us govt spending as % of GDP - Wolfram|Alpha Results

Input interpretation:

$United States | general government final consumption expenditure | nominal\npercent of GDP$

Result:

15.69% (world rank: 96th) (2012 estimate)

General government final consumption expenditure history:

GDP components:

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$final consumption expenditure | $13.7 trillion per year (81.53%) (world rank: 1st) (2012 estimate)\ngross capital formation | $3.094 trillion per year (18.42%) (world rank: 2nd) (2012 estimate)\nexternal balance on goods and services | -$547.2 billion per year (-3.26%) (world rank: 193rd) (2012 estimate)\ntotal GDP | $16.8 trillion per year (100%) (world rank: 1st) (2013 estimate)$