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The three biggest federal programs are health care (including Medicare and Medicaid), pensions (including Social Security), and Defense.
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US Federal Government FY 15 Budget Estimated Outlays in $ billion nominal | ||
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[+] | Pensions | 912.8 | 961.3 | 1,015.2 | 1,070.1 | 1,127.6 | 1,197.7 | |||
[] | Health Care: Start chart | 969.8 | 1,044.5 | 1,124.3 | 1,160.0 | 1,192.4 | 1,282.1 | |||
[] | Medical service (Seniors) | 519.0 | 532.3 | 574.9 | 581.4 | 595.0 | 654.1 | |||
[+] | Medicare: (570) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[] | Medicare (571) | 519.0 | 532.3 | 574.9 | 581.4 | 595.0 | 654.1 | |||
| Federal Contributions, FSMI Fund | -192.5 | -193.6 | -200.0 | -210.9 | -226.9 | -244.3 | |||
| Premiums Collected for Medicare Prescription Drug Account, FSMI | -3.6 | -4.2 | -5.1 | -5.8 | -6.7 | -7.6 | |||
| Payments from States, Medicare Prescription Drug Account, FSMI | -8.7 | -8.7 | -9.1 | -9.8 | -10.8 | -11.8 | |||
| Basic Premium, Medicare Advantage, FSMI Trust Fund | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | |||
| Medicare Refunds, SMI | -4.4 | -4.5 | -4.6 | -4.6 | -4.7 | -4.7 | |||
| Federal Contribution for Admin. Contribution for Admin. Costs, Prescription Drug Account, FSMI | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | |||
| Federal Contributions for Benefits, Prescription Drug Account, SMI | -54.6 | -62.9 | -67.6 | -63.0 | -60.6 | -71.5 | |||
| Low Income Subsidy Part D Rebate | 0.0 | 0.0 | -5.1 | -11.1 | -12.9 | -15.0 | |||
| Premiums Collected for the Aged, FSMI Fund | -55.1 | -57.1 | -59.0 | -63.2 | -71.4 | -79.0 | |||
| Premiums Collected for the Disabled, FSMI Fund | -10.1 | -10.2 | -10.4 | -10.8 | -11.8 | -12.6 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Taxation on OASDI Benefits | -18.1 | -21.0 | -23.2 | -25.7 | -28.3 | -31.0 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Basic Premium, Medicare Advantage | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Payment from the General Fund for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Transfers from General Fund (criminal Fines) | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Medicare Refunds | -9.5 | -9.9 | -10.2 | -10.6 | -10.9 | -11.3 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Payments from the General Fund (uninsured and Program Management) | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | |||
| FHI Trust Fund, Premiums Collected for Uninsured Individuals not Otherwise Eligible | -3.5 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -3.9 | -4.0 | |||
| Payments to Health Care Trust Funds | 268.2 | 280.3 | 293.6 | 302.4 | 318.7 | 349.8 | |||
| Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |||
| Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund | 259.6 | 268.7 | 291.3 | 301.9 | 314.3 | 345.3 | |||
| Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |||
| Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund | 280.4 | 279.1 | 296.1 | 302.7 | 317.0 | 342.5 | |||
| Medicare Prescription Drug Account, Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Medicare Prescription Drug Account, Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund | 67.3 | 75.7 | 87.7 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 105.8 | |||
| Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |||
[+] | Medical service | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Public health services | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | |||
[+] | R and D Health | 33.5 | 31.9 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 32.7 | 33.9 | |||
[+] | Health n.e.c. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Vendor Payments (Medical) | 412.5 | 475.3 | 512.5 | 541.4 | 559.6 | 589.0 | |||
[+] | Education | 112.6 | 130.7 | 125.9 | 127.5 | 133.0 | 137.3 | |||
[] Charts: Click on a to display a bar of data in a row or column of this table. Click on to display a time-series chart of data in a row. [+] Drill-down: Click on the [+] to drill down to more detailed numbers. For federal spending line items (but not revenue) you can drill down three levels to view about 4,000 items of spending at the “agency code” level. | Defense: Start chart | 820.2 | 839.9 | 817.0 | 800.7 | 801.6 | 823.8 | |||
[] | Military defense | 620.6 | 631.3 | 592.4 | 578.2 | 578.7 | 585.8 | |||
[+] | (050) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[] | Department of Defense -- Military (051) | 593.3 | 584.3 | 557.3 | 547.8 | 549.4 | 556.4 | |||
| Family Housing Improvement Fund, Downward Reestimates of Subsidies | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Recoveries under the Foreign Military Sales Program, Navy | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |||
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Navy | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Army | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Air Force | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| General Fund Proprietary Receipts, not Otherwise Classified, Defense Agencies | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (Kuwait) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |||
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (Japan) | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | |||
| Contributions for Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities (So. Korea) | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | |||
| Payment to Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Concurrent Receipt Accrual Payments to the Military Retirement Fund | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Navy | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Marine Corps | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Navy | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Army | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Army | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, National Guard Personnel, Army | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Air Force | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, Reserve Personnel, Air Force | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contribution, National Guard Personnel, Air Force | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Military Personnel, Marine Corps | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.2 | |||
| Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Reserve Personnel, Navy | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |||
| Military Personnel, Navy | 27.8 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 29.1 | |||
| Military Personnel, Army | 48.1 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 39.1 | 38.5 | |||
| National Guard Personnel, Army | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |||
| Reserve Personnel, Army | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Military Personnel, Air Force | 30.0 | 27.7 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 28.1 | |||
| Reserve Personnel, Air Force | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||
| National Guard Personnel, Air Force | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide | 36.7 | 33.6 | 31.9 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 33.3 | |||
| Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||
| Office of the Inspector General | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||
| Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |||
| Defense Health Program | 31.7 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 35.1 | |||
| Cooperative Threat Reduction Account | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| The Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Accounts | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy | 47.4 | 40.3 | 41.1 | 42.5 | 42.8 | 43.5 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Army | 70.9 | 48.6 | 39.2 | 37.4 | 37.1 | 37.4 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | |||
| Afghanistan Security Forces Fund | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |||
| Iraq Security Forces Fund | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Air Force | 47.9 | 39.2 | 37.6 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39.7 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |||
| Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | |||
| Lease of Department of Defense Real Property | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Allied Contributions and Cooperation Account | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |||
| Procurement, Defense-wide | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | |||
| Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| National Guard and Reserve Equipment | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Defense Production Act Purchases | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||
| Procurement, Marine Corps | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |||
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | 14.5 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 16.6 | |||
| Weapons Procurement, Navy | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |||
| Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |||
| Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy | 11.6 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 17.4 | |||
| Other Procurement, Navy | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | |||
| Aircraft Procurement, Army | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |||
| Missile Procurement, Army | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |||
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | |||
| Procurement of Ammunition, Army | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |||
| Other Procurement, Army | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |||
| Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | 10.7 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 15.7 | |||
| Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |||
| Missile Procurement, Air Force | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | |||
| Other Procurement, Air Force | 15.9 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.0 | |||
| NNSA Program Support | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |||
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide | 14.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.2 | |||
| Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy | 13.2 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 13.8 | |||
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | |||
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | 19.5 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 28.8 | |||
| Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Military Construction, Defense-wide | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | |||
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||
| Department of Defense Base Closure Account | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |||
| Military Construction, Navy Reserve | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||
| Military Construction, Army | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |||
| Military Construction, Army National Guard | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Military Construction, Army Reserve | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Military Construction, Air Force | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |||
| Military Construction, Air National Guard | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Family Housing Construction, Army | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Family Housing Construction, Air Force | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| National Defense Sealift Fund | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Working Capital Fund, Army | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Working Capital Fund, Navy | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Working Capital Fund, Air Force | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Working Capital Fund, Defense Commissary Agency | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Working Capital Fund, Defense-Wide | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Overseas Contingency Operations Placeholder | 0.0 | 47.1 | 23.9 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||
| Foreign National Employees Separation Pay | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Host Nation Support Fund for Relocation | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||
[+] | Atomic energy defense activities (053) | 18.4 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.8 | |||
[+] | Defense-related activities (054) | 8.8 | 26.1 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | |||
[+] | (970) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Military (FDE) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Civil defense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Veterans | 151.2 | 158.5 | 174.7 | 174.0 | 175.0 | 190.2 | |||
[+] | Foreign military aid | 14.1 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.9 | |||
[+] | Foreign economic aid | 34.4 | 36.2 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 37.0 | |||
[+] | R and D Defence | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Defence n.e.c. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Welfare | 404.9 | 394.2 | 401.0 | 399.7 | 399.1 | 412.2 | |||
[+] | Protection | 53.1 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 59.2 | 58.2 | 59.3 | |||
[+] | Transportation | 95.5 | 97.8 | 102.3 | 105.6 | 105.4 | 104.2 | |||
[+] | General Government | 26.4 | 27.9 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 32.4 | 35.1 | |||
[+] | Other Spending | 31.8 | 97.0 | 110.2 | 123.2 | 119.8 | 126.5 | |||
[+] | Interest | 223.5 | 251.9 | 317.6 | 391.7 | 473.7 | 550.7 | |||
[+] | Balance | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
[+] | Total Spending | 3,650.5 | 3,901.0 | 4,099.1 | 4,268.6 | 4,443.1 | 4,728.8 | |||
[+] | Federal Deficit | 648.8 | 563.6 | 531.1 | 457.8 | 413.3 | 502.7 | |||
[+] | Gross Public Debt | 17,892.7 | 18,713.5 | 19,511.6 | 20,261.7 | 20,961.0 | 21,670.8 | |||
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Medicare breakdown here; Medicaid breakdown here.
Federal spending data begins in 1792.
State and local spending data begins in 1820.
State and local spending data for individual states begins in 1957.
Debt Now: | $34,552,930,923,742.92 | Debt 2/2020: | $23,409,959,150,243.63 |
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Sources for 2014:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Sources for 2019:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
'Guesstimated' by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years
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On March 11, 2024, we updated usgovernmentspending.com with the numbers from the Public Budget Database in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2025.
Here is how headline budget estimates for the upcoming FY 2024 fiscal year have changed since the release of the FY 2024 budget a year ago in Winter 2023.
$ billion | Estimate for 2024 in FY2024 Budget | Estimate for 2024 in FY2025 Budget | Change |
Federal Outlays | $6,371.8 | $6,940.9 | +$569.1 |
Federal Receipts | $4,802.5 | $5,081.6 | +$279.1 |
Federal Deficit | $1,569.4 | $1,859.4 | +$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 2029 come from the Outlays table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on March 11, 2024.
Account level budget authority estimates through FY 2029 come from the Budget Authority table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on March 11, 2024.
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President’s FY 2025 Budget Release Scheduled for March 11
Although the FY 2024 appropriations process is not yet resolved
Biden to Release Budget March 9
will press McCarthy On Default Risk - Bloomberg
Biden to Release 2023 Budget Request on March 28
how the administration expects to spend money for priorities including aid to Ukraine and the continuing effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as well as legislative proposals such as increased funding for community policing programs, cancer research, and mental health education.
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