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.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Government current expenditures: Education (G160291A027NBEA) from 1959 to 2024 about education, expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Government total expenditures (W068RC1A027NBEA) from 1960 to 2024 about expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

The United States recorded a government budget deficit of 284350 USD Million in October of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

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Lists the military spending, GDP, and population estimate for the US each year from 1960 to 2020.

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Graph and download economic data for National Accounts: GDP by Expenditure: Current Prices: Government Final Consumption Expenditure for United States (USAGFCEADSMEI) from 1960 to 2022 about consumption expenditures, consumption, government, and USA.

In 2023, travel spending in the United States reached **** trillion U.S. dollars. This represented an increase over the previous year's figure of **** trillion.

Fiscal Expenditure in the United States increased to 688721 USD Million in October from 345732 USD Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Fiscal Expenditure- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

This filtered view provides annual estimates developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on consumer spending in the State of Iowa beginning in 1998 for goods. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is the value of the services purchased by, or on the behalf of, Iowa residents. PCE is divided by the Census Bureau’s annual midyear (July 1) population estimates to calculate per capita PCE.

Services include household consumption expenditures (for services) and final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Household consumption expenditures include: housing and utilities, health care, transportation services, recreation services, food services and accommodations, financial services and insurance, and other services. NPISH is the gross output of nonprofit institutions less receipts from sales of goods and services by nonprofit institutions.

In 2024, the budget balance in the United States was -2.35 trillion U.S. dollars. Between 2001 and 2024, the figure dropped by 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The budget balance is forecast to decline by 441.85 billion U.S. dollars from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.

Argentina: Government spending, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 95.19 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 105.88 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 78.89 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 100 countries. Historically, the average for Argentina from 1960 to 2024 is 34.74 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.57 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 113.9 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2017.

This dataset contains information, for a select number of agencies, detailing the costs of providing services within an agency. Amounts are in dollars. This dataset is updated three times per year after publication of the Preliminary, Executive and Adopted Budget, usually in January, April and June respectively.

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.

Ukraine: Government spending, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 72.33 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 75.85 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 78.89 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 100 countries. Historically, the average for Ukraine from 1989 to 2024 is 23.02 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 5.79 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 75.85 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023.