United States — Government consumption (USD)
millions of USD · Quarterly · Q1 1940–Q4 2027 · 332 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 reports the amount in millions of US dollars.
For the United States, the government consumption reading stood at 1.10T USD in Q3 2026. Against 1.09T USD in Q2 2026, the period change was +0.96%. Against 1.05T USD in Q3 2025, the year-on-year change was +4.34%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 863.89B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 13.4% in Q3 2026.
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Latest observations
Q2 2011–Q4 2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 2027 | 1.14T USD |
| Q3 2027 | 1.13T USD |
| Q2 2027 | 1.12T USD |
| Q1 2027 | 1.11T USD |
| Q4 2026 | 1.11T USD |
15 earlier values
| Q3 2026 | 1.10T USD |
| Q2 2026 | 1.09T USD |
| Q1 2026 | 1.07T USD |
| Q4 2025 | 1.05T USD |
| Q3 2025 | 1.05T USD |
| Q2 2025 | 1.03T USD |
| Q1 2025 | 1.03T USD |
| Q4 2024 | 1.02T USD |
| Q3 2024 | 1.01T USD |
| Q2 2024 | 989.88B USD |
| Q1 2024 | 978.64B USD |
| Q4 2023 | 962.03B USD |
| Q3 2023 | 952.09B USD |
| Q2 2023 | 926.54B USD |
| Q1 2023 | 925.22B USD |
Values before Q1 2023, back to Q2 2011, are on the chart — hover to read them.