Government Spending in the United States increased to 3995.10 USD Billion in the second quarter of 2025 from 3990.60 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Government Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Annual government expenditure in the United States added up to about 10.76 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2025. This is compared to the first quarter of 2009, when this figure stood at 5.53 trillion U.S. dollars.

Government spending in the United States was last recorded at 39.7 percent of GDP in 2024 . This dataset provides - United States Government Spending To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the total receipts of the United States government added up to approximately 4.9 trillion U.S. dollars. By 2034, the receipts of the U.S. government are expected to increase to 7.5 trillion U.S. dollars.

For the fiscal year of 2025, mandatory government spending is predicted to sum up to about 4.37 trillion U.S. dollars. It consists primarily of benefit programs such as: social security, Medicare, Medicaid, as well as other programs. Discretionary spending consists of spending controlled by lawmakers through annual appropriation acts. In FY 2025 it is proposed at 1.93 trillion U.S. dollars, and is divided into defense and nondefense spending. Spending for net interest is also listed, which consists of the government's interest payments on debt held by the public, offset by interest income the government receives.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Government: Current Expenditures (NA000283Q) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

Government Spending in China increased to 224396.60 CNY Hundred Million in 2024 from 222474.20 CNY Hundred Million in 2023. This dataset provides - China Government Spending - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This summary table shows the on-budget and off-budget receipts and outlays, the on-budget and off-budget surplus/deficit, and the means of financing the budget surplus/deficit. The table also shows the budgeted amounts estimated in the President's Budget for the current fiscal year and next fiscal year for each item on the table. This table includes total and subtotal rows that should be excluded when aggregating data. Some rows represent elements of the dataset's hierarchy, but are not assigned values. The classification_id for each of these elements can be used as the parent_id for underlying data elements to calculate their implied values. Subtotal rows are available to access this same information.

Graph and download economic data for Government Current Expenditures (GEXPND) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the United States stood at about 37.59 percent in 2024. From 2001 to 2024, the ratio rose by approximately 4.79 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. Between 2024 and 2030, the ratio will rise by around 0.27 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.Shown here is the general government expenditure as a share of the national gross domestic product. As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the general government expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. The gross domestic product represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

The United States recorded a government budget deficit of 291000 USD Million in July of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Government total expenditures (W068RCQ027SBEA) from Q1 1960 to Q2 2025 about expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

This table shows the gross receipts, refunds and net receipts for the current month, the current fiscal year-to-date and the prior fiscal year-to-date for the various receipts of the federal government. This table includes total and subtotal rows that should be excluded when aggregating data. Some rows represent elements of the dataset's hierarchy, but are not assigned values. The classification_id for each of these elements can be used as the parent_id for underlying data elements to calculate their implied values. Subtotal rows are available to access this same information.

Government Spending in Indonesia increased to 229367.27 IDR Billion in the second quarter of 2025 from 202285.37 IDR Billion in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Indonesia Government Spending - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024/25 the government of the United Kingdom had an expenditure of approximately 1.28 trillion British pounds, compared with 1.23 trillion in the previous financial year.

This table shows the net transactions for the current month, and the current and prior fiscal year-to-date, as well as account balances for the beginning of the current fiscal year and current accounting month and the close of the current accounting month. This activity is related to the means used to finance the budget deficit or to dispose of a budget surplus. An asset account would represent an asset to the United States Government, for example United States Treasury Operating Cash. A liability account would represent a liability to the United States Government, for example Borrowing from the Public. This table includes total and subtotal rows that should be excluded when aggregating data. Some rows represent elements of the dataset's hierarchy, but are not assigned values. The classification_id for each of these elements can be used as the parent_id for underlying data elements to calculate their implied values. Subtotal rows are available to access this same information.

This table is a subsidiary table for Means of Financing the Deficit or Disposition of Surplus by the U.S. Government providing a detailed view of federal funds and trust funds that are invested in Government Account Series (GAS) securities. Federal funds include general funds, special funds, and revolving funds (public enterprise revolving funds, intragovernmental revolving funds, and credit financing accounts). A trust fund is a type of account, designated by law, for receipts or offsetting receipts dedicated to specific purposes and the expenditure of these receipts. This table includes total and subtotal rows that should be excluded when aggregating data. Some rows represent elements of the dataset's hierarchy, but are not assigned values. The classification_id for each of these elements can be used as the parent_id for underlying data elements to calculate their implied values. Subtotal rows are available to access this same information.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government expenditures: Budget outlays (M318191A027NBEA) from 1952 to 2023 about outlays, budget, expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

The expenditures of the central government in Sweden grew significantly from 2019 to 2020. Whereas the total government expenditure amounted to 944 billion Swedish kronor in 2019, it had reached over 1,2 trillion in 2020. This was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the world in 2020. During the same year, the central government revenue reached 998.5 billion Swedish kronor, meaning that the Swedish government recorded a loss of 220.6 billion Swedish kronor in 2020. In 2022, the central government expenditure 1.1 trillion Swedish kronor.

Expenditure spent on social protection

The largest share of the public expenditure in 2021 was spent on social protection, which composed over 30 percent of the total public expenditure in Sweden during that year. The social protection covers pensions, unemployment benefits, subventions in health- and childcare, social security among other important functions. 

 Expenses for the EU budget

 Among the expenses for the central government in Sweden are contributions to the European Union budget. These expenses fluctuated over the years. In 2021, these expenses were over 52 billion Swedish kronor.

Federal outlays of the United States government amounted to about 6.14 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts an increase in government outlays up to about 10.05 trillion U.S. dollars in 2034.