The United States recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 5.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in the United States averaged -2.66 percent of GDP from 1948 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent of GDP in 1948 and a record low of -14.50 percent of GDP in 2020. source: U.S. Treasury

Government Budget in the United States is expected to reach -5.60 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 Federal Government Budget is projected to trend around -5.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 97.00 Apr 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 620623.00 654667.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -5.90 -6.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Monthly Budget Statement -308000.00 -95000.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Debt 38769806.00 38521368.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 123.30 121.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 313122.00 560052.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 3955.20 4015.00 USD Billion Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 33.80 33.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 997309.00 916014.70 USD Million Dec 2024


United States Federal Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.90 -6.30 4.50 -14.50 1948 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly