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Government Spending Chart
Fiscal Years 1792 to 2018
YearInflationGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Federal Deficit - Federal
$ billion nominal
17922.15MW gdpa4.1730.00a
17933.36MW gdpa4.3000.00a
179412.43MW gdpa4.4320.00a
179515.33MW gdpa4.5670.00a
17965.43MW gdpa4.7070.00a
1797-3.73MW gdpa4.8500.00a
1798-3.4MW gdpa4.9980.00a
17990.05MW gdpa5.1510.00a
18003.02MW gdpa5.3080.00a
18012.12MW gdpa5.4760.00a
1802-15.45MW gdpa5.648-0.01a
18036.42MW gdpa5.8260.00a
18045.24MW gdpa6.0100.00a
18050.09MW gdpa6.1990.00a
18065.33MW gdpa6.395-0.01a
1807-4.74MW gdpa6.596-0.01a
18089.53MW gdpa6.804-0.01a
1809-1.38MW gdpa7.0190.00a
1810-2.66MW gdpa7.2400.00a
18114.14MW gdpa7.450-0.01a
1812-1.54MW gdpa7.6660.01a
181317.58MW gdpa7.8890.02a
18147.04MW gdpa8.1180.02a
1815-15.02MW gdpa8.3540.02a
1816-11.44MW gdpa8.596-0.02a
1817-8.48MW gdpa8.846-0.01a
1818-7.75MW gdpa9.1020.00a
1819-3.28MW gdpa9.3670.00a
1820-6.31MW gdpa9.6380.00a
1821-1.87MW gdpa9.9210.00a
18225.89MW gdpa10.212-0.01a
1823-9.28MW gdpa10.511-0.01a
1824-6.66MW gdpa10.8190.00a
18254.52MW gdpa11.136-0.01a
18261.82MW gdpa11.462-0.01a
18272.6MW gdpa11.798-0.01a
1828-3.4MW gdpa12.144-0.01a
1829-0.15MW gdpa12.500-0.01a
18300.66MW gdpa12.866-0.01a
1831-5.19MW gdpa13.235-0.01a
18320.48MW gdpa13.614-0.01a
1833-0.47MW gdpa14.005-0.01a
18343.55MW gdpa14.4060.00a
18354.68MW gdpa14.819-0.02a
18367.36MW gdpa15.244-0.02a
18374.13MW gdpa15.6820.01a
1838-1.33MW gdpa16.1310.01a
18391.41MW gdpa16.5940.00a
1840-5.5MW gdpa17.0700.01a
18412.74MW gdpa17.6010.01a
1842-5.28MW gdpa18.1490.01a
1843-8.05MW gdpa18.7140.00a
18442.94MW gdpa19.296-0.01a
18452.88MW gdpa19.897-0.01a
18462.93MW gdpa20.5160.00a
18479.93MW gdpa21.1540.03a
1848-2.65MW gdpa21.8130.01a
1849-1.72MW gdpa22.4920.01a
18502.09MW gdpa23.1920.00a
1851-2.53MW gdpa23.9090.00a
18521MW gdpa24.6480.00a
1853-0.2MW gdpa25.409-0.01a
18548.67MW gdpa26.195-0.01a
18552.91MW gdpa27.0040.00a
1856-2.19MW gdpa27.8390.00a
18572.77MW gdpa28.6990.00a
1858-6.14MW gdpa29.5860.03a
18590.88MW gdpa30.5010.02a
1860-1.87MW gdpa31.4430.01a
18614.06MW gdpa32.0910.03a
186213.42MW gdpa32.7530.43a
186324.05MW gdpa33.4280.60a
186422.88MW gdpa34.1170.60a
18651.61MW gdpa34.8200.96a
1866-4.37MW gdpa35.537-0.04a
1867-8.99MW gdpa36.270-0.13a
1868-6.26MW gdpa37.017-0.02a
1869-6.46MW gdpa37.780-0.04a
1870-4.36MW gdpa38.558-0.10a
1871-6.63MW gdpa39.588-0.09a
18720.03MW gdpa40.646-0.09a
1873-2.17MW gdpa41.732-0.04a
1874-4.92MW gdpa42.8470.00a
1875-3.61MW gdpa43.991-0.01a
1876-2.33MW gdpa45.166-0.02a
1877-2.41MW gdpa46.373-0.03a
1878-4.88MW gdpa47.612-0.02a
18790.03MW gdpa48.8830.00a
18802.44MW gdpa50.189-0.06a
1881-0.28MW gdpa51.342-0.10a
1882-0.26MW gdpa52.521-0.15a
1883-1.93MW gdpa53.726-0.14a
1884-2.68MW gdpa54.960-0.10a
1885-1.95MW gdpa56.222-0.06a
1886-3.06MW gdpa57.513-0.09a
18870.67MW gdpa58.833-0.10a
1888-0.26MW gdpa60.184-0.11a
1889-2.96MW gdpa61.566-0.08a
1890-0.89MW gdpa62.980-0.08a
18911.02MW gdpa64.192-0.02a
18921.05MW gdpa65.4280.00a
18930.06MW gdpa66.6880.00a
1894-3.52MW gdpa67.9720.07a
1895-1.11MW gdpa69.2810.04a
18960.95MW gdpa70.6150.02a
1897-0.05MW gdpa71.9740.03a
18981.04MW gdpa73.3600.05a
18990.99MW gdpa74.7730.10a
19002.92MW gdpa76.212-0.04a
19012.95MW gdpa77.680-0.06a
19022.9MW gdpa79.176-0.08a
19034.83MW gdpa80.701-0.06i
19042.57MW gdpa82.255-0.02i
19050.81MW gdpa83.8390.00i
19063.71MW gdpa85.453-0.04i
19076.49MW gdpa87.099-0.10i
1908-0.18MW gdpa88.7760.00i
1909-1.49MW gdpa90.4860.03i
19102.63MW gdpa92.229-0.03i
1911-0.49MW gdpa93.523-0.04i
19124.17MW gdpa94.8360.00i
19130.75MW gdpa96.1670.01a
19140.86MW gdpa97.5160.07i
19153.29MW gdpa98.8850.22i
191614.48MW gdpa100.2730.16i
191722.75MW gdpa101.6801.09i
191818MW gdpa103.1079.00i
19192.49MW gdpa104.55413.16i
192013.78MW gdpa106.022-0.59i
1921-14.44MW gdpa107.626-0.67i
1922-5.79MW gdpa109.254-0.50a
19233.15MW gdpa110.908-0.56i
1924-1.28MW gdpa112.586-0.63i
19251.82MW gdpa114.290-0.43i
19260.5MW gdpa116.019-0.65i
1927-2.42MW gdpa117.775-0.94a
19280.76MW gdpa119.557-0.66i
19290.68MW gdpa121.366-0.48i
1930-3.3592.16a123.203-0.87i
1931-9.6277.391a124.0710.13i
1932-10.1959.522a124.9451.63a
1933-2.7457.154a125.8251.84i
19346.0766.8a126.7122.06a
19352.2374.241a127.6053.02i
19361.3884.83a128.5043.99a
19374.5193.003a129.4102.61i
1938-2.7687.352a130.3211.22a
1939-1.0693.437a131.2402.14i
19401.31102.899a132.1653.51a
19417.95129.309a133.9665.45i
19429.45165.952a135.79220.92a
19435.35203.084a137.64358.98i
19442.57224.447a139.51956.77a
19452.56228.007a141.42161.72i
194611.4227.535a143.34927.24a
194710.85249.616a145.3032.89i
19485.84274.468a147.283-5.97a
1949-0.17272.475a149.2910.78i
19501.35299.827a151.3265.36a
19517.66346.914a153.917-2.68a
19521.8367.341a156.5525.40a
19531.27389.218a159.23210.38a
19540.92390.549a161.9587.99a
19551.81425.478a164.7317.99a
19563.48449.353a167.5511.40a
19573.39474.039a170.4201.79a
19582.26481.229a173.3376.42a
19591.47521.654a176.30514.28a
19601.4542.382a179.3234.79a
19611.09562.209a181.58810.48a
19621.29603.922a183.8817.15a
19631.19637.45a186.2044.76a
19641.61684.46a188.5555.92a
19651.95742.289a190.9371.41a
19662.99813.414a193.3483.70a
19672.98859.959a195.7908.64a
19684.47940.651a198.26325.16a
19695.061017.62a200.766-3.24a
19705.291073.3a203.3022.84a
19715.241164.85a205.51523.03a
19724.551279.11a207.75223.37a
19735.791425.38a210.01314.91a
19748.951545.24a212.2996.13a
19759.241684.9a214.60953.24a
19765.81873.41a216.94573.73a
19776.52081.83a219.30753.66a
19787.422351.6a221.69459.19a
19798.562627.33a224.10740.73a
19809.012857.31a226.54673.83a
19819.73207.04a228.67078.97a
19826.073343.79a230.815127.98a
19834.13634.04a232.979207.80a
19843.874037.61a235.164185.37a
19853.294338.98a237.369212.31a
19862.084579.63a239.595221.23a
19872.564855.22a241.842149.73a
19883.675236.44a244.110155.18a
19894.065641.58a246.399152.64a
19903.815963.14a248.710221.03a
19913.386158.13a251.802269.24a
19922.366520.33a254.933290.32a
19932.436858.56a258.103255.06a
19942.227287.24a261.312203.18a
19952.157639.75a264.561163.95a
19961.98073.12a267.850107.43a
19971.88577.55a271.18021.89a
19981.179062.82a274.552-69.27a
19991.489631.17a277.966-125.61a
20002.3610251a282.172-236.24a
20012.2710581.9a285.082-128.23a
20021.5810929.1a287.804157.75a
20032.0311456.4a290.326377.59a
20042.7912217.2a293.046412.73a
20053.2413039.2a295.753318.35a
20063.1713815.6a298.593248.18a
20072.7614474.2a301.580160.71a
20081.9314769.9a304.375458.55a
20090.614478.1a307.0071412.69a
20101.2515049a309.3271294.37a
20112.115599.7a311.5831299.59a
20121.916254a313.8781076.57a
20131.7416880.7a316.060679.77a
20141.7917608.1a318.386484.79a
20150.9618295a320.739441.96a
20160.9718804.9a323.072584.66a
20171.8419612.1a325.122665.45a
20182.3620656.5a326.838779.07a

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a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values

Data Sources for 1792:
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: not available

Data Sources for 2018:
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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Data Sources for 1792_2018:

Sources for 1792:

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: not available

Sources for 2018:

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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Federal Receipts$6,186.2$5,921.0+$279.1
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