Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States
United States: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) was 0.604 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States, 1980–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States stood at 0.604 Percentage of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States peaked at 0.846 Percentage of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.408 Percentage of GDP, in 1997.
That places United States 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.767 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.707 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.638 Percentage of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.651 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.62 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.604 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.429 Percentage of GDP | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 0.43 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.435 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.433 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.456 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.566 Percentage of GDP | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 0.573 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.59 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.585 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.591 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.543 Percentage of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.408 Percentage of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.789 Percentage of GDP | +93.4% |
| 1999 | 0.779 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.792 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.831 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.846 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.797 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.745 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.706 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.709 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.702 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.701 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.736 Percentage of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.719 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.684 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.664 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.642 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.64 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.636 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.627 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.617 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.616 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.659 Percentage of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.622 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.658 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.604 Percentage of GDP | -8.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.604 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.11 Percentage of GDP, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +93.4% | 0.408 Percentage of GDP | 0.789 Percentage of GDP |
| 1986 | -29.0% | 0.604 Percentage of GDP | 0.429 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5714 Percentage of GDP | 0.429 Percentage of GDP | 0.767 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.588 Percentage of GDP | 0.408 Percentage of GDP | 0.789 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7565 Percentage of GDP | 0.701 Percentage of GDP | 0.846 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6595 Percentage of GDP | 0.616 Percentage of GDP | 0.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6358 Percentage of GDP | 0.604 Percentage of GDP | 0.659 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States?
- Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in United States was 0.604 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.846 Percentage of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.408 Percentage of GDP in 1997.
- How does United States rank for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.