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Download Raw Spending Data Series 1792-2031

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: Be careful about using raw data. The raw data series are not “curated,” meaning that you cannot be sure if the data series applies for a specific year and a specific function. A data series typically does not extend the whole length of US history. Check out multiyear download if you want full-length curated 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

You can also remove individual data series that you don’t want.

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

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

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.

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.

YearGDP - $ billion(051) Department of Defense -- Military - percent GDP(053) Atomic energy defense activities - percent GDP(054) Defense-related activities - percent GDP(FDE) Military - percent GDP
17920.23no datano datano data0.48
17930.256no datano datano data0.44
17940.321no datano datano data1.46
17950.39no datano datano data0.74
17960.423no datano datano data0.36
17970.415no datano datano data0.34
17980.418no datano datano data0.81
17990.447no datano datano data1.19
18000.486no datano datano data1.24
18010.52no datano datano data0.73
18020.456no datano datano data0.46
18030.493no datano datano data0.41
18040.538no datano datano data0.38
18050.567no datano datano data0.41
18060.624no datano datano data0.46
18070.595no datano datano data0.51
18080.653no datano datano data0.73
18090.694no datano datano data0.83
18100.714no datano datano data0.55
18110.776no datano datano data0.52
18120.795no datano datano data1.98
18130.98no datano datano data2.66
18141.09no datano datano data2.54
18150.935no datano datano data2.51
18160.828no datano datano data2.41
18170.777no datano datano data1.46
18180.745no datano datano data1.15
18190.735no datano datano data1.41
18200.718no datano datano data0.98
18210.742no datano datano data1.05
18220.816no datano datano data0.65
18230.767no datano datano data0.73
18240.762no datano datano data0.82
18250.832no datano datano data0.81
18260.876no datano datano data0.93
18270.925no datano datano data0.89
18280.907no datano datano data0.90
18290.94no datano datano data0.85
18301.032no datano datano data0.78
18311.065no datano datano data0.82
18321.142no datano datano data0.82
18331.172no datano datano data0.90
18341.233no datano datano data0.70
18351.358no datano datano data0.71
18361.497no datano datano data1.20
18371.574no datano datano data1.29
18381.618no datano datano data1.18
18391.685no datano datano data0.90
18401.59no datano datano data0.83
18411.678no datano datano data0.88
18421.646no datano datano data0.91
18431.595no datano datano data0.42
18441.741no datano datano data0.69
18451.899no datano datano data0.63
18462.113no datano datano data0.82
18472.476no datano datano data1.87
18482.496no datano datano data1.40
18492.488no datano datano data0.99
18502.656no datano datano data0.65
18512.799no datano datano data0.74
18523.143no datano datano data0.55
18533.383no datano datano data0.62
18543.789no datano datano data0.59
18554.048no datano datano data0.69
18564.103no datano datano data0.76
18574.241no datano datano data0.75
18584.151no datano datano data0.95
18594.475no datano datano data0.85
18604.41no datano datano data0.63
18614.673no datano datano data0.76
18625.881no datano datano data7.43
18637.746no datano datano data8.55
18649.6no datano datano data8.09
186510.012no datano datano data11.53
18669.098no datano datano data3.60
18678.465no datano datano data1.49
18688.261no datano datano data1.80
18698.009no datano datano data1.23
18707.899no datano datano data1.01
18717.751no datano datano data0.71
18728.402no datano datano data0.67
18738.936no datano datano data0.78
18748.659no datano datano data0.85
18758.331no datano datano data0.75
18768.482no datano datano data0.67
18778.7no datano datano data0.60
18788.555no datano datano data0.58
18799.555no datano datano data0.58
188010.592no datano datano data0.49
188111.902no datano datano data0.47
188212.519no datano datano data0.47
188312.64no datano datano data0.51
188412.107no datano datano data0.47
188511.925no datano datano data0.49
188612.549no datano datano data0.38
188713.565no datano datano data0.40
188814.332no datano datano data0.39
188914.338no datano datano data0.46
189015.607no datano datano data0.43
189115.944no datano datano data0.47
189216.92no datano datano data0.45
189315.934no datano datano data0.50
189414.606no datano datano data0.59
189516.114no datano datano data0.50
189615.99no datano datano data0.49
189716.666no datano datano data0.50
189818.663no datano datano data0.81
189920.119no datano datano data1.46
190021.197no datano datano data0.90
190122.931no datano datano data0.89
190224.754no datano datano data0.65
190326.647no datano datano data0.63
190426.36no datano datano data0.66
190529.523no datano datano data0.61
190631.794no datano datano data0.59
190734.639no datano datano data0.56
190830.797no datano datano data0.66
190932.54no datano datano data0.65
191033.746no datano datano data0.65
191134.675no datano datano data0.65
191237.745no datano datano data0.63
191339.517no datano datano data0.62
191436.831no datano datano data0.67
191539.048no datano datano data0.63
191650.117no datano datano data0.50
191760.278no datano datano data0.91
191876.567no datano datano data9.21
191979.09no datano datano data17.06
192089.246no datano datano data4.41
192174.314no datano datano data3.39
192274.14no datano datano data1.17
192386.238no datano datano data0.93
192487.786no datano datano data0.85
192591.449no datano datano data0.76
192697.885no datano datano data0.66
192796.466no datano datano data0.62
192898.305no datano datano data0.63
1929104.556no datano datano data0.61
193092.16no datano datano data0.71
193177.391no datano datano data0.88
193259.522no datano datano data1.18
193357.154no datano datano data1.09
193466.8no datano datano data0.81
193574.241no datano datano data0.98
193684.83no datano datano data1.08
193793.003no datano datano data1.04
193887.352no datano datano data1.17
193993.437no datano datano data1.38
1940102.899no datano datano data1.52
1941129.309no datano datano data4.54
1942165.952no datano datano data13.64
1943203.084no datano datano data29.98
1944224.447no datano datano data33.27
1945228.007no datano datano data35.36
1946227.535no datano datano data18.76
1947249.616no datano datano data5.56
1948274.468no datano datano data3.88
1949272.475no datano datano data4.18
1950299.827no datano datano data4.04
1951346.914no datano datano data5.52
1952367.341no datano datano data10.61
1953389.218no datano datano data11.27
1954390.549no datano datano data10.37
1955425.478no datano datano data8.41
1956449.353no datano datano data7.91
1957474.039no datano datano data8.24
1958481.229no datano datano data8.10
1959521.654no datano datano data7.90
1960542.382no datano datano data7.62
1961562.209no datano datano data7.66
1962603.9228.300.340.03no data
1963637.458.020.320.03no data
1964684.467.680.280.04no data
1965742.2896.570.220.03no data
1966813.4146.960.180.00no data
1967859.9598.150.150.01no data
1968940.6518.540.140.02no data
19691017.627.940.140.03no data
19701073.37.470.130.01no data
19711164.856.650.120.00no data
19721279.116.070.110.01no data
19731425.385.260.100.02no data
19741545.245.040.100.00no data
19751684.95.040.090.01no data
19761873.414.690.080.01no data
19772081.834.570.090.01no data
19782351.64.350.090.01no data
19792627.334.320.100.01no data
19802857.314.580.100.01no data
19813207.044.800.110.01no data
19823343.795.400.130.01no data
19833634.045.620.140.01no data
19844037.615.470.150.01no data
19854338.985.650.160.01no data
19864579.635.800.160.01no data
19874855.225.640.150.01no data
19885236.445.380.150.01no data
19895641.585.230.140.01no data
19905963.144.860.150.01no data
19916158.134.260.160.02no data
19926520.334.400.160.01no data
19936858.564.060.160.02no data
19947287.243.690.160.02no data
19957639.753.400.150.01no data
19968073.123.140.140.01no data
19978577.553.010.130.01no data
19989062.822.820.120.01no data
19999631.172.710.130.01no data
2000102512.740.120.01no data
200110581.92.740.120.02no data
200210929.13.040.140.02no data
200311456.43.380.140.01no data
200412217.23.570.140.02no data
200513039.23.640.140.02no data
200613815.63.610.130.04no data
200714474.23.650.120.04no data
200814769.94.030.120.03no data
200914478.14.400.120.05no data
2010150494.430.130.05no data
201115599.74.350.130.05no data
2012162544.000.120.05no data
201316880.73.600.100.05no data
201417608.13.280.100.05no data
2015182953.070.100.05no data
201618804.93.010.100.05no data
201719612.12.900.100.05no data
201820656.52.910.100.05no data
2019215403.030.110.04no data
202021375.33.230.110.05no data
202123725.63.020.110.04no data
202226054.62.790.110.04no data
202327811.52.790.120.04no data
2024292982.820.120.04no data
202530767.12.820.120.04no data

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Federal Budget for FY27 Released

On April 4, 2026, we updated usgovernmentspending.com with the numbers from the Public Budget Database in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2027

Here is how headline budget estimates for the upcoming FY 2027 fiscal year have changed since the release of the FY 2025 budget in Winter 2024. There were no budgetary estimates in the budget documents for the FY 2026 budget.

Federal Budget Changes for 2027
$ billionEstimate for 2027
in FY2025 Budget
Estimate for 2027
in FY2027 Budget
Change
Federal Outlays$7,696.6$8,092.9 +$569.1
Federal Receipts$6,186.2$5,921.0+$279.1
Federal Deficit$1,510.3$2,171.9+$290.0

You can see line item changes from budget to budget here. You can compare budget estimates with actuals here.

Account level spending estimates through FY 2031 come from the Outlays table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026.

Account level budget authority estimates through FY 2031 come from the Budget Authority table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026. 

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