Government spending in the United States was last recorded at 33.8 percent of GDP in 2025 . Government Spending to GDP in the United States averaged 24.61 percent of GDP from 1900 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 45.62 percent of GDP in 1945 and a record low of 6.55 percent of GDP in 1907. source: U.S. Treasury
Government Spending to GDP in the United States is expected to reach 33.60 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Government Spending To GDP is projected to trend around 33.20 percent of GDP in 2027 and 33.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.