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.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Surplus or Deficit - from 1901 to 2024 about budget, federal, and USA.

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.

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 6.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - United States Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Government Spending in the United States decreased to 3993 USD Billion in the second quarter of 2025 from 3993.90 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.

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 recorded a government budget deficit of 345000 USD Million in August 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 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 Net Outlays as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYONGDA188S) from 1929 to 2024 about outlays, Net, federal, GDP, and USA.

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In the fiscal year of 2024, the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services amounted to **** trillion U.S. dollars. In comparison, the Small Business Administration is expected to have a budget of ***** billion U.S. dollars. United States Federal Government The federal government in the United States consists 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 2024 was the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The forecasted budget balance for the U.S. government is predicted to fluctuate between the fiscal years of 2025 and 2035. This forecast predicts a deficit of 2.7 trillion U.S. dollars by fiscal year 2035. A fiscal year covers the period from October 1 to September 30 of a given year.

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.

United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) was -1694.32800 Bil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) reached a record high of 236.23900 in January of 2000 and a record low of -3132.61100 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Argentina: Government spending, billion USD: The latest value from 2023 is 105.88 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 100.21 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 109.33 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 146 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1962 to 2023 is 34.86 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.85 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 113.9 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2017.

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.

United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) was -508.44400 Bil. of $ in October of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) reached a record high of 211.24100 in April of 2000 and a record low of -1997.87800 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

The average for 2022 based on 163 countries was 100 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 3566.53 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Palau: 0.09 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.