Annual government expenditure in the United States added up to about 10.07 trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2024. 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 decreased to 3990.60 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 3996.30 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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.

In 2022, the total receipts of the United States government added up to approximately 4.9 trillion U.S. dollars. By 2028, the receipts of the U.S. government are expected to increase to 6.4 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.

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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.

Graph and download economic data for Government Current Expenditures (GEXPND) from Q1 1947 to Q1 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.

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 table shows the receipts and outlays of the United States Government by month for the current fiscal year, up to and including the current accounting month. The table also shows the total receipts and outlays for the current fiscal year-to-date and the comparable prior fiscal year-to-date. 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.

In 2023, the U.S. government had a budget deficit of 1.69 trillion U.S. dollars. This is compared to 2000, when the government had a budget surplus of 0.24 trillion U.S. dollars.

U.S. Government budget

The government budget is a financial statement that demonstrates the government’s suggested revenues and spending for the financial year. Budget surpluses occur when income exceeds expenditures. Budget deficits occur when spending exceeds income. The budget balance of the U.S. government has fluctuated since 2016, and is expected to decrease slightly by 2026.

Military spending

Defense outlays in the United States amounted to 714 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. It is expected to continue to increase over the next several years. The United States currently has the largest defense budget in the world, and is the largest employer in the world. The military budget funds the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. The amount of funding that goes towards the Department of Defense is heavily criticized by Democrats in the United States, because they believe that the funding should be more evenly distributed towards other social welfare programs such as public health insurance and education.

Government Spending in Thailand decreased to 386833 THB Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 421982 THB Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Thailand 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 total expenditures (W068RC1A027NBEA) from 1960 to 2024 about expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

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.

Government Spending in El Salvador increased to 6126.78 USD Million in 2023 from 5742.62 USD Million in 2022. This dataset provides - El Salvador Government Spending - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The United States recorded a government budget deficit of 316004 USD Million in May 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 current expenditures: Education (G160291A027NBEA) from 1959 to 2023 about expenditures, education, 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.