発展とは裏腹にその果実の大部分が在朝日本人や日本企業に分配され、米をはじめとする多くの食料が日本に贈られ、朝鮮人（とりわけ農村部）への分配度は低かったとする研究者もいる。