The total outlays of the United States government added up to about 6.13 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. This is expected to increase to 6.94 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, and increase to over eight trillion U.S. dollars by 2029.

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.

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.

In the fiscal year of 2025, the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to be about 1.83 trillion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the Small Business Administration is expected to have a budget of 1.46 billion U.S. dollars.

United States Federal Government

The federal government in the United States is comprised of three branches of the government: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The executive branch is the office of the President of the United States, the legislative branch is the United States Congress, and the judicial branch is the United States Supreme Court.The U.S. cabinet belongs to the executive branch of the government, which belongs to the president and vice president.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the department of the federal government that provides health services to Americans. The Secretary of the department is Xavier Becerra, who was appointed by current president Joe Biden. Some of the Operating Divisions in this department include the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. The outlays for the Department of Health and Human Services have been steadily increasing since 2000. The agency that had the highest amount of spending in this department in 2020 was the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the United States was forecast to decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.5 percentage points. This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2026. According to this forecast, in 2029, the ratio will have decreased for the third consecutive year to 37.08 percent. 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.Find more statistics on other topics about the United States with key insights such as the annual change in imports of trade goods and services, the number of employed people, and ratio of the national debt to the gross domestic product.

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.

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.

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in China was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.6 percentage points. After the sixth consecutive increasing year, the ratio is estimated to reach 35.43 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted here is the general government expenditure as a share of the national gross domestic product. According to 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.Find more key insights for the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in countries like Taiwan, Mongolia, and South Korea.

The United States federal government budget has allotted around 75 billion dollars toward its 2025 civilian federal agency information technology budget. As leadership and government priorities change, the IT budgets allocated to different departments tend to follow suit. The Department of Energy's IT budget increased significantly by 37 percent compared to the previous year, with 5.5 billion U.S. dollars allocated in FY 2025. Similarly, the IT budget of the Department of Homeland security also increased by 23 percent compared to the previous year, to around 11 billion U.S. dollars for FY 2025. Meanwhile, the Office of Personnel Management saw its IT budget shrink the most among the civilian federal government agencies, decreasing by a staggering 64 percent compared to FY 2024. Since the 2022 federal budget, figures do not include the portion of the budget allocated to the Department of Defense or other classified IT spending. U.S. government budget In the United States, huge shares of government expenditures go towards the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Social Security Administration. Due in part to the country’s continually increasing budget, the government has run at an annual deficit since 2002, with its 2024 deficit estimated to over be around 1.9 trillion dollars. Cybersecurity budget One of the main facets of the U.S. government IT budget is spending related to cybersecurity. Over 12 billion U.S. dollars have been allocated towards cybersecurity in 2024. The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have unsurprisingly had the highest cybersecurity budgets across all departments, given the sensitive nature of their work.

For the 2024 fiscal year, the U.S. federal government allocated around 30.7 billion U.S. dollars for major federal IT investments. The total amount of spending on IT is expected to amount to over 102 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, significantly higher than the federal government's IT budget in the previous year.

Federal government spending on Medicaid totaled 616 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts an increase in Medicaid outlays up to over 898 billion U.S. dollars in 2034. The statistic shows the total federal Medicaid spending history from 2000 to 2023, with an additional forecast from 2024 to 2034.

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in Germany was forecast to decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.2 percentage points. This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2027 and 2028. The ratio is estimated to amount to 47.96 percent in 2029. Depicted here is the general government expenditure as a share of the national gross domestic product. According to 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.Find more statistics on other topics about Germany with key insights such as the total population, the share in the global GDP adjusted for purchasing power parity, and the growth of the real the gross domestic product.

Total government spending by the member states of the European Union has increased consistently over the period since 1995, rising from around three trillion Euros annually to almost eight trillion in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a particularly large increase in spending in 2020 and 2021, as governments across the EU spent money on their health services in order to try to contain the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on economic affairs in order to support and stimulate their economies.

Between 2010 and 2024, France constantly had the highest total government expenditure of the G7 countries in terms of share of gross domestic product (GDP). In 2024, its total expenditure was estimated to amount to 57 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, the United States had the lowest government expenditure that year at 38 percent of its GDP. Government spending increased in all G7 countries in 2020 to stem the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The general government expenditure in Ecuador was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.2 billion U.S. dollars (+4.46 percent). After the fourth consecutive increasing year, the expenditure is estimated to reach 51.43 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find more statistics on other topics about Ecuador with key insights such as the annual inflation rate of end of period consumer prices, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (in PPP dollars), and the gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices.

The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in New Zealand was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 5.1 percentage points. After the fifth consecutive decreasing year, the ratio is estimated to reach 37.15 percent and therefore a new minimum in 2029. 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.Find more key insights for the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in countries like Samoa, Kiribati, and Tonga.

In 2023/24 the government of the United Kingdom had a total managed expenditure of 1.33 trillion British pounds, equivalent to approximately 45 percent of GDP.

The statistic shows government revenue and spending in Italy between 2019 and 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, government revenue in Italy amounted to round 996.59 billion euros, whereas government spending came to around 1,146.07 billion euros.

Post-crisis Italy Government revenue and spending in Italy have been steady at around the 700 billion mark since around 2008; in no year subsequent to this has the Italian government’s revenue or income exceeded its spending. This imbalance of the budget has led to a deficit.

The shockwaves sent through the world in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis are still being felt on the Italian peninsula. The combined factors of less than impressive economic growth, not particularly rosy credit conditions and rising unemployment is having a significant impact on domestic industry, which is facing considerable financial difficulty. A further contraction in Italian GDP in 2013 was indicative of a rather bleak picture in Italy. Economic problems have not been helped by the political crisis the country has been experiencing. The political turmoil engulfing the coalition government, triggered in part by former Prime Minister Berlusconi and his party’s unrealistic pledge to end austerity, caused government bond yields to soar. After a protest mass resignation of MPs from Mr Berlusconi’s party, the Italian president intervened stating the nation’s requirement need for constant break ups and the need for a stable government. Business leaders in Italy have also voiced their concerns and warned that any new election would probably result in another stalemate leaving the future of the country uncertain and worrying the financial markets.

As of the first half of fiscal year 2022/2023, the government expenditures reached roughly 1,136 billion Egyptian pounds (which is comparable to 36.77 billion U.S. dollars). Furthermore, the government expenditure peaked at 1,812 billion Egyptian pounds (58.65 U.S. dollars) in 2021/2022. From 2016/2017 onwards, the government spending has been following an increasing trend. During the period under review, revenues generated by the government were lower than government spending, which led to a fiscal deficit.

The general government expenditure in Costa Rica was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4.5 billion U.S. dollars (+25.34 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the expenditure is estimated to reach 22.21 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find more key insights for the general government expenditure in countries like Nicaragua, Panama, and Honduras.