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 Welfare-total percent GDP 1970 1075.9 203.302 2.08 i 1971 1167.8 205.515 2.77 i 1972 1282.4 207.752 2.82 i 1973 1428.5 210.013 2.55 i 1974 1548.8 212.299 2.76 i 1975 1688.9 214.609 3.94 i 1976 1877.6 216.945 4.37 i 1977 2086 219.307 3.70 i 1978 2356.6 221.694 3.13 i 1979 2632.1 224.107 2.88 i 1980 2862.5 226.546 3.51 i 1981 3210.9 228.670 3.67 i 1982 3345 230.815 3.78 i 1983 3638.1 232.979 4.00 i 1984 4040.7 235.164 3.20 i 1985 4346.7 237.369 3.42 i 1986 4590.1 239.595 3.04 i 1987 4870.2 241.842 2.98 i 1988 5252.6 244.110 2.89 i 1989 5657.7 246.399 2.75 i 1990 5979.6 248.710 2.92 i 1991 6174 251.802 3.39 i 1992 6539.3 254.933 3.37 a 1993 6878.7 258.103 3.39 a 1994 7308.7 261.312 3.14 a 1995 7664 264.561 3.13 a 1996 8100.2 267.850 2.96 a 1997 8608.5 271.180 2.76 a 1998 9089.1 274.552 2.50 a 1999 9665.7 277.966 2.38 a 2000 10289.7 281.422 2.37 a 2001 10625.3 284.184 2.46 i 2002 10980.2 286.974 2.96 a 2003 11512.2 289.790 3.11 i 2004 12277 292.635 2.85 a 2005 13095.4 295.507 2.66 a 2006 13857.9 298.145 2.55 a 2007 14480.3 300.807 2.48 a 2008 14720.3 303.492 2.94 a 2009 14417.9 306.202 3.88 a 2010 14958.3 308.936 4.75 a 2011 15533.8 311.576 4.33 a 2012 15601.5 314.239 3.99 e 2013 16335 316.925 3.50 g 2014 17155.6 319.634 3.10 g 2015 18177.8 322.366 2.85 g 2016 19261.1 325.010 2.69 g 2017 20368.6 327.676 2.55 g Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values b - budgeted estimate in US FY13 budget e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com Data Sources for 1970: GDP, GO: See <a href="http://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2014/04/gdp-go-sources.html">GDP, GO Sources</a> Federal: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2013&searchPath=Fiscal+Year+2013&leafLevelBrowse=false&isCollapsed=false&isOpen=true&packageid=BUDGET-2013-TAB&ycord=822">Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1</a> State and Local: <a href="http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html">Statistical Abstract of the United States</a> Data Sources for 2017: GDP, GO: See <a href="http://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2014/04/gdp-go-sources.html">GDP, GO Sources</a> Federal: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2013&searchPath=Fiscal+Year+2013&leafLevelBrowse=false&isCollapsed=false&isOpen=true&packageid=BUDGET-2013-TAB&ycord=822">Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1</a> State and Local: <a href="http://www.census.gov/govs/local/">State and Local Gov. Finances</a> “<a href="http://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2011/03/change-to-guesstimated-state-and-local.html">Guesstimated</a>” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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Welfare
Fiscal Years 1970 to 2017
Year	GDP-US $ billion nominal	Population-US million	Welfare -total percent GDP
1970	1075.9	203.302	2.08	i
1971	1167.8	205.515	2.77	i
1972	1282.4	207.752	2.82	i
1973	1428.5	210.013	2.55	i
1974	1548.8	212.299	2.76	i
1975	1688.9	214.609	3.94	i
1976	1877.6	216.945	4.37	i
1977	2086	219.307	3.70	i
1978	2356.6	221.694	3.13	i
1979	2632.1	224.107	2.88	i
1980	2862.5	226.546	3.51	i
1981	3210.9	228.670	3.67	i
1982	3345	230.815	3.78	i
1983	3638.1	232.979	4.00	i
1984	4040.7	235.164	3.20	i
1985	4346.7	237.369	3.42	i
1986	4590.1	239.595	3.04	i
1987	4870.2	241.842	2.98	i
1988	5252.6	244.110	2.89	i
1989	5657.7	246.399	2.75	i
1990	5979.6	248.710	2.92	i
1991	6174	251.802	3.39	i
1992	6539.3	254.933	3.37	a
1993	6878.7	258.103	3.39	a
1994	7308.7	261.312	3.14	a
1995	7664	264.561	3.13	a
1996	8100.2	267.850	2.96	a
1997	8608.5	271.180	2.76	a
1998	9089.1	274.552	2.50	a
1999	9665.7	277.966	2.38	a
2000	10289.7	281.422	2.37	a
2001	10625.3	284.184	2.46	i
2002	10980.2	286.974	2.96	a
2003	11512.2	289.790	3.11	i
2004	12277	292.635	2.85	a
2005	13095.4	295.507	2.66	a
2006	13857.9	298.145	2.55	a
2007	14480.3	300.807	2.48	a
2008	14720.3	303.492	2.94	a
2009	14417.9	306.202	3.88	a
2010	14958.3	308.936	4.75	a
2011	15533.8	311.576	4.33	a
2012	15601.5	314.239	3.99	e
2013	16335	316.925	3.50	g
2014	17155.6	319.634	3.10	g
2015	18177.8	322.366	2.85	g
2016	19261.1	325.010	2.69	g
2017	20368.6	327.676	2.55	g
Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values b - budgeted estimate in US FY13 budget e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com Data Sources for 1970: GDP, GO: See GDP, GO Sources Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1 State and Local: Statistical Abstract of the United States Data Sources for 2017: GDP, GO: See 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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Receipts	$3,002	$3,021
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Deficit	$649	$483

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