Annual government expenditure in the United States added up to about 9.89 trillion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2024. This is compared to the first quarter of 2009, when this figure stood at 5.53 trillion U.S. dollars.
Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Expenditures in trillion U.S. dollars
Q1 '24
9.89
Q4 '23
9.7
Q3 '23
10.01
Q2 '23
9.42
Q1 '23
9.33
Q4 '22
9.17
Q3 '22
8.85
Q2 '22
8.69
Q1 '22
8.25
Q4 '21
8.72
Q3 '21
9.16
Q2 '21
9.47
Q1 '21
11
Q4 '20
8.46
Q3 '20
9.69
Q2 '20
10.78
Q1 '20
7.5
Q4 '19
7.46
Q3 '19
7.38
Q2 '19
7.3
Q1 '19
7.22
Q4 '18
7.07
Q3 '18
6.99
Q2 '18
6.9
Q1 '18
6.79
Q4 '17
6.69
Q3 '17
6.64
Q2 '17
6.54
Q1 '17
6.51
Q4 '16
6.46
Q3 '16
6.41
Q2 '16
6.32
Q1 '16
6.32
Q4 '15
6.25
Q3 '15
6.23
Q2 '15
6.06
Q1 '15
6.11
Q4 '14
6.08
Q3 '14
6.05
Q2 '14
5.97
Q1 '14
5.9
Q4 '13
5.87
Q3 '13
5.86
Q2 '13
5.85
Q1 '13
5.84
Q4 '12
5.87
Q3 '12
5.83
Q2 '12
5.83
Q1 '12
5.84
Q4 '11
5.88
Q3 '11
5.85
Q2 '11
5.91
Q1 '11
5.85
Q4 '10
5.83
Q3 '10
5.83
Q2 '10
5.87
Q1 '10
5.81
Q4 '09
5.69
Q3 '09
5.64
Q2 '09
5.68
Q1 '09
5.53
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The data are in seasonally adjusted U.S. dollars at annual rates. Total expenditure consist of current expenditure + gross government investment + capital transfer payments + net purchases of non-produced assets - consumption of fixed capital.
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BEA. (April 25, 2024). Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. (2024). Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Annual Expenditure of The United States Government from 2009 to 2024, by Quarter (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA, Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
