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

Input interpretation:

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

Result:

14.44% (world rank: 126th) (2015 estimate)

General government final consumption expenditure history:

GDP components:

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$final consumption expenditure | $14.89 trillion per year (80.18%) (world rank: 1st) (2015 estimate)\ngross capital formation | $3.67 trillion per year (19.76%) (world rank: 2nd) (2015 estimate)\nexternal balance on goods and services | -$522 billion per year (-2.81%) (world rank: 200th) (2015 estimate)\ntotal GDP | $18.57 trillion per year (100%) (world rank: 1st) (2016 estimate)$