Government spending in the United States was last recorded at 37.7 percent of GDP in 2016 . Government Spending To GDP in the United States averaged 36.63 percent from 1970 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 42.90 percent in 2009 and a record low of 33.10 percent in 1973.
Government Spending To GDP in the United States is expected to be 37.80 percent by the end of this quarter, 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 37.80 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.