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

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.

Government Spending in the United States decreased to 3990.60 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 3996.30 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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 Net Outlays as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYONGDA188S) from 1929 to 2024 about outlays, federal, Net, GDP, and USA.

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 total expenditures (W019RCQ027SBEA) from Q3 1959 to Q1 2025 about expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

The United States recorded a government budget deficit of 316004 USD Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

In the fiscal year of 2025, the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to be about **** 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 2020 was the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government budget surplus or deficit (-) from Q3 1959 to Q4 2023 about budget, federal, government, 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.

Graph and download economic data for Federal government expenditures: Budget outlays (M318191Q027NBEA) from Q3 1959 to Q4 2023 about outlays, budget, expenditures, federal, government, GDP, and USA.

Consumer Spending in the United States increased to 16291.80 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 16273.20 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

Fiscal Expenditure in the United States increased to 687233 USD Million in May from 591769 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Fiscal Expenditure- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Historical chart and dataset showing U.S. education spending by year from 1972 to 2020.

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 total expenditures (W068RCQ027SBEA) from Q1 1960 to Q1 2025 about expenditures, government, GDP, and USA.

Personal Spending in the United States decreased 0.10 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Personal Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.