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, compared to 1,117 in 2025-Q1. This marks a rise of 1.70 percent.
Sample. The quarterly series displayed in the figure has a total of 314 data points. The series covers the time span stretching from March 1947 to June 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: Federal spending on national defense reached a minimum of 20 billion US dollars (annual rate) in September 1947; it reached its highest level of 1,136 in June 2025; it had an average value of 363.
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 |
Series in the same data set
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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 |