Annual government expenditure in the United States added up to about 10.07 trillion U.S. dollars in the second 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
Q2 '24
10.07
Q1 '24
9.92
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
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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. (July 25, 2024). Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, 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. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. 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: January 20, 2025. 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 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
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Annual expenditure of the United States government from 2009 to 2024, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215503/expenditures-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
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