Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in United States
United States: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 2.47 million National currency in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in United States, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.47 million National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in United States peaked at 2.47 million National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 129,805 National currency, in 1970.
United States ranks 7th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in United States, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 129,805 National currency | — |
| 1971 | 142,836 National currency | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 156,100 National currency | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 167,563 National currency | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 180,978 National currency | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 199,817 National currency | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 213,528 National currency | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 230,051 National currency | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 250,739 National currency | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 271,293 National currency | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 298,542 National currency | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 329,139 National currency | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 357,640 National currency | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 380,392 National currency | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 408,447 National currency | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 442,219 National currency | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 470,007 National currency | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 498,543 National currency | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 535,394 National currency | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 577,502 National currency | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 625,026 National currency | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 667,631 National currency | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 707,659 National currency | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 730,825 National currency | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 755,941 National currency | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 777,866 National currency | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 798,821 National currency | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 828,478 National currency | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 865,629 National currency | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 915,615 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 973,339 National currency | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million National currency | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million National currency | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million National currency | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million National currency | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million National currency | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million National currency | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million National currency | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million National currency | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million National currency | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million National currency | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 million National currency | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.71 million National currency | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million National currency | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million National currency | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million National currency | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million National currency | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million National currency | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million National currency | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million National currency | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.17 million National currency | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million National currency | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.47 million National currency | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 194,271 National currency | 129,805 National currency | 271,293 National currency | 10 |
| 1980s | 429,782 National currency | 298,542 National currency | 577,502 National currency | 10 |
| 1990s | 767,349 National currency | 625,026 National currency | 915,615 National currency | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million National currency | 973,339 National currency | 1.56 million National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million National currency | 1.61 million National currency | 1.98 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 million National currency | 2.05 million National currency | 2.47 million National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 Netherlands 97,515 National currency compare
- 4 Russia 10.17 million National currency compare
- 5 Lithuania 9,149 National currency compare
- 5 Hungary 8.40 million National currency compare
- 6 Slovenia 7,644 National currency compare
- 6 Costa Rica 5.21 million National currency compare
- 7 Latvia 5,333 National currency compare
- 8 Sweden 813,478 National currency compare
- 8 Estonia 4,872 National currency compare
- 9 Czechia 775,674 National currency compare
- 10 Norway 702,202 National currency compare
More public sector data for United States
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in United States?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in United States was 2.47 million National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,805 National currency in 1970.
- How does United States rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- United States ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org