{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-government-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-government-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-government-revenue-gdp/","title":"United States Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United States's Government Revenue (% of GDP): 17.8 % of GDP in 2024, +0.3pp YoY. 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It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 20.6 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15.7 in 2009. The latest reading of 17.8 in 2024 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}