United States — Government consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1919–Q4 2027 · 416 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest government consumption reading for the United States was 13.4% of GDP in Q3 2026. The previous reading was 13.4% of GDP in Q2 2026; the period change was −0.02 percentage points. Compared with 13.5% of GDP in Q3 2025, the year-on-year change was −0.14 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 13.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
Q1 2007–Q4 2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 2027 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| Q3 2027 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| Q2 2027 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| Q1 2027 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| Q4 2026 | 13.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| Q3 2026 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2026 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| Q1 2026 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| Q4 2024 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| Q2 2023 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| Q1 2023 | 13.6 % of GDP |
Values before Q1 2023, back to Q1 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.