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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 2012 dollars, percent of GDP, 2012 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 2009) 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 2012 Population-US million Total Spending-total $ billion 2012 1850 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 23.192 1.96 e 1851 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 23.909 2.28 e 1852 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 24.648 2.31 e 1853 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 25.409 2.48 e 1854 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 26.195 2.63 e 1855 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 27.004 2.72 e 1856 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 27.839 3.09 e 1857 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 28.699 3.11 e 1858 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 29.586 3.61 e 1859 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 30.501 3.68 e 1860 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 31.443 3.78 e 1861 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 32.091 3.90 e 1862 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 32.753 11.11 e 1863 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 33.428 12.87 e 1864 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 34.117 12.52 e 1865 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 34.820 17.72 e 1866 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 35.537 9.07 e 1867 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 36.270 8.04 e 1868 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 37.017 9.22 e 1869 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 37.780 9.39 e 1870 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 38.558 10.05 e 1871 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 39.588 10.51 e 1872 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 40.646 10.34 e 1873 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 41.732 10.89 e 1874 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 42.847 11.79 e 1875 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 43.991 11.79 e 1876 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 45.166 11.95 e 1877 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 46.373 11.83 e 1878 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 47.612 12.40 e 1879 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 48.883 13.13 e 1880 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 50.189 12.98 e 1881 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 51.342 13.33 e 1882 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 52.521 13.72 e 1883 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 53.726 14.65 e 1884 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 54.960 15.14 e 1885 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 56.222 16.38 e 1886 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 57.513 17.05 e 1887 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 58.833 18.16 e 1888 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 60.184 18.88 e 1889 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 61.566 21.01 e 1890 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 62.980 22.45 a 1891 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 64.192 24.27 i 1892 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 65.428 24.43 i 1893 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 66.688 26.25 i 1894 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 67.972 27.88 i 1895 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 69.281 28.93 i 1896 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 70.615 29.67 i 1897 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 71.974 31.18 i 1898 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 73.360 33.99 i 1899 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 74.773 38.79 i 1900 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 76.212 37.14 i 1901 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 77.680 37.66 i 1902 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 79.176 36.29 a 1903 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 80.701 36.78 i 1904 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 82.255 38.05 i 1905 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 83.839 40.08 i 1906 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 85.453 41.12 i 1907 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 87.099 41.04 i 1908 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 88.776 43.66 i 1909 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 90.486 46.50 i 1910 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 92.229 48.14 i 1911 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 93.523 51.36 i 1912 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 94.836 52.48 i 1913 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 96.167 55.33 a 1914 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 97.516 59.46 i 1915 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 98.885 62.70 i 1916 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 100.273 59.76 i 1917 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 101.680 67.38 i 1918 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 103.107 170.98 i 1919 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 104.554 228.64 i 1920 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 106.022 99.03 i 1921 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 107.626 108.00 i 1922 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 109.254 100.90 a 1923 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 110.908 101.65 i 1924 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 112.586 106.74 i 1925 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 114.290 108.88 i 1926 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 116.019 112.68 i 1927 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 117.775 120.18 a 1928 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 119.557 121.66 i 1929 <a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 121.366 123.85 i 1930 1015.1 123.203 131.26 i 1931 950 124.071 149.43 i 1932 827.5 124.945 172.97 a 1933 817.3 125.825 180.36 i 1934 905.6 126.712 173.62 a 1935 986.2 127.605 196.48 i 1936 1113.3 128.504 220.01 a 1937 1170.3 129.410 216.66 i 1938 1131.6 130.321 228.84 a 1939 1222.4 131.240 249.28 i 1940 1330.2 132.165 263.93 a 1941 1565.8 133.966 294.90 i 1942 1861.5 135.792 511.08 a 1943 2178.4 137.643 994.36 i 1944 2351.6 139.519 1152.19 a 1945 2328.6 141.421 1206.97 i 1946 2058.4 143.349 721.18 a 1947 2034.8 145.303 470.66 i 1948 2118.5 147.283 425.10 a 1949 2106.6 149.291 484.77 i 1950 2289.5 151.326 537.12 a 1951 2473.8 153.917 541.51 i 1952 2574.9 156.552 700.32 a 1953 2695.6 159.232 762.23 a 1954 2680 161.958 764.07 a 1955 2871.2 164.731 747.10 a 1956 2932.4 167.551 755.59 a 1957 2994.1 170.420 792.51 a 1958 2972 173.337 832.13 a 1959 3178.2 176.305 887.90 a 1960 3260 179.323 909.29 a 1961 3343.5 181.588 980.24 a 1962 3548.4 183.881 995.94 i 1963 3702.9 186.204 1030.15 i 1964 3916.3 188.555 1081.95 i 1965 4170.8 190.937 1089.39 i 1966 4445.9 193.348 1181.84 i 1967 4567.8 195.790 1317.61 i 1968 4792.3 198.263 1412.10 i 1969 4942.1 200.766 1437.98 i 1970 4951.3 203.302 1484.72 i 1971 5114.3 205.515 1557.66 i 1972 5383.3 207.752 1634.03 i 1973 5687.2 210.013 1640.18 i 1974 5656.5 212.299 1659.14 i 1975 5644.8 214.609 1844.41 i 1976 5949 216.945 1969.74 i 1977 6224.1 219.307 1997.67 i 1978 6568.6 221.694 2051.55 i 1979 6776.6 224.107 2080.39 i 1980 6759.2 226.546 2224.22 i 1981 6930.7 228.670 2319.14 i 1982 6805.8 230.815 2400.55 i 1983 7117.7 232.979 2514.08 i 1984 7632.8 235.164 2559.29 i 1985 7951.1 237.369 2741.92 i 1986 8226.4 239.595 2861.03 i 1987 8511 241.842 2913.47 i 1988 8866.5 244.110 2999.28 i 1989 9192.1 246.399 3103.15 i 1990 9365.5 248.710 3271.60 i 1991 9355.4 251.802 3379.32 i 1992 9684.9 254.933 3491.51 a 1993 9951.5 258.103 3520.05 a 1994 10352.4 261.312 3568.57 a 1995 10630.3 264.561 3671.47 a 1996 11031.4 267.850 3725.49 a 1997 11521.9 271.180 3793.14 a 1998 12038.3 274.552 3894.78 a 1999 12610.5 277.966 4001.62 a 2000 13131 282.172 4157.42 a 2001 13262.1 285.082 4306.64 i 2002 13493.1 287.804 4571.44 a 2003 13879.1 290.326 4763.46 i 2004 14406.4 293.046 4891.91 a 2005 14912.5 295.753 5041.88 a 2006 15338.3 298.593 5236.95 a 2007 15626 301.580 5349.65 a 2008 15604.7 304.375 5626.26 b 2009 15208.8 307.007 5850.67 b 2010 15598.8 309.326 5820.15 b Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com i - interpolated between actual reported values b - budgeted estimate in US FY09 budget Data Sources for 1850: GDP: https://www.measuringworth.org/usgdp/ Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015. Federal: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1975/compendia/hist_stats_colonial-1970.html Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970 State and Local: Mann, Sources of Social Power v.2, p.363 Data Sources for 2010: GDP, GO: https://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/search/label/usgdp GDP, GO Sources Federal: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/budget/2009/BUDGET-2009-TAB Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1 State and Local: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gov-finances.html State and Local Gov. Finances

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Total Spending
Fiscal Years 1850 to 2010
Year	GDP-US $ billion 2012	Population-US million	Total Spending -total $ billion 2012
1850	MW gdp	23.192	1.96	e
1851	MW gdp	23.909	2.28	e
1852	MW gdp	24.648	2.31	e
1853	MW gdp	25.409	2.48	e
1854	MW gdp	26.195	2.63	e
1855	MW gdp	27.004	2.72	e
1856	MW gdp	27.839	3.09	e
1857	MW gdp	28.699	3.11	e
1858	MW gdp	29.586	3.61	e
1859	MW gdp	30.501	3.68	e
1860	MW gdp	31.443	3.78	e
1861	MW gdp	32.091	3.90	e
1862	MW gdp	32.753	11.11	e
1863	MW gdp	33.428	12.87	e
1864	MW gdp	34.117	12.52	e
1865	MW gdp	34.820	17.72	e
1866	MW gdp	35.537	9.07	e
1867	MW gdp	36.270	8.04	e
1868	MW gdp	37.017	9.22	e
1869	MW gdp	37.780	9.39	e
1870	MW gdp	38.558	10.05	e
1871	MW gdp	39.588	10.51	e
1872	MW gdp	40.646	10.34	e
1873	MW gdp	41.732	10.89	e
1874	MW gdp	42.847	11.79	e
1875	MW gdp	43.991	11.79	e
1876	MW gdp	45.166	11.95	e
1877	MW gdp	46.373	11.83	e
1878	MW gdp	47.612	12.40	e
1879	MW gdp	48.883	13.13	e
1880	MW gdp	50.189	12.98	e
1881	MW gdp	51.342	13.33	e
1882	MW gdp	52.521	13.72	e
1883	MW gdp	53.726	14.65	e
1884	MW gdp	54.960	15.14	e
1885	MW gdp	56.222	16.38	e
1886	MW gdp	57.513	17.05	e
1887	MW gdp	58.833	18.16	e
1888	MW gdp	60.184	18.88	e
1889	MW gdp	61.566	21.01	e
1890	MW gdp	62.980	22.45	a
1891	MW gdp	64.192	24.27	i
1892	MW gdp	65.428	24.43	i
1893	MW gdp	66.688	26.25	i
1894	MW gdp	67.972	27.88	i
1895	MW gdp	69.281	28.93	i
1896	MW gdp	70.615	29.67	i
1897	MW gdp	71.974	31.18	i
1898	MW gdp	73.360	33.99	i
1899	MW gdp	74.773	38.79	i
1900	MW gdp	76.212	37.14	i
1901	MW gdp	77.680	37.66	i
1902	MW gdp	79.176	36.29	a
1903	MW gdp	80.701	36.78	i
1904	MW gdp	82.255	38.05	i
1905	MW gdp	83.839	40.08	i
1906	MW gdp	85.453	41.12	i
1907	MW gdp	87.099	41.04	i
1908	MW gdp	88.776	43.66	i
1909	MW gdp	90.486	46.50	i
1910	MW gdp	92.229	48.14	i
1911	MW gdp	93.523	51.36	i
1912	MW gdp	94.836	52.48	i
1913	MW gdp	96.167	55.33	a
1914	MW gdp	97.516	59.46	i
1915	MW gdp	98.885	62.70	i
1916	MW gdp	100.273	59.76	i
1917	MW gdp	101.680	67.38	i
1918	MW gdp	103.107	170.98	i
1919	MW gdp	104.554	228.64	i
1920	MW gdp	106.022	99.03	i
1921	MW gdp	107.626	108.00	i
1922	MW gdp	109.254	100.90	a
1923	MW gdp	110.908	101.65	i
1924	MW gdp	112.586	106.74	i
1925	MW gdp	114.290	108.88	i
1926	MW gdp	116.019	112.68	i
1927	MW gdp	117.775	120.18	a
1928	MW gdp	119.557	121.66	i
1929	MW gdp	121.366	123.85	i
1930	1015.1	123.203	131.26	i
1931	950	124.071	149.43	i
1932	827.5	124.945	172.97	a
1933	817.3	125.825	180.36	i
1934	905.6	126.712	173.62	a
1935	986.2	127.605	196.48	i
1936	1113.3	128.504	220.01	a
1937	1170.3	129.410	216.66	i
1938	1131.6	130.321	228.84	a
1939	1222.4	131.240	249.28	i
1940	1330.2	132.165	263.93	a
1941	1565.8	133.966	294.90	i
1942	1861.5	135.792	511.08	a
1943	2178.4	137.643	994.36	i
1944	2351.6	139.519	1152.19	a
1945	2328.6	141.421	1206.97	i
1946	2058.4	143.349	721.18	a
1947	2034.8	145.303	470.66	i
1948	2118.5	147.283	425.10	a
1949	2106.6	149.291	484.77	i
1950	2289.5	151.326	537.12	a
1951	2473.8	153.917	541.51	i
1952	2574.9	156.552	700.32	a
1953	2695.6	159.232	762.23	a
1954	2680	161.958	764.07	a
1955	2871.2	164.731	747.10	a
1956	2932.4	167.551	755.59	a
1957	2994.1	170.420	792.51	a
1958	2972	173.337	832.13	a
1959	3178.2	176.305	887.90	a
1960	3260	179.323	909.29	a
1961	3343.5	181.588	980.24	a
1962	3548.4	183.881	995.94	i
1963	3702.9	186.204	1030.15	i
1964	3916.3	188.555	1081.95	i
1965	4170.8	190.937	1089.39	i
1966	4445.9	193.348	1181.84	i
1967	4567.8	195.790	1317.61	i
1968	4792.3	198.263	1412.10	i
1969	4942.1	200.766	1437.98	i
1970	4951.3	203.302	1484.72	i
1971	5114.3	205.515	1557.66	i
1972	5383.3	207.752	1634.03	i
1973	5687.2	210.013	1640.18	i
1974	5656.5	212.299	1659.14	i
1975	5644.8	214.609	1844.41	i
1976	5949	216.945	1969.74	i
1977	6224.1	219.307	1997.67	i
1978	6568.6	221.694	2051.55	i
1979	6776.6	224.107	2080.39	i
1980	6759.2	226.546	2224.22	i
1981	6930.7	228.670	2319.14	i
1982	6805.8	230.815	2400.55	i
1983	7117.7	232.979	2514.08	i
1984	7632.8	235.164	2559.29	i
1985	7951.1	237.369	2741.92	i
1986	8226.4	239.595	2861.03	i
1987	8511	241.842	2913.47	i
1988	8866.5	244.110	2999.28	i
1989	9192.1	246.399	3103.15	i
1990	9365.5	248.710	3271.60	i
1991	9355.4	251.802	3379.32	i
1992	9684.9	254.933	3491.51	a
1993	9951.5	258.103	3520.05	a
1994	10352.4	261.312	3568.57	a
1995	10630.3	264.561	3671.47	a
1996	11031.4	267.850	3725.49	a
1997	11521.9	271.180	3793.14	a
1998	12038.3	274.552	3894.78	a
1999	12610.5	277.966	4001.62	a
2000	13131	282.172	4157.42	a
2001	13262.1	285.082	4306.64	i
2002	13493.1	287.804	4571.44	a
2003	13879.1	290.326	4763.46	i
2004	14406.4	293.046	4891.91	a
2005	14912.5	295.753	5041.88	a
2006	15338.3	298.593	5236.95	a
2007	15626	301.580	5349.65	a
2008	15604.7	304.375	5626.26	b
2009	15208.8	307.007	5850.67	b
2010	15598.8	309.326	5820.15	b
Legend: a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com i - interpolated between actual reported values b - budgeted estimate in US FY09 budget Data Sources for 1850: GDP: Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015. Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970 State and Local: Mann, Sources of Social Power v.2, p.363 Data Sources for 2010: GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1 State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances

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Spending data is from official government sources.

Federal spending data since 1962 comes from the president’s budget.
All other spending data comes from the US Census Bureau.

Gross Domestic Product data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis and measuringworth.com.

Detailed table of spending data sources 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.

Category (max 7)	Sub-category	Fed	Gov. Xfer	State	Local	Total
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