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.

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.

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

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.

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

In 2023, the average annual expenditures of consumer units in the United States totaled to 77,280 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from the previous year, when the average annual expenditures of consumer units totaled to 72,967 U.S. dollars.

Government spending In the Euro Area was last recorded at 49.6 percent of GDP in 2024 . This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Government Spending to GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

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.

Government Spending in Mexico decreased to 2762162.03 MXN Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 2852959.47 MXN Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Mexico Government Spending - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States (TTLCONS) from Jan 1993 to Jun 2025 about headline figure, expenditures, construction, and USA.

In 2023, the average consumer unit in the United States spent about 9,985 U.S. dollars on food. Americans spent the most on housing, at 25,436 U.S. dollars, reflecting around one third of annual expenditure. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 77,280 U.S. dollars.

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

Azerbaijan: Government spending as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 14.01 percent, an increase from 11.64 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 16.14 percent, based on data from 130 countries. Historically, the average for Azerbaijan from 1990 to 2023 is 13.47 percent. The minimum value, 8.5 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 30.14 percent was recorded in 1993.

Graph and download economic data for Total Construction Spending: Manufacturing in the United States (TLMFGCON) from Jan 2002 to Jun 2025 about expenditures, construction, manufacturing, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Government current expenditures: Education (G160291A027NBEA) from 1959 to 2023 about expenditures, education, government, GDP, and USA.

The largest amount of federal drug control spending was reported for FY 2023 with some 44.2 billion U.S. dollars. The requested funding 2025 is slightly higher. This statistic depicts the total federal drug control spending in the United States from FY 2012 to FY 2025, in million U.S. dollars.

U.S. drug control spending

In the United States, around half of the requested budget for federal drug control spending in 2025 was requested for treatment of substance use disorders; the remaining budget was distributed amongst various governmental departments for prevention, interdiction, and law enforcement. In particular, the largest amount of drug control treatment funding in 2024 within the Department of Health and Human Services was spent by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, followed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Drug control and the opioid epidemic

The misuse of prescription drugs and the opioid epidemic are a major focus of U.S. drug control strategies and spending. In the U.S., the top controlled prescription drugs distributed are hydrocodone and oxycodone, both potentially addictive opioid analgesics that can be misused and sold illegally. In 2010-2019, efforts to reduce illegal sales of opioid narcotics in the U.S. have managed to reduce the amount of opioids diverted from the legal market by over half. Unfortunately, misusing opioids and synthetic variants such as heroin can be life-threatening; death rates due to opioid overdoses are continuing to rise.