Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
2.5%
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis· Data Q3 2026
Gross domestic product at current prices, expressed in billions of US dollars (market exchange rate). The standard cross-country measure of "size of the economy" in a common currency.
Federal government outlays by OMB function (share of program spending) — a different perimeter and taxonomy than the COFOG (general government) cards, so not directly comparable.
National output (GDP) divided by population; a rough proxy for average living standards. Shown in the source's unit: euros (Eurostat, Destatis), international dollars at purchasing-power parity (IMF) or US dollars (BEA, World Bank).
71.8KUSD
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis· Data Q3 2026
U.S. federal government outlays for the National defense budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
14%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the International affairs budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
0.7%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the General science, space & technology budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
0.5%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Energy budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
0.6%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Natural resources & environment budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
1.3%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Agriculture budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
0.7%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Commerce & housing credit budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
0.9%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Transportation budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
2%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Community & regional development budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
1.1%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Education, training, employment & social services budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
2.2%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Health budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
11.3%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Medicare budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
18.1%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Income security budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
7.5%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Social Security budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
16.5%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Veterans benefits & services budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
4.1%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Administration of justice budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
1.1%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the General government budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
5%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
U.S. federal government outlays for the Net interest budget function, as a share of total federal program outlays (latest fiscal year, OMB functional classification via USAspending).
12.4%
of the federal budget · FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — USAspending.gov· Data FY2025
Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
Tariffs and other import duties collected by the federal government, in billions of dollars, net of refunds; a month can be negative when refunds exceed collections.
10.2USD bn
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
Average rate the federal government pays on all its interest-bearing debt (bills, notes, bonds…); it follows market rates with a lag, as the debt rolls over.
3.5%
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
Net interest the federal government pays on its debt held by the public, in billions of dollars (excluding interest paid to its own trust funds such as Social Security, minus interest it receives); annual totals read by fiscal year (October-September).
225USD bn
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
Customs duties calculated when goods enter, divided by the value of imports for consumption, in %; measures the actual weight of tariffs on all imports (not the posted rate of a product). Duties calculated at import, before any later refunds.
Total outstanding debt of the US federal government, in billions of dollars, at the end of each month: debt held by the public plus debt held by federal trust funds (Social Security…). Federal scope only — not the general government debt of all levels (States, local), shown on the « Public debt » card.
40,172USD bn
Q3 2026
Frequency
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury — Bureau of the Fiscal Service· Data Q3 2026
