Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US real GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, real Federal spending on national defense stood at 874 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in 2025-Q2, compared to 872 in 2025-Q1. This marks a gain of 0.23 percent.
Sample. There are 74 data points overall in the quarterly time series shown in the graph above. The time range covered by the series is from March 2007 to June 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: real Federal spending on national defense recorded its maximum of 900 billion US dollars (2017; annual rate) in December 2010; it hit a trough of 736 in June 2016; it had an average value of 815.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 888043.0 |
| 2025-03-31 | 872329.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 874211.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Chained 2017 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: Real GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Investment components
Series in the same data set: Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 222 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 74 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Series in the same data set: Residual
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difference between real GDP and the sum of its components due to price chaining (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |