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Download Government Spending Data Series 1902-2013

Warning: Under Construction!

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.

Download Instructions:

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 (24 series)12 Foreign economic aid (5 series)13 General services (3 series)14 Basic research (1 series)16 General public services n.e.c. (2 series)17 Public debt transactions (8 series)18 Transfers of a general character between (2 series)21 Military defense (4 series)23 Foreign military aid (1 series)26 Veterans (12 series)31 Police services (6 series)32 Fire-protection services (5 series)33 Law courts (8 series)34 Prisons (7 series)41 General economic, commercial and labour (1 series)42 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti (20 series)43 Fuel and energy (15 series)45 Transport (31 series)46 Communication (2 series)47 Other industries (4 series)49 Economic affairs n.e.c. (6 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 (6 series)73 Medical service (21 series)74 Public health services (1 series)75 R&D Health (1 series)77 Medical service (Seniors) (1 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 (15 series)A1 Sickness and disability (1 series)A2 Old age (9 series)A4 Family and children (3 series)A5 Unemployment (11 series)A6 Housing (8 series)A7 Social exclusion n.e.c. (12 series)A9 Social protection n.e.c. (2 series)F1 Total (26 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 Defense—Military:053 Atomic energy defense activities054 Defense-related activities151 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 transportation451 Community development452 Area and regional development453 Disaster relief and insurance501 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)602 Federal employee retirement and disability603 Unemployment compensation604 Housing assistance605 Food and nutrition assistance609 Other income security651 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 receipts901 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 income951 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 HospitalsB46 Federal Intergovernmental - HighwaysB50 Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community DevelopmentB54 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources, AgricB59 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 EducationE21 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 ServicesE29 Current Operations - Central Staff ServicesE31 Current Operations - General Public BuildingsE32 Current Operations - Health - OtherE36 Current Operations - HospitalsE38 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Current Operations - Hospitals - Other)E44 Current Operations - Regular HighwaysE45 Current Operations - Toll HighwaysE47 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Current Operations - Private Transit Subsidies)E50 Current Operations - Housing and Community DevelopmentE52 Current Operations - LibrariesE54 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Current Operations - Agriculture - Other)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, NECE74 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 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Current Operations - Veterans` Bonuses)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 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 ServicesF29 Construction - Central Staff ServicesF31 Construction - General Public BuildingsF32 Construction - Health - OtherF36 Construction - HospitalsF38 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Construction - Hospitals - Other)F44 Construction - Regular HighwaysF45 Construction - Toll HighwaysF47 F47F50 Construction - Housing and Community DevelopmentF52 Construction - LibrariesF54 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Construction - Agriculture - Other)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 F75F77 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 transportationFDE MilitaryFED EducationFFI Financial and ControlFFO InternationalFHE HealthFHH HospitalsFHI Highways FHO Housing and urban renewalFIN Interest on general debtFLE PoliceFNR Natural ResourcesFOT FOTFPO Postal ServiceFRE Employee retirementFSS OASDIFTS FTSFUN Unemployment compensationFVE 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 ServicesG29 Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff ServicesG31 Other Capital Outlay - General Public BuildingG32 Other Capital Outlay - Health - OtherG36 Other Capital Outlay - HospitalsG38 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals - Other)G44 Other Capital Outlay - Regular HighwaysG45 Other Capital Outlay - Toll HighwaysG47 G47G50 Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community DevelopmentG52 Other Capital Outlay - LibrariesG54 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Other Capital Outlay - Agriculture - Other)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 G75G77 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 NEW for 2005 - Assistance and Subsidies – State Scholarships and Other Subsidies – EdJ67 NEW for 2005 - Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical AssistaJ68 NEW for 2005 - Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – J85 NEW for 2005 - Assistance and Subsidies – Other Veterans’ ServicesK24 DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Equipment Only - Local Fire Protection)SAW SAWSCO General controlSEH State institutions of higher educationSEL Local schoolsSEO Other educationSFA Financial AdministrationSFR Local fire protectionSHE HealthSHH HospitalsSHI HighwaysSHO Housing and urban renewalSIN Interest on debtSNR Natural resourcesSOI Other insuranceSOT SOTSPK Local parks and recreationSPO PoliceSRE Employee retirementSSA Local sanitationSTS STSSUL Liquor/UtilitiesSUN Unemployment compensationSWE Categorical public assistanceX11 Employee Retirement - Benefit PaymentsX12 Employee Retirement - WithdrawalsXED Education intergovernmentalXHH Hospital IntergovXHI Highways intergov.XHO Housing IntergovXOT Other intergovXRS XRSXUN Employment security intergovXWE Public welfare intergovY05 Unemployment Compensation - Benefit PaymentsY06 Unemployment Compensation - Extended and Special PaymentsY14 Workers Compensation - Benefit PaymentsY53 Other In Trust - Benefit Payment

Change Data Units: You can download data in raw format (i.e., in the units used in the database for each item, or in $ billion, $ million, or percent of GDP.

Select Fiscal Year: You can select the budget for which you want to download estimated federal spending.

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Copy and Paste: When you have created the dataset you want then just copy the tab-delimited text in the textbox below (click cursor in text box, then press ctrl-A then press ctrl-C) and paste it into your spreadsheet.

Year GDP (501) Elementary, secondary, and vocational education (B21) Federal Intergovernmental - Education (E12) Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education (F12) Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education (G12) Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education (SEL) Local schools 1902 24 0 0 0 0 0 238 1903 26 0 0 0 0 0 255 1904 26 0 0 0 0 0 274 1905 29 0 0 0 0 0 294 1906 31 0 0 0 0 0 316 1907 34 0 0 0 0 0 340 1908 30 0 0 0 0 0 365 1909 32 0 0 0 0 0 392 1910 33 0 0 0 0 0 421 1911 34 0 0 0 0 0 452 1912 37 0 0 0 0 0 486 1913 39 0 0 0 0 0 522 1914 37 0 0 0 0 0 588 1915 39 0 0 0 0 0 663 1916 50 0 0 0 0 0 748 1917 60 0 0 0 0 0 844 1918 76 0 0 0 0 0 952 1919 78 0 0 0 0 0 1074 1920 88 0 0 0 0 0 1211 1921 74 0 0 0 0 0 1366 1922 73 0 0 0 0 0 1541 1923 85 0 0 0 0 0 1626 1924 87 0 0 0 0 0 1716 1925 91 0 0 0 0 0 1811 1926 97 0 0 0 0 0 1911 1927 96 0 0 0 0 0 2017 1928 97 0 0 0 0 0 2023 1929 104 0 0 0 0 0 2030 1930 91 0 0 0 0 0 2043 1931 77 0 0 0 0 0 2043 1932 59 0 0 0 0 0 2050 1933 56 0 0 0 0 0 1839 1934 66 0 0 0 0 0 1628 1935 73 0 0 0 0 0 1766 1936 84 0 0 0 0 0 1904 1937 92 0 0 0 0 0 2038 1938 86 0 0 0 0 0 2172 1939 92 0 0 0 0 0 2232 1940 101 0 0 0 0 0 2292 1941 127 0 0 0 0 0 2258 1942 162 0 0 0 0 0 2225 1943 199 0 0 0 0 0 2284 1944 220 0 0 0 0 0 2344 1945 223 0 0 0 0 0 2615 1946 222 0 0 0 0 0 2886 1947 244 0 0 0 0 0 3624 1948 269 0 0 0 0 0 4363 1949 267 0 0 0 0 0 5134 1950 294 0 0 0 0 0 5906 1951 339 0 0 0 0 0 6384 1952 358 0 0 0 0 0 6862 1953 379 0 0 0 0 0 7822 1954 380 0 0 0 0 0 8947 1955 415 0 0 0 0 0 10129 1956 438 0 0 0 0 0 11165 1957 461 0 0 0 0 0 11657 1958 467 0 0 0 0 0 13032 1959 507 0 0 0 0 0 14034 1960 526 0 0 0 0 0 15166 1961 545 0 0 0 0 0 16608 1962 568 482 0 0 0 0 17739 1963 599 553 0 0 0 0 18759 1964 640 579 0 0 0 0 20399 1965 687 719 0 0 0 0 21966 1966 753 1627 0 0 0 0 25091 1967 812 2310 0 0 0 0 27590 1968 867 2516 0 0 0 0 29305 1969 949 2470 0 0 0 0 33752 1970 1012 2893 0 0 0 0 37461 1971 1080 3333 0 0 0 0 41766 1972 1178 3686 0 0 0 0 45658 1973 1308 3573 0 0 0 0 48789 1974 1439 3573 0 0 0 0 53059 1975 1561 4349 0 0 0 0 61485 1976 1737 4200 0 0 0 0 67674 1977 1974 4638 0 0 0 0 71546 1978 2217 5186 0 0 0 0 76703 1979 2501 6123 0 0 0 0 83385 1980 2727 6893 0 0 0 0 92930 1981 3055 7099 0 0 0 0 100535 1982 3228 6722 0 0 0 0 105761 1983 3441 6258 0 0 0 0 112945 1984 3840 6483 0 0 0 0 120896 1985 4142 7598 0 0 0 0 131987 1986 4412 7802 0 0 0 0 145111 1987 4647 7869 0 0 0 0 156910 1988 5009 8377 0 0 0 0 169694 1989 5401 9150 0 0 0 0 185851 1990 5735 9918 0 0 0 0 202009 1991 5935 11372 0 0 0 0 218007 1992 6240 12402 27790982 205736319 14826660 6594181 0 1993 6576 13481 30380026 217666516 14408355 7880031 0 1994 6961 14258 32203566 227288557 12817863 6874955 0 1995 7326 14694 34044753 239432602 15303690 9504187 0 1996 7694 14871 36224263 250484928 19770024 9097906 0 1997 8182 15073 35986396 261774369 22923755 9900294 0 1998 8628 16606 38922319 281867494 25030487 11167077 0 1999 9125 17589 42050815 299103507 28337952 12429711 0 2000 9710 20578 45873499 320031116 32389447 12760309 0 2001 10058 22858 49944957 343874030 35539061 12865289 0 2002 10377 25879 55997114 357922110 40555202 12739067 0 2003 10809 31473 61900798 377385312 39196841 11921047 0 2004 11500 34360 71010118 399077715 41182932 11794266 0 2005 12238 38271 74135750 418896413 42211429 12297853 0 2006 13016 39710 79397367 441271207 42974018 13178860 0 2007 13668 38430 86644916 460456710 43587352 12299097 0 2008 14312 39788 93698210 482784061 44209441 12299097 0 2009 15027 38668 101325675 506194057 44840407 12299097 0 2010 15792 38350 109574050 530739193 45480379 12299097 0 2011 16580 37664 118493880 556474512 46129485 12299097 0 2012 17395 37389 128139826 583457727 46787855 12299097 0 2013 18243 37241 138570996 611749346 47455621 12299097 0

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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

“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

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

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