The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling traffic of an electronic device in a wireless communication system, and the method can comprise the steps of: detecting a plurality of parts of traffic flows corresponding to at least one application; and preferentially processing the plurality of parts of traffic flows on the basis of application related information on each of the detected plurality of parts of traffic flows.