Spending Units: By default, government spending is displayed in billions of dollars. But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select billions of 2005 dollars, percent of GDP, 2005 dollars per capita, percent of federal spending, or percent of total spending.

Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.

US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government spending. But you can select spending for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.

State, Local: By default, you can chart state spending or local spending by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.

View: There are many ways to view the spending data. The default view is functional. There is a census view that conforms with the spending categories used by the US Census Bureau in its Statistical Abstract. There is a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN methodology.

Linear/Log: By default, the data series are displayed as linear charts. But you can also select a log chart. Linear charts show constant amount changes as a straight line; Log charts show constant rates of change as a straight line.

Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.

Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.

Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.

Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.

US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal spending in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.

End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.

If you’d like to create your own custom chart of spending data you should use the table above to make your selections.

Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
Select spending items: Just select the spending item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) dollars, billions of real (i.e. year 2005) dollars, or as percent of GDP.
Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Year GDP-US $ billion nominal Population-US million Total Spending-total $ billion nominal 1900 20.567 76.212 1.61 i 1901 22.269 77.680 1.68 i 1902 24.062 79.176 1.66 a 1903 25.93 80.701 1.76 i 1904 25.681 82.255 1.87 i 1905 28.788 83.839 1.99 i 1906 31.037 85.453 2.11 i 1907 33.851 87.099 2.24 i 1908 30.133 88.776 2.38 i 1909 32.229 90.486 2.53 i 1910 33.423 92.229 2.68 i 1911 34.343 93.523 2.85 i 1912 37.384 94.836 3.03 i 1913 39.14 96.167 3.21 a 1914 36.479 97.516 3.49 i 1915 38.675 98.885 3.79 i 1916 49.638 100.273 4.08 i 1917 59.702 101.680 5.67 i 1918 75.835 103.107 16.76 i 1919 78.333 104.554 22.96 i 1920 88.393 106.022 11.33 i 1921 73.603 107.626 10.53 i 1922 73.432 109.254 9.30 a 1923 85.414 110.908 9.63 i 1924 86.947 112.586 9.98 i 1925 90.575 114.290 10.37 i 1926 96.949 116.019 10.78 i 1927 95.544 117.775 11.22 a 1928 97.365 119.557 11.44 i 1929 103.6 121.366 11.68 i 1930 91.2 123.203 11.92 i 1931 76.5 124.071 12.17 i 1932 58.7 124.945 12.44 a 1933 56.4 125.825 12.62 i 1934 66 126.712 12.81 a 1935 73.3 127.605 14.78 i 1936 83.8 128.504 16.76 a 1937 91.9 129.410 17.22 i 1938 86.1 130.321 17.68 a 1939 92.2 131.240 19.05 i 1940 101.4 132.165 20.42 a 1941 126.7 133.966 24.35 i 1942 161.9 135.792 45.58 a 1943 198.6 137.643 92.71 i 1944 219.8 139.519 109.95 a 1945 223 141.421 118.18 i 1946 222.2 143.349 79.71 a 1947 244.1 145.303 57.73 i 1948 269.1 147.283 55.08 a 1949 267.2 149.291 62.71 i 1950 293.7 151.326 70.33 a 1951 339.3 153.917 75.94 i 1952 358.3 156.552 99.90 a 1953 379.3 159.232 110.05 a 1954 380.4 161.958 111.33 a 1955 414.7 164.731 110.72 a 1956 437.4 167.551 115.80 a 1957 461.1 170.420 125.46 a 1958 467.2 173.337 134.73 a 1959 506.6 176.305 145.75 a 1960 526.4 179.323 151.29 a 1961 544.8 181.588 164.83 a 1962 585.7 183.881 169.50 i 1963 617.8 186.204 177.35 i 1964 663.6 188.555 189.11 i 1965 719.1 190.937 193.89 i 1966 787.7 193.348 216.22 i 1967 832.4 195.790 248.07 i 1968 909.8 198.263 277.19 i 1969 984.4 200.766 296.09 i 1970 1038.3 203.302 321.84 i 1971 1126.8 205.515 354.79 i 1972 1237.9 207.752 388.25 i 1973 1382.3 210.013 411.08 i 1974 1499.5 212.299 453.23 i 1975 1637.7 214.609 550.53 i 1976 1824.6 216.945 620.29 i 1977 2030.1 219.307 668.17 i 1978 2293.8 221.694 734.47 i 1979 2562.2 224.107 806.57 i 1980 2788.1 226.546 940.24 i 1981 3126.8 228.670 1073.12 i 1982 3253.2 230.815 1179.43 i 1983 3534.6 232.979 1283.58 i 1984 3930.9 235.164 1353.81 i 1985 4217.5 237.369 1496.29 i 1986 4460.1 239.595 1592.72 i 1987 4736.4 241.842 1662.02 i 1988 5100.4 244.110 1771.33 i 1989 5482.1 246.399 1904.54 i 1990 5800.5 248.710 2088.85 i 1991 5992.1 251.802 2230.30 i 1992 6342.3 254.933 2349.28 a 1993 6667.4 258.103 2420.82 a 1994 7085.2 261.312 2506.90 a 1995 7414.7 264.561 2634.73 a 1996 7838.5 267.850 2719.30 a 1997 8332.4 271.180 2813.40 a 1998 8793.5 274.552 2923.17 a 1999 9353.5 277.966 3053.31 a 2000 9951.5 282.172 3239.91 a 2001 10286.2 285.082 3428.54 i 2002 10642.3 287.804 3697.49 a 2003 11142.2 290.326 3934.54 i 2004 11853.3 293.046 4131.75 a 2005 12623 295.507 4397.10 a 2006 13377.2 298.109 4697.84 a 2007 14028.7 300.733 4923.25 a 2008 14369.1 303.380 5339.88 a 2009 13939 306.051 5970.04 a 2010 14508.2 308.746 5943.85 a 2011 14958.6 311.592 6059.65 e 2012 15547.4 314.123 6231.69 g Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com b - budgeted estimate in US FY13 budget

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Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2012
Year	GDP-US $ billion nominal	Population-US million	Total Spending -total $ billion nominal
1900	20.567	76.212	1.61	i
1901	22.269	77.680	1.68	i
1902	24.062	79.176	1.66	a
1903	25.93	80.701	1.76	i
1904	25.681	82.255	1.87	i
1905	28.788	83.839	1.99	i
1906	31.037	85.453	2.11	i
1907	33.851	87.099	2.24	i
1908	30.133	88.776	2.38	i
1909	32.229	90.486	2.53	i
1910	33.423	92.229	2.68	i
1911	34.343	93.523	2.85	i
1912	37.384	94.836	3.03	i
1913	39.14	96.167	3.21	a
1914	36.479	97.516	3.49	i
1915	38.675	98.885	3.79	i
1916	49.638	100.273	4.08	i
1917	59.702	101.680	5.67	i
1918	75.835	103.107	16.76	i
1919	78.333	104.554	22.96	i
1920	88.393	106.022	11.33	i
1921	73.603	107.626	10.53	i
1922	73.432	109.254	9.30	a
1923	85.414	110.908	9.63	i
1924	86.947	112.586	9.98	i
1925	90.575	114.290	10.37	i
1926	96.949	116.019	10.78	i
1927	95.544	117.775	11.22	a
1928	97.365	119.557	11.44	i
1929	103.6	121.366	11.68	i
1930	91.2	123.203	11.92	i
1931	76.5	124.071	12.17	i
1932	58.7	124.945	12.44	a
1933	56.4	125.825	12.62	i
1934	66	126.712	12.81	a
1935	73.3	127.605	14.78	i
1936	83.8	128.504	16.76	a
1937	91.9	129.410	17.22	i
1938	86.1	130.321	17.68	a
1939	92.2	131.240	19.05	i
1940	101.4	132.165	20.42	a
1941	126.7	133.966	24.35	i
1942	161.9	135.792	45.58	a
1943	198.6	137.643	92.71	i
1944	219.8	139.519	109.95	a
1945	223	141.421	118.18	i
1946	222.2	143.349	79.71	a
1947	244.1	145.303	57.73	i
1948	269.1	147.283	55.08	a
1949	267.2	149.291	62.71	i
1950	293.7	151.326	70.33	a
1951	339.3	153.917	75.94	i
1952	358.3	156.552	99.90	a
1953	379.3	159.232	110.05	a
1954	380.4	161.958	111.33	a
1955	414.7	164.731	110.72	a
1956	437.4	167.551	115.80	a
1957	461.1	170.420	125.46	a
1958	467.2	173.337	134.73	a
1959	506.6	176.305	145.75	a
1960	526.4	179.323	151.29	a
1961	544.8	181.588	164.83	a
1962	585.7	183.881	169.50	i
1963	617.8	186.204	177.35	i
1964	663.6	188.555	189.11	i
1965	719.1	190.937	193.89	i
1966	787.7	193.348	216.22	i
1967	832.4	195.790	248.07	i
1968	909.8	198.263	277.19	i
1969	984.4	200.766	296.09	i
1970	1038.3	203.302	321.84	i
1971	1126.8	205.515	354.79	i
1972	1237.9	207.752	388.25	i
1973	1382.3	210.013	411.08	i
1974	1499.5	212.299	453.23	i
1975	1637.7	214.609	550.53	i
1976	1824.6	216.945	620.29	i
1977	2030.1	219.307	668.17	i
1978	2293.8	221.694	734.47	i
1979	2562.2	224.107	806.57	i
1980	2788.1	226.546	940.24	i
1981	3126.8	228.670	1073.12	i
1982	3253.2	230.815	1179.43	i
1983	3534.6	232.979	1283.58	i
1984	3930.9	235.164	1353.81	i
1985	4217.5	237.369	1496.29	i
1986	4460.1	239.595	1592.72	i
1987	4736.4	241.842	1662.02	i
1988	5100.4	244.110	1771.33	i
1989	5482.1	246.399	1904.54	i
1990	5800.5	248.710	2088.85	i
1991	5992.1	251.802	2230.30	i
1992	6342.3	254.933	2349.28	a
1993	6667.4	258.103	2420.82	a
1994	7085.2	261.312	2506.90	a
1995	7414.7	264.561	2634.73	a
1996	7838.5	267.850	2719.30	a
1997	8332.4	271.180	2813.40	a
1998	8793.5	274.552	2923.17	a
1999	9353.5	277.966	3053.31	a
2000	9951.5	282.172	3239.91	a
2001	10286.2	285.082	3428.54	i
2002	10642.3	287.804	3697.49	a
2003	11142.2	290.326	3934.54	i
2004	11853.3	293.046	4131.75	a
2005	12623	295.507	4397.10	a
2006	13377.2	298.109	4697.84	a
2007	14028.7	300.733	4923.25	a
2008	14369.1	303.380	5339.88	a
2009	13939	306.051	5970.04	a
2010	14508.2	308.746	5943.85	a
2011	14958.6	311.592	6059.65	e
2012	15547.4	314.123	6231.69	g
Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com b - budgeted estimate in US FY13 budget Data Sources for 1900: GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970 State and Local: Hist. Stats of US, Colonial Times to 1970 and 1789 - 1945 Data Sources for 2012: GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1 Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 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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Sources

U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
US Federal Income tax rate Schedules

New FDSYS federal budget page
from US Government Printing Office

Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government FY 2010
Annual US Treasury Report on Spending and Revenue

US Government - Historical Debt Outstanding
US Treasury's measure of US National Debt

Measuring Worth - GDP Series for US and UK
includes GDP and chained GDP for US; GDP and chained GDP for UK

Gross Domestic Product by State
from Bureau of Economic Analysis

US Population Estimates from 1900
Census Bureau's annual population estimate from 1900 to 1999

2005 Census of Governments - Finance Technical Documentation
Contains Census Bureau spending and revenue codes

JpGraph Chart Library
Open source graph creating Library for PHP.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
historical editions of Census Bureau's publication. From 1878.

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