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.

The United States recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 6.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. This dataset provides - United States Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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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.

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.

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 budget surplus or deficit (-) (M318501Q027NBEA) from Q3 1959 to Q4 2023 about budget, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

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.

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.

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

The United States federal government budget has allotted around ** 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 ** percent compared to the previous year, with *** billion U.S. dollars allocated in FY 2025. Similarly, the IT budget of the Department of Homeland security also increased by ** percent compared to the previous year, to around ** 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 ** 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 *** trillion dollars. Cybersecurity budget One of the main facets of the U.S. government IT budget is spending related to cybersecurity. Over ** 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.

Argentina recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.37 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. This dataset provides - Argentina Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Surplus or Deficit [-] as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYFSGDA188S) from 1929 to 2024 about budget, federal, GDP, and USA.

Bulgaria Govt National Budget: Year to Date: ET: Expenditure data was reported at 4,005.237 BGN mn in Mar 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,358.500 BGN mn for Feb 2023. Bulgaria Govt National Budget: Year to Date: ET: Expenditure data is updated monthly, averaging 4,128.780 BGN mn from Aug 2002 (Median) to Mar 2023, with 248 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,452.875 BGN mn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 580.474 BGN mn in Jan 2003. Bulgaria Govt National Budget: Year to Date: ET: Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.F001: Government National Budget.

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.

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.

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.

The central government's budget in Turkey showed a deficit each year from 2006 to 2023. As of 2023, the highest value of budget deficit was recorded in the country at over *** billion Turkish lira.

Poland Central Government Budget: Revenue: Year to Date data was reported at 118,431,600.000 PLN th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 75,718,933.359 PLN th for Feb 2025. Poland Central Government Budget: Revenue: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 130,473,910.256 PLN th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 623,412,900.000 PLN th in Dec 2024 and a record low of 10,250,323.893 PLN th in Jan 2002. Poland Central Government Budget: Revenue: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.F005: State Budget: State Budget Act.

Russia Federal Government Budget Balance: Year to Date data was reported at -2,173.000 RUB bn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -3,841.019 RUB bn for Feb 2025. Russia Federal Government Budget Balance: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 37.835 RUB bn from Jan 1993 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 387 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,442.689 RUB bn in Nov 2018 and a record low of -4,102.465 RUB bn in Dec 2020. Russia Federal Government Budget Balance: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Treasury. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.FB004: Federal Government Expenditure: ytd.