United States — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For the United States, the central government expenditure reading stood at 15% of GDP in 2025. Against 15.3% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.35 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 15.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 19.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 13.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 13.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 14.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15.9 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 15.9 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 14.5 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 13 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 12.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.