Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US nominal GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, Federal spending on national defense stood at 1,136 billion US dollars (annual rate) in 2025-Q2, versus 1,117 in the previous quarter. This represents a rise of 1.70 percent.
Sample. There are 314 observations overall in the quarterly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period going from March 1947 to June 2025.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: Federal spending on national defense had a mean value of 363 billion US dollars (annual rate); it reached its maximum of 1,136 in June 2025; it reached a trough of 20 in September 1947.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 1122731.0 |
| 2025-03-31 | 1116611.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1135765.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Gross private domestic investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Net exports of goods and services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Exports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Exports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Imports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |