Download Raw Spending Data Series 1792-2016

You can download any of the raw data series used to compile the government spending data in usgovernmentspending.com. You select the data series you want and then copy-paste the tab delimited data from a textbox on this page into your spreadsheet.

Warning: The raw data series typically do not extend the whole length of US history. Check out charts if you want full-length data series.

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Prepare a suite of data for download by making a selection from one of the dropdown menus below. You can select:

1. A group of functionally related spending data series
2. An individual spending data series

Select Functional Data Series Group: Select a group of data series to download (you can add individual data series later):

<select functional data series group>11 Executive and legislative organs, financ (20 series)12 Foreign economic aid (5 series)13 General services (3 series)14 Basic research (1 series)16 General public services n.e.c. (16 series)17 Public debt transactions (8 series)18 Transfers of a general character between (3 series)21 Military defense (4 series)23 Foreign military aid (1 series)25 Defence n.e.c. (1 series)26 Veterans (12 series)31 Police services (6 series)32 Fire-protection services (4 series)33 Law courts (5 series)34 Prisons (8 series)36 Public order and safety n.e.c. (3 series)41 General economic, commercial and labour (1 series)42 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti (20 series)43 Fuel and energy (17 series)45 Transport (28 series)46 Communication (2 series)47 Other industries (5 series)49 Economic affairs n.e.c. (6 series)4A Transit (5 series)51 Waste management (3 series)52 Waste water management (4 series)53 Pollution abatement (2 series)54 Protection of biodiversity and landscape (1 series)61 Housing development (1 series)62 Community development (6 series)63 Water supply (7 series)73 Medical service (15 series)74 Public health services (7 series)75 R&D Health (1 series)77 Medical service (Seniors) (1 series)78 Vendor Payments (Welfare) (6 series)81 Recreational and sporting services (5 series)91 Pre-primary thru secondary education (6 series)94 Tertiary education (8 series)95 Education not definable by level (16 series)A1 Sickness and disability (2 series)A2 Old age (10 series)A4 Family and children (5 series)A5 Unemployment (8 series)A6 Housing (8 series)A7 Social exclusion n.e.c. (13 series)A9 Social protection n.e.c. (3 series)AA Unemployment trust (2 series)F1 Total (30 series)G1 Total Spending (2 series)G2 Total Revenue (2 series)H1 Public Debt (22 series)H2 Public Debt Held by Government (2 series)H3 Monetized Public Debt (2 series)

Add Individual Data Series: Select Spending Data Series to add to download (you can add more later):

<select to add data series>000 Total federal outlays051 Department of DefenseΓÇöMilitary053 Atomic energy defense activities054 Defense-related activities059 Defense Overseas Contingency Operations151 International development and humanitarian assistance152 International security assistance153 Conduct of foreign affairs154 Foreign information and exchange activities155 International financial programs251 General science and basic research252 Space flight, research, and supporting activities271 Energy supply272 Energy conservation274 Emergency energy preparedness276 Energy information, policy, and regulation301 Water resources302 Conservation and land management303 Recreational resources304 Pollution control and abatement306 Other natural resources351 Farm income stabilization352 Agricultural research and services371 Mortgage credit372 Postal Service373 Deposit insurance376 Other advancement of commerce401 Ground transportation402 Air transportation403 Water transportation407 Other transportation41A Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Water Utilities (Disc. 2005)41B Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Electric Utilities (Disc. 2005)41C Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Gas Utilities (Disc. 2005)41D Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Transit Utilities (Disc. 2005)41F Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Elementary and Secondary Educati41G Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Higher Education (Disc. 2005)41X Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Other, NEC (Disc. 2005)44A Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities (Disc. 2005)44B Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities (Disc. 2005)44C Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities (Disc. 2005)44D Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Transit Utilities (Disc. 2005)44F Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education (Disc. 44G Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Higher Education (Disc. 2005)44T Long-term Debt Outstanding, End Of Fiscal Year, Public Debt For Private Purposes44X Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC (Disc. 2005)451 Community development452 Area and regional development453 Disaster relief and insurance49U Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose501 Elementary, secondary, and vocational education502 Higher education503 Research and general education aids504 Training and employment505 Other labor services506 Social services551 Health care services552 Health research and training554 Consumer and occupational health and safety571 Medicare601 General retirement and disability insurance (excluding social security (Disc. 2005)602 Federal employee retirement and disability603 Unemployment compensation604 Housing assistance605 Food and nutrition assistance609 Other income security64V Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year651 Social security701 Income security for veterans702 Veterans education, training, and rehabilitation703 Hospital and medical care for veterans704 Veterans housing705 Other veterans benefits and services751 Federal law enforcement activities752 Federal litigative and judicial activities753 Federal correctional activities754 Criminal justice assistance801 Legislative functions802 Executive direction and management803 Central fiscal operations804 General property and records management805 Central personnel management806 General purpose fiscal assistance808 Other general government809 Deductions for offsetting receipts890 Troubled Asset Relief Program891 Financial stablization efforts892 Disaster costs901 Interest on Treasury debt securities (gross)902 Interest received by on-budget trust funds903 Interest received by off-budget trust funds908 Other interest909 Other investment income921 Bipartisan economic security plan922 Allowance for anticipated supplemental923 National emergency reserve924 Spectrum relocation925 Debt collection initiatives926 Adjustment to certain pass-through accounts927 Contingent offset for the refundable portion of the health care tax credit929 Other allowances951 Employer share, employee retirement (on-budget)952 Employer share, employee retirement (off-budget)953 Rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf954 Sale of major assets959 Other undistributed offsetting receiptsB01 Federal Intergovernmental - Air TransportationB21 Federal Intergovernmental – EducationB22 Federal Intergovernmental - Employment Security AdministrationB30 Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government SupportB42 Federal Intergovernmental - Health and HospitalsB43 Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal - Environmental Health (NEW for 2007)B46 Federal Intergovernmental - HighwaysB50 Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community DevelopmentB54 Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources, Agriculture (Disc. 2005)B59 Federal Intergovernmental - Natural ResourcesB79 Federal Intergovernmental - Public WelfareB80 Federal Intergovernmental - SewerageB89 Federal Intergovernmental - All OtherB91 Federal Intergovernmental - Water UtilitiesB92 Federal Intergovernmental - Electric UtilitiesB93 Federal Intergovernmental - Gas UtilitiesB94 Federal Intergovernmental - Transit UtilitiesE00 Total state/local outlaysE01 Current Operations - Air TransportationE03 Current Operations - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NECE04 Current Operations - Correctional InstitutionsE05 Current Operations - Corrections - OtherE12 Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary EducationE16 Current Operations - Higher Education Auxiliary EnterprisesE18 Current Operations - Other Higher EducationE19 Current Operations - Educational Scholarships, Assistance, and Subsidies (Disc. 2005)E21 Current Operations - State Education - OtherE22 Current Operations - Social Insurance AdministrationE23 Current Operations - Financial AdministrationE24 Current Operations - Local Fire ProtectionE25 Current Operations - Judicial and Legal ServicesE26 Current Operations - State Legislative ServicesE27 Current Operations - Environmental Health (NEW for 2007)E29 Current Operations - Central Staff ServicesE31 Current Operations - General Public BuildingsE32 Current Operations - Health - OtherE36 Current Operations - HospitalsE38 Current Operations - Hospitals - Other (Disc. 2005)E44 Current Operations - Regular HighwaysE45 Current Operations - Toll HighwaysE47 Current Operations - Private Transit Subsidies (Disc. 2005)E50 Current Operations - Housing and Community DevelopmentE52 Current Operations - LibrariesE54 Current Operations - Agriculture - Other (Disc. 2005)E55 Current Operations - State Fish and GameE56 Current Operations - State ForestryE59 Current Operations - Natural Resources - OtherE60 Current Operations - Parking FacilitiesE61 Current Operations - Parks and RecreationE62 Current Operations - Police ProtectionE66 Current Operations - Protective Inspection and Regulation, NECE67 Current Operations - Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs (Disc. 2005)E68 Current Operations - Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other (Disc. 2005)E73 Current Operations - Welfare, Payments to Medicare Trust Fund (NEW for 2007; previousE74 Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical CareE75 Current Operations - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other PurposesE77 Current Operations - Public Welfare InstitutionsE79 Current Operations - Public Welfare - OtherE80 Current Operations - SewerageE81 Current Operations - Solid Waste ManagementE84 Current Operations - Veterans Bonuses (Disc. 2005)E85 Current Operations - State Veterans' ServicesE87 Current Operations - Sea and Inland Port FacilitiesE89 Current Operations - General - OtherE90 Current Operations - Liquor StoresE91 Current Operations - Water UtilitiesE92 Current Operations - Electric UtilitiesE93 Current Operations - Gas UtilitiesE94 Current Operations - Transit UtilitiesF01 Construction - Air TransportationF03 Construction - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NECF04 Construction - Correctional InstitutionsF05 Construction - Corrections - OtherF12 Construction - Elementary and Secondary EducationF16 Construction - Higher Education - Auxiliary EnterprisesF18 Construction - Other Higher EducationF21 Construction - State Education - OtherF22 Construction - Social Insurance AdministrationF23 Construction - Financial AdministrationF24 Construction - Local Fire ProtectionF25 Construction - Judicial and Legal ServicesF26 Construction - State Legislative ServicesF27 Construction - Environmental Health (NEW for 2007)F29 Construction - Central Staff ServicesF31 Construction - General Public BuildingsF32 Construction - Health - OtherF36 Construction - HospitalsF38 Construction - Hospitals - Other (Disc. 2005)F44 Construction - Regular HighwaysF45 Construction - Toll HighwaysF47 Construction - Private Transit SubsidiesF50 Construction - Housing and Community DevelopmentF52 Construction - LibrariesF54 Construction - Agriculture - Other (Disc. 2005)F55 Construction - State Fish and GameF56 Construction - State ForestryF59 Construction - Natural Resources - OtherF60 Construction - Parking FacilitiesF61 Construction - Parks and RecreationF62 Construction - Police ProtectionF66 Construction - Protective Inspection and Regulation, NECF75 Construction - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other PurposesF77 Construction - Public Welfare InstitutionsF79 Construction - Public Welfare - OtherF80 Construction - SewerageF81 Construction - Solid Waste ManagementF85 Construction - State Veterans' ServicesF87 Construction - Sea and Inland Port FacilitiesF89 Construction - General - OtherF90 Construction - Liquor StoresF91 Construction - Water UtilitiesF92 Construction - Electric UtilitiesF93 Construction - Gas UtilitiesF94 Construction - Transit UtilitiesFAG Farm income stablizationFAI Air transportationFDB Gross Public DebtFDE MilitaryFDF Debt Held by Public: Federal Reserve SystemFDG Debt Held by Federal Government AccountsFDO Debt Held by Public: OtherFED EducationFFI Financial and ControlFFO InternationalFHE HealthFHH HospitalsFHI Highways FHO Housing and urban renewalFIN Interest on general debtFLE PoliceFNR Natural ResourcesFOT Other SpendingFPO Postal ServiceFRE Employee retirementFSS OASDIFTR Total RevenueFTS Total SpendingFUN Unemployment compensation/insuranceFVE VeteransFVL Veterans life insuranceFWA Water transportationFWE Public WelfareG01 Other Capital Outlay - Air TransportationG03 Other Capital Outlay - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NECG04 Other Capital Outlay - Correctional InstitutionsG05 Other Capital Outlay - Corrections - OtherG12 Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary EducationG16 Other Capital Outlay - Higher Education - Auxiliary EnterprisesG18 Other Capital Outlay - Other Higher EducationG21 Other Capital Outlay - State Education - OtherG22 Other Capital Outlay - Social Insurance AdministrationG23 Other Capital Outlay - Financial AdministrationG24 Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire ProtectionG25 Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal ServicesG26 Other Capital Outlay - State Legislative ServicesG27 Other Capital Outlay - Environmental Health (NEW for 2007)G29 Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff ServicesG31 Other Capital Outlay - General Public BuildingG32 Other Capital Outlay - Health - OtherG36 Other Capital Outlay - HospitalsG38 Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals - Other (Disc. 2005)G44 Other Capital Outlay - Regular HighwaysG45 Other Capital Outlay - Toll HighwaysG47 Other Capital Outlay - Private Transit SubsidiesG50 Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community DevelopmentG52 Other Capital Outlay - LibrariesG54 Other Capital Outlay - Agriculture - Other (Disc. 2005)G55 Other Capital Outlay - State Fish and GameG56 Other Capital Outlay - State ForestryG59 Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - OtherG60 Other Capital Outlay - Parking FacilitiesG61 Other Capital Outlay - Parks and RecreationG62 Other Capital Outlay - Police ProtectionG66 Other Capital Outlay - Protective Inspection and Regulation, NECG75 Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other PurposesG77 Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare InstitutionsG79 Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - OtherG80 Other Capital Outlay - SewerageG81 Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste ManagementG85 Other Capital Outlay - State Veterans' ServicesG87 Other Capital Outlay - Sea and Inland Port FacilitiesG89 Other Capital Outlay - General - OtherG90 Other Capital Outlay - Liquor StoresG91 Other Capital Outlay - Water UtilitiesG92 Other Capital Outlay - Electric UtilitiesG93 Other Capital Outlay - Gas UtilitiesG94 Other Capital Outlay - Transit UtilitiesI89 General - Interest on DebtI91 Water Utilities - Interest on DebtI92 Electric Utilities - Interest on DebtI93 Gas Utilities - Interest on DebtI94 Transit Utilities - Interest on DebtJ19 Assistance and Subsidies - State Scholarships and Other Subsidies - EducationJ67 Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance ProgramsJ68 Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - OtherJ85 Assistance and Subsidies - Other Veterans ServicesL27 L27M27 Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Environmental Health (NEW for 2007)SAW Air/Water ResourceSCO General controlSCR CorrectionsSDB Total Debt OutstandingSEH State institutions of higher educationSEL Local schoolsSEO Other educationSEP Electric power systemSFA Financial AdministrationSFR Local fire protectionSGA Gas systemSHE HealthSHH HospitalsSHI HighwaysSHO Housing and urban renewalSIN Interest on debtSLI Liquor storesSME Grants to States for MedicaidSNR Natural resourcesSOI Other insuranceSOT Other SpendingSPK Local parks and recreationSPO PoliceSRE Employee retirementSSA Local sanitationSTR Transit systemSTS Total Direct RevenueSUL Liquor/UtilitiesSUN Unemployment compensationSWA Water Supply SystemSWE Categorical public assistanceX11 Employee Retirement - Benefit PaymentsX12 Employee Retirement - WithdrawalsX14 Employee Retirement - Other Payments (Disc. 2005)XED Education intergovernmentalXHH Hospital IntergovXHI Highways intergov.XHO Housing IntergovXME Grants to States for Medicaid intergovXOT Other intergovXRS Revenue Sharing intergovXUN Employment security intergovXWE Public welfare intergovY05 Unemployment Compensation - Benefit PaymentsY06 Unemployment Compensation - Extended and Special PaymentsY14 Workers Compensation - Benefit PaymentsY53 Other In Trust - Benefit PaymentY54 Other In Trust - Other Payments

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Year GDP (751) Federal law enforcement activities (E62) Current Operations - Police Protection (F62) Construction - Police Protection (FLE) Police (G62) Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection (SPO) Police 1902 24 0 0 0 0 0 50 1903 26 0 0 0 0 0 53 1904 26 0 0 0 0 0 56 1905 29 0 0 0 0 0 59 1906 31 0 0 0 0 0 62 1907 34 0 0 0 0 0 65 1908 30 0 0 0 0 0 68 1909 32 0 0 0 0 0 72 1910 33 0 0 0 0 0 76 1911 34 0 0 0 0 0 80 1912 37 0 0 0 0 0 84 1913 39 0 0 0 3 0 89 1914 37 0 0 0 4 0 97 1915 39 0 0 0 4 0 105 1916 50 0 0 0 5 0 115 1917 60 0 0 0 6 0 125 1918 76 0 0 0 7 0 136 1919 78 0 0 0 8 0 148 1920 88 0 0 0 10 0 161 1921 74 0 0 0 12 0 175 1922 73 0 0 0 14 0 190 1923 85 0 0 0 15 0 204 1924 87 0 0 0 16 0 219 1925 91 0 0 0 17 0 235 1926 97 0 0 0 19 0 252 1927 96 0 0 0 20 0 270 1928 97 0 0 0 22 0 279 1929 104 0 0 0 24 0 288 1930 91 0 0 0 26 0 298 1931 77 0 0 0 28 0 308 1932 59 0 0 0 31 0 318 1933 56 0 0 0 23 0 305 1934 66 0 0 0 15 0 291 1935 73 0 0 0 16 0 303 1936 84 0 0 0 17 0 314 1937 92 0 0 0 18 0 337 1938 86 0 0 0 19 0 359 1939 92 0 0 0 20 0 362 1940 101 0 0 0 21 0 365 1941 127 0 0 0 35 0 380 1942 162 0 0 0 50 0 394 1943 199 0 0 0 66 0 404 1944 220 0 0 0 83 0 414 1945 223 0 0 0 76 0 447 1946 222 0 0 0 70 0 479 1947 244 0 0 0 75 0 562 1948 269 0 0 0 80 0 644 1949 267 0 0 0 84 0 710 1950 294 0 0 0 88 0 776 1951 339 0 0 0 104 0 858 1952 358 0 0 0 141 0 939 1953 379 0 0 0 122 0 1038 1954 380 0 0 0 124 0 1130 1955 415 0 0 0 129 0 1229 1956 437 0 0 0 156 0 1330 1957 461 0 0 0 155 0 1468 1958 467 0 0 0 159 0 1610 1959 507 0 0 0 170 0 1710 1960 526 0 0 0 173 0 1857 1961 545 0 0 0 193 0 2017 1962 586 269 0 0 0 0 2130 1963 618 288 0 0 0 0 2231 1964 664 306 0 0 0 0 2366 1965 719 333 0 0 0 0 2549 1966 788 355 0 0 0 0 2776 1967 832 389 0 0 0 0 3049 1968 910 409 0 0 0 0 3410 1969 984 470 0 0 0 0 3901 1970 1038 571 0 0 0 0 4494 1971 1127 693 0 0 0 0 5228 1972 1238 843 0 0 0 0 5976 1973 1382 1020 0 0 0 0 6710 1974 1500 1129 0 0 0 0 7289 1975 1638 1426 0 0 0 0 8526 1976 1825 1604 0 0 0 0 9531 1977 2030 1772 0 0 0 0 10445 1978 2294 1944 0 0 0 0 11306 1979 2562 2109 0 0 0 0 12207 1980 2788 2357 0 0 0 0 13494 1981 3127 2582 0 0 0 0 14947 1982 3253 2667 0 0 0 0 16511 1983 3535 3033 0 0 0 0 17958 1984 3931 3356 0 0 0 0 19262 1985 4218 3675 0 0 0 0 20956 1986 4460 3764 0 0 0 0 22685 1987 4736 4272 0 0 0 0 24742 1988 5100 5235 0 0 0 0 26277 1989 5482 4889 0 0 0 0 28427 1990 5801 4840 0 0 0 0 30577 1991 5992 5872 0 0 0 0 32772 1992 6342 6687 33934500 398035 0 1075600 0 1993 6667 6912 34876700 432487 0 1097590 0 1994 7085 6873 36998100 447186 0 1199340 0 1995 7415 6646 39111300 534557 0 1408630 0 1996 7839 7324 42272200 768364 0 1642370 0 1997 8270 8528 44973000 933504 0 1712200 0 1998 8727 10420 47889900 856021 0 1729280 0 1999 9287 11459 50670100 842234 0 1854160 0 2000 9884 12121 53990100 905043 0 1902960 0 2001 10218 12542 57650800 1018940 0 1832200 0 2002 10572 15408 61474300 1172990 0 1811110 0 2003 11068 15745 64765800 1138560 0 1777800 0 2004 11789 19131 67314100 1043830 0 1730340 0 2005 12555 19912 71152600 1087860 0 1890590 0 2006 13311 20039 75241400 1075880 0 2154650 0 2007 13969 19617 80271200 1267980 0 2439340 0 2008 14271 24615 85461200 1186170 0 2619270 0 2009 14015 27552 89185900 1282500 0 2530760 0 2010 14552 27766 0 0 0 0 0 2011 15080 31784 0 0 0 0 0 2012 15813 30822 0 0 0 0 0 2013 16752 30362 0 0 0 0 0 2014 17782 30690 0 0 0 0 0 2015 18804 31036 0 0 0 0 0 2016 19791 31804 0 0 0 0 0

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Education

“We have met with families in which for weeks together, not an article of sustenance but potatoes had been used; yet for every child the hard-earned sum was provided to send them to school.”
E. G. West, Education and the State

Mutual Aid

In 1911... at least nine million of the 12 million covered by national insurance were already members of voluntary sick pay schemes. A similar proportion were also eligible for medical care.
Green, Reinventing Civil Society

Government Expenditure

The Union publishes an exact return of the amount of its taxes; I can get copies of the budgets of the four and twenty component states; but who can tell me what the citizens spend in the administration of county and township?
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

Democratic Capitalism

Three dynamic and converging systems functioning as one: a democratic polity, an economy based on markets and incentives, and a moral-cultural system which is plural and, in the largest sense, liberal.
Michael Novak, The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism