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General government expenditure, % of GDP (OECD): United States

The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 39.57% of GDP for 2024, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.EXPENDITURE.GDP.A · USA

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
39.57
% of GDP · 2024
Previous
39.21
% of GDP · 2023
Earliest held
34.30
% of GDP · 2000
Readings shown
25
Every reading SOTW holds

United States · history

% of GDP · Annual

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:17:25.286Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government expenditure, % of GDP (OECD): United States: 25 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
202439.57
202339.21
202238.42
202145.33
202047.26
201938.24
201837.72
201737.77
201638.06
201537.78
201438.17
201338.80
201240.08
201141.89
201043.01
200943.20
200839.68
200737.37
200636.66
200536.95
200436.86
200337.26
200236.74
200135.62
200034.30

Source: OECD. All 25 readings held, 2000 to 2024. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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