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United States Government Spending 1970s

Name: United States Government Spending 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

18.80% decade average (1970-1979)

United States's government spending during the 1970s ranged from 17.80% (1972) to 19.73% (1976), averaging 18.80% over 8 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1972	17.80%	–	15th
1973	17.90%	+0.10%	18th
1974	17.88%	−0.01%	17th
1975	19.47%	+1.59%	18th
1976	19.73%	+0.26%	18th
1977	19.60%	−0.13%	15th
1978	19.12%	−0.48%	14th
1979	18.92%	−0.20%	15th