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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 (602) Federal employee retirement and disability (651) Social security (951) Employer share, employee retirement (on-budget) (952) Employer share, employee retirement (off-budget) (FRE) Employee retirement (FSS) OASDI (SRE) Employee retirement (X11) Employee Retirement - Benefit Payments (X12) Employee Retirement - Withdrawals 1902 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1903 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1904 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1905 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1906 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1907 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1908 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1909 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1910 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1911 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1912 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1913 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1914 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1915 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1916 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1917 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1918 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1919 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 1920 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 1921 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 1922 73 0 0 0 0 6 0 45 0 0 1923 85 0 0 0 0 7 0 33 0 0 1924 87 0 0 0 0 8 0 53 0 0 1925 91 0 0 0 0 9 0 40 0 0 1926 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 1927 96 0 0 0 0 14 0 50 0 0 1928 97 0 0 0 0 26 0 54 0 0 1929 104 0 0 0 0 18 0 58 0 0 1930 91 0 0 0 0 21 0 82 0 0 1931 77 0 0 0 0 31 0 69 0 0 1932 59 0 0 0 0 33 0 75 0 0 1933 56 0 0 0 0 33 0 100 0 0 1934 66 0 0 0 0 29 0 107 0 0 1935 73 0 0 0 0 41 0 116 0 0 1936 84 0 0 0 0 33 0 125 0 0 1937 92 0 0 0 0 54 194 121 0 0 1938 86 0 0 0 0 39 387 143 0 0 1939 92 0 0 0 0 42 463 134 0 0 1940 101 0 0 0 0 69 16 169 0 0 1941 127 0 0 0 0 68 63 154 0 0 1942 162 0 0 0 0 90 859 195 0 0 1943 199 0 0 0 0 180 147 212 0 0 1944 220 0 0 0 0 270 1260 195 0 0 1945 223 0 0 0 0 276 1231 216 0 0 1946 222 0 0 0 0 266 1201 237 0 0 1947 244 0 0 0 0 255 1409 267 0 0 1948 269 0 0 0 0 239 512 297 0 0 1949 267 0 0 0 0 299 619 329 0 0 1950 294 0 0 0 0 359 726 606 0 0 1951 339 0 0 0 0 270 1498 721 0 0 1952 358 0 0 0 0 418 3547 835 0 0 1953 379 0 0 0 0 363 4060 585 0 0 1954 380 0 0 0 0 432 3276 679 0 0 1955 415 0 0 0 0 442 5087 722 0 0 1956 438 0 0 0 0 507 6442 1295 0 0 1957 461 0 0 0 0 591 6515 1486 0 0 1958 467 0 0 0 0 699 8044 1074 0 0 1959 507 0 0 0 0 792 8294 1871 0 0 1960 526 0 0 0 0 769 10656 1265 0 0 1961 545 0 0 0 0 856 12131 2324 0 0 1962 568 1959 14365 -5042 -221 875 11267 2561 0 0 1963 599 2240 15788 -5188 -242 946 13117 2783 0 0 1964 640 2554 16620 -5413 -279 1007 15242 3072 0 0 1965 687 2865 17460 -5572 -282 1081 15567 2298 0 0 1966 753 3326 20694 -5957 -337 1129 17556 3744 0 0 1967 812 3802 21725 -6242 -415 1221 22197 4272 0 0 1968 867 4285 23854 -6639 -445 1354 22265 4865 0 0 1969 949 4782 27298 -7026 -532 1451 25484 5654 0 0 1970 1012 5545 30270 -7808 -637 1765 29396 3629 0 0 1971 1080 6585 35872 -8417 -640 1952 31354 7451 0 0 1972 1178 7684 40157 -8646 -657 2097 35132 4757 0 0 1973 1308 8902 49090 -8759 -695 2187 40703 10064 0 0 1974 1439 10783 55867 -9236 -764 2347 47778 10900 0 0 1975 1561 13238 64658 -10258 -916 2565 55207 7443 0 0 1976 1737 15484 73899 -10761 -963 2814 58703 14533 0 0 1977 1974 17735 85061 -11528 -977 2974 68032 17166 0 0 1978 2217 19853 93861 -12401 -1060 3237 73141 19027 0 0 1979 2501 22676 104073 -13095 -1114 3494 83410 21923 0 0 1980 2727 26611 118547 -14638 -1204 3719 96581 14008 0 0 1981 3055 31296 139584 -16473 -1430 3984 117757 15695 0 0 1982 3228 34345 155964 -18203 -1646 4212 122840 17813 0 0 1983 3441 36530 170724 -21706 -1778 4429 128972 42526 0 0 1984 3840 38080 178223 -23219 -2044 4580 150312 46180 0 0 1985 4142 38621 188623 -24648 -2509 4759 169822 53212 0 0 1986 4412 41392 198757 -25434 -2857 4742 182518 69365 0 0 1987 4647 43782 207353 -27259 -3300 4715 194541 79491 0 0 1988 5009 46920 219341 -29037 -4382 4658 220337 32125 0 0 1989 5401 49202 232542 -29425 -4858 4546 240595 86043 0 0 1990 5735 52037 248623 -28044 -5567 4522 255031 94268 0 0 1991 5935 56151 269015 -30402 -5804 4568 265503 42121 0 0 1992 6240 57646 287585 -30680 -6101 4788 273137 0 43874178 2483666 1993 6576 60093 304585 -28186 -6416 4805 281735 0 48597913 2516870 1994 6961 62540 319565 -28361 -6409 4661 302607 0 52816914 2848441 1995 7326 65882 335846 -27961 -6432 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15792 118248 686689 -58444 -14551 4749 632741 0 202356616 9093971 2011 16580 121887 725468 -62189 -15543 4766 667943 0 217168492 10912765 2012 17395 125640 768681 -66021 -16281 4978 699729 0 233064552 13095318 2013 18243 129433 847380 -70435 -17317 4927 734416 0 250124153 15714382

Here is a formatted version of the data you have selected.You can remove a data series by selecting “out” in the dropdown for each data series.

“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

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

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

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