Business, labor, ideological lobby spending U.S. 2024| Statista

Businesses are accumulatively the biggest spenders on lobbying in the United States, with 3.7 billion U.S. dollars allocated to business lobbying in 2024, compared to 215.3 million U.S. dollars spent by ideological groups.

Business, labor, and ideological lobbying in the United States from 2008 to 2024, by in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Business	Labor	Ideological groups	Other
2024	3,703.82	52.53	215.3	370.38
2023	3,551.28	51.88	192.33	306.5
2022	3,501.12	52.67	199	276.35
2021	3,235.43	50.13	184.84	252.41
2020	3,058.06	49.76	145.62	235.85
2019	3,003.58	49.27	152.87	275.59
2018	2,988.89	48.01	149.77	250.45
2017	2,929	47.5	149.74	229.6
2016	2,755.96	47.48	128.4	207.32
2015	2,816.69	45.67	132.69	213.42
2014	2,835.2	45.32	142.65	218.25
2013	2,807.86	47.76	144.11	222.82
2012	2,888.51	45.32	125.54	226.92
2011	2,870.59	50.69	133.17	250.66
2010	3,012.4	46.46	149.57	275.2
2009	2,998.94	43.49	158.45	277.31
2008	2,819.47	41.09	163.32	270.32

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February 2025

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2008 to 2024

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