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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 (502) Higher education (E16) Current Operations - Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises (E18) Current Operations - Other Higher Education (F16) Construction - Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises (F18) Construction - Other Higher Education (G16) Other Capital Outlay - Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises (G18) Other Capital Outlay - Other Higher Education (SEH) State institutions of higher education 1902 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1903 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1904 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1905 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1906 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1907 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 1908 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1909 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1910 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1911 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 1912 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 1913 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 1914 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 1915 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 1916 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 1917 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 1918 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 1919 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1920 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 1921 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 1922 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 1923 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 1924 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 1925 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 1926 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 1927 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 1928 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 1929 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 1930 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 1931 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 1932 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 1933 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 1934 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 1935 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 1936 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 1937 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 1938 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288 1939 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 1940 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290 1941 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 293 1942 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 296 1943 199 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313 1944 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 330 1945 223 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363 1946 222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397 1947 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 646 1948 269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 895 1949 267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1001 1950 294 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1107 1951 339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1187 1952 358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1267 1953 379 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1361 1954 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1418 1955 415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1570 1956 438 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1814 1957 461 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2206 1958 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2582 1959 507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2920 1960 526 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3202 1961 545 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3570 1962 568 328 0 0 0 0 0 0 4043 1963 599 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 4466 1964 640 382 0 0 0 0 0 0 5278 1965 687 413 0 0 0 0 0 0 5863 1966 753 706 0 0 0 0 0 0 7207 1967 812 1161 0 0 0 0 0 0 8932 1968 867 1394 0 0 0 0 0 0 10214 1969 949 1234 0 0 0 0 0 0 11551 1970 1012 1387 0 0 0 0 0 0 12924 1971 1080 1435 0 0 0 0 0 0 14785 1972 1178 1448 0 0 0 0 0 0 15946 1973 1308 1534 0 0 0 0 0 0 17370 1974 1439 1451 0 0 0 0 0 0 18884 1975 1561 2182 0 0 0 0 0 0 21702 1976 1737 2813 0 0 0 0 0 0 24304 1977 1974 3200 0 0 0 0 0 0 25971 1978 2217 3710 0 0 0 0 0 0 28391 1979 2501 5030 0 0 0 0 0 0 30059 1980 2727 6723 0 0 0 0 0 0 33919 1981 3055 8767 0 0 0 0 0 0 38114 1982 3228 7116 0 0 0 0 0 0 41570 1983 3441 7184 0 0 0 0 0 0 43820 1984 3840 7318 0 0 0 0 0 0 47613 1985 4142 8156 0 0 0 0 0 0 52316 1986 4412 8359 0 0 0 0 0 0 56535 1987 4647 7361 0 0 0 0 0 0 60979 1988 5009 8244 0 0 0 0 0 0 62688 1989 5401 10584 0 0 0 0 0 0 68053 1990 5735 11107 0 0 0 0 0 0 73418 1991 5935 11961 0 0 0 0 0 0 78749 1992 6240 11268 7672967 67294044 558046 4274368 850806 3477347 0 1993 6576 14483 7785606 71358682 479705 4947592 237620 3289831 0 1994 6961 7876 8516022 73396564 488306 4905158 219314 3345813 0 1995 7326 14172 8938627 77648576 491367 5982116 281580 3706215 0 1996 7694 12191 9248888 80480497 555513 5937901 307418 4205284 0 1997 8182 12298 9868446 84913410 611648 6152866 267837 4246794 0 1998 8628 12070 10615757 89668132 882983 7081753 280646 4344604 0 1999 9125 10673 11296021 98306239 797548 7346370 257923 4712268 0 2000 9710 10116 13156293 105938784 1142090 8785002 336776 4992749 0 2001 10058 9568 14390757 115856194 1346136 8947457 329408 5287902 0 2002 10377 17049 12854405 126307927 1228294 11181395 242743 4999089 0 2003 10809 22697 13420844 131721747 1950927 12135866 320021 4637527 0 2004 11500 25264 13384459 138579980 2253513 13930918 222518 4714531 0 2005 12238 31442 15765910 143598121 2408823 15185289 268477 4918919 0 2006 13016 50471 16639841 149346999 2846978 15451913 214798 4503668 0 2007 13668 24637 17805455 155337811 3318700 18081320 285907 4932273 0 2008 14312 24475 18908484 161568934 3868582 19689029 295042 4932273 0 2009 15027 21400 20079844 168050009 4509576 21439688 304469 4932273 0 2010 15792 25711 21323769 174791061 5256777 23346008 314197 4932273 0 2011 16580 26713 22644753 181802520 6127783 25421829 324235 4932273 0 2012 17395 27196 24047571 189095232 7143109 27682223 334595 4932273 0 2013 18243 27750 25537292 196680480 8326665 30143601 345285 4932273 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