United States — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1791–2025 · 235 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

In the United States, the central government expenditure reading was 4.57T LCU in 2025, compared with 4.47T LCU in 2024. The period change was +2.07%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 15% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2025

PeriodValue
20254.57T LCU
20244.47T LCU
20234.24T LCU
20224.08T LCU
20214.96T LCU
15 earlier values
20204.21T LCU
20192.86T LCU
20182.71T LCU
20172.57T LCU
20162.50T LCU
20152.43T LCU
20142.39T LCU
20132.31T LCU
20122.37T LCU
20112.48T LCU
20102.46T LCU
20092.30T LCU
20082.14T LCU
20071.88T LCU
20061.78T LCU

Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.