Notes: Other(1) = Total Outlays minus first 5 outlays in first graph;
Other(2) = Other(1) minus first 5 outlays in second graph
SELECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS (per capita, in 1996 dollars)
FUNCTION 1962 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008*
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National Defense.................. 1463.05 1550.78 1087.82 1416.71 968.30 1209.86
Social Security................... 401.50 574.62 962.41 1176.71 1346.19 1554.73
Medicare.......................... 0.00 117.94 260.52 464.31 648.11 917.86
Health............................ 33.48 112.13 188.09 273.16 508.11 879.21
Net Interest...................... 192.55 272.98 426.48 872.50 733.07 667.45
Other Outlays(1).................. 895.08 1085.60 1872.16 1727.73 1677.73 1891.42
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Total Outlays..................... 2985.66 3714.07 4797.49 5931.12 5881.51 7120.54
FUNCTION 1962 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008*
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Retirement & disability, gen & fed 73.23 124.85 257.30 270.65 270.74 289.48
Unemployment compensation......... 106.46 63.76 146.54 89.40 75.66 124.63
Other Income Security............. 77.65 108.57 298.85 343.51 487.36 555.63
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -147.41 -163.86 -161.90 -173.30 -140.01 -179.88
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 39.80 40.09 76.23 319.94 10.56 3.60
Other Outlays(2).................. 745.35 912.19 1255.13 877.52 973.43 1097.96
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Other Outlays(1).................. 895.08 1085.60 1872.16 1727.73 1677.73 1891.42
GDP (per capita, in 1996 dollars). 15,890 19,234 22,180 27,146 31,956 36,125
U.S. Midyear Population (millions) 186.54 205.05 227.73 250.13 282.34 303.82
Composite Outlay Deflator......... 0.1918 0.2569 0.5409 0.8447 1.0772 1.2529
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION (per capita, in 1996 dollars)
FUNCTION 1962 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008*
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National Defense.................. 1463.05 1550.78 1087.82 1416.71 968.30 1209.86
International Affairs............. 157.61 82.20 103.22 65.14 56.61 80.53
General Science, Space & Technology 48.16 85.63 47.35 68.36 61.28 68.88
Energy............................ 16.88 18.93 82.45 15.81 -3.49 4.73
Natural Resources and Environment. 57.13 58.18 112.50 80.84 82.30 87.98
Agriculture....................... 99.56 98.07 71.76 56.60 120.48 56.47
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 39.80 40.09 76.23 319.94 10.56 3.60
Transportation.................... 119.91 133.04 173.16 139.55 154.06 180.90
Community and Regional Development 13.11 45.41 91.35 40.38 34.95 38.31
Education, Training, Employment,
and Social Services........... 34.69 163.90 258.51 175.95 176.74 234.98
Health............................ 33.48 112.13 188.09 273.16 508.11 879.21
Medicare.......................... 0.00 117.94 260.52 464.31 648.11 917.86
Income Security................... 257.34 297.18 702.70 703.57 833.76 969.74
Social Security................... 401.50 574.62 962.41 1176.71 1346.19 1554.73
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 157.05 164.57 171.86 137.53 154.81 186.37
Administration of Justice......... 11.99 18.20 37.21 47.30 92.05 101.65
General Government................ 29.32 44.04 105.77 50.05 43.64 56.40
Net Interest...................... 192.55 272.98 426.48 872.50 733.07 667.45
Allowances........................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -147.41 -163.86 -161.90 -173.30 -140.01 -179.88
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 2985.66 3714.07 4797.49 5931.12 5881.51 7120.54
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION AND SUBFUNCTION (per capita, in 1996 dollars)
FUNCTION and Subfunction 1962 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008*
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
Military Personnel............... 456.45 551.12 332.02 357.91 249.72 N/A
Operation and Maintenance........ 324.05 410.21 363.61 418.11 348.10 N/A
Procurement...................... 406.17 409.74 235.60 383.23 169.98 N/A
Research, Developmnt, Test & Eval 176.62 136.03 106.57 177.29 123.65 N/A
Military Construction............ 37.65 22.17 19.89 24.04 16.80 N/A
Family Housing................... 7.24 11.66 13.64 16.57 11.22 N/A
Other (Dept of Defense-Military). -7.57 -19.93 -8.52 -5.76 5.19 N/A
Atomic energy defense activities. 57.97 26.86 23.36 42.54 39.99 43.45
Defense-related activities....... 4.47 2.92 1.67 2.78 3.65 7.64
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Int'l development & human assist. 80.58 44.44 29.44 26.02 21.43 36.75
International security assistance 54.73 20.77 38.67 40.95 21.00 20.86
Conduct of foreign affairs....... 6.96 7.56 11.09 14.44 15.48 21.31
Foreign informatn & exchnge activ 5.51 4.46 4.34 5.22 2.69 2.80
International financial programs. 9.87 4.95 19.69 -21.48 -3.99 -1.18
GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
General science & basic research. 13.89 17.98 11.21 13.42 20.42 25.26
Space flight, research & support. 34.27 67.66 36.13 54.94 40.86 43.62
ENERGY
Energy supply.................... 14.90 16.25 67.93 9.35 -6.96 0.74
Energy conservation.............. 0.00 0.00 4.62 1.73 2.19 2.45
Emergency energy preparedness.... 0.00 0.00 2.78 2.09 0.53 0.52
Energy info, policy & regulation. 1.98 2.70 7.13 2.65 0.76 1.02
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Water resources.................. 36.06 28.74 34.28 20.83 16.71 13.36
Conservation and land management. 10.51 8.28 10.94 19.07 22.23 30.70
Recreational resources........... 3.44 5.75 11.14 6.63 8.41 8.93
Pollution control and abatement.. 1.96 7.29 44.73 24.47 24.34 22.32
Other natural resources.......... 5.20 8.12 11.41 9.84 10.61 12.68
AGRICULTURE
Farm income stabilization........ 90.06 87.11 60.41 46.20 109.99 44.20
Agricultural research & services. 9.50 10.95 11.35 10.40 10.49 12.27
COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT
Mortgage credit.................. 18.17 11.20 47.79 18.20 -10.97 -16.49
Postal Service................... 22.28 28.66 10.12 10.01 7.00 -3.10
Deposit insurance................ -11.01 -9.51 -2.31 273.99 -10.03 -4.19
Other advancement of commerce.... 10.37 9.74 20.64 17.74 24.55 27.38
TRANSPORTATION
Ground transportation............ 79.80 88.80 124.00 89.71 104.22 113.40
Air transportation............... 22.86 26.73 30.22 34.24 34.76 48.31
Water transportation............. 17.25 16.99 18.10 14.91 14.45 18.17
Other transportation............. 0.00 0.49 0.84 0.69 0.63 1.02
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Community development............ 7.43 27.51 39.84 16.71 18.02 15.23
Area and regional development.... 5.00 13.00 34.93 13.73 8.34 6.92
Disaster relief and insurance.... 0.64 4.88 16.59 9.94 8.58 16.16
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT,
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Elementary, secondary, vocational 13.47 54.92 55.96 46.94 67.66 102.16
Higher education................. 9.17 26.33 54.58 52.57 33.26 55.40
Research & general education aids 1.62 6.74 9.84 7.46 8.33 8.09
Training and employment.......... 5.28 30.41 83.98 26.59 22.27 19.77
Other labor services............. 2.07 2.56 4.47 3.83 3.94 4.37
Social services.................. 3.07 42.96 49.68 38.55 41.29 45.19
HEALTH
Health care services............. 14.76 75.80 146.16 225.49 447.93 791.32
Health research and training..... 16.21 32.04 33.78 40.76 52.54 79.72
Consumer & occup. health & safety 2.49 4.29 8.17 6.92 7.64 8.18
MEDICARE
Medicare......................... 0.00 117.94 260.52 464.31 648.11 917.86
INCOME SECURITY
General retirement & disability.. 18.48 19.59 41.27 24.37 17.06 20.14
Federal retirement & disability.. 54.75 105.26 216.04 246.29 253.68 269.34
Unemployment compensation........ 106.46 63.76 146.54 89.40 75.66 124.63
Housing assistance............... 4.61 9.47 45.72 75.21 94.69 100.62
Food and nutrition assistance.... 7.69 18.22 113.79 113.42 106.80 125.59
Other income security............ 65.35 80.87 139.34 154.88 285.86 329.42
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social security.................. 401.50 574.62 962.41 1176.71 1346.19 1554.73
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Income security for veterans..... 113.23 107.88 96.92 73.67 83.72 101.73
Vets education, training & rehab. 4.67 19.55 19.78 1.87 4.70 7.94
Hospital & medical care for vets. 30.30 34.17 52.80 57.30 64.04 73.24
Veterans housing................. 7.49 1.86 0.54 3.00 1.20 1.42
Other veteran benefits & services 1.40 1.10 1.83 1.68 1.15 2.05
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Fed law enforcement activities... 7.52 10.82 18.18 22.00 38.20 45.43
Fed litigative & judicial activty 3.10 4.65 10.94 16.93 25.52 28.20
Federal correctional activities.. 1.37 1.50 2.78 6.11 12.19 17.37
Criminal justice assistance...... 0.00 1.23 5.33 2.26 16.14 10.65
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative functions............ 4.98 5.75 8.43 8.34 7.31 9.57
Executive direction & management. 0.34 0.57 0.79 0.76 1.50 1.87
Central fiscal operations........ 13.75 17.35 21.21 27.66 27.44 32.66
General property & records manage 11.26 10.46 2.65 0.15 0.74 1.87
Central personnel management..... 0.61 0.84 1.25 0.87 0.60 2.03
General purpose fiscal assistance 5.93 10.16 69.67 10.23 6.85 6.19
Other general government......... 0.78 2.30 4.62 3.75 7.37 5.34
Deductions for offsettng receipts -8.36 -3.36 -2.85 -1.71 -8.17 -3.13
NET INTEREST
Interest on the public debt...... 254.91 366.45 607.28 1252.76 1190.01 1291.54
Interest to on-budget trust funds -23.03 -44.93 -78.81 -219.23 -227.83 -235.23
Interest to off-budget trust fund -17.02 -29.77 -18.99 -75.68 -196.61 -339.55
Other interest................... -22.28 -18.77 -83.00 -85.34 -32.51 -46.66
Other investment income.......... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.66
ALLOWANCES
Spectrum relocation.............. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.58
Adjustment to pass-through accnts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.82
UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
Employee retirement (on-budget).. -140.92 -148.22 -118.84 -132.73 -99.34 -124.34
Employee retirement (off-budget). -6.18 -12.09 -9.77 -26.35 -25.11 -34.26
Rents on Outer Continental Shelf. -0.34 -3.55 -33.29 -14.22 -15.06 -13.65
Sale of major assets............. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other undistrib offsettng receipt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.49 -7.62
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TOTAL, FEDERAL OUTLAYS............ 2985.66 3714.07 4797.49 5931.12 5881.51 7120.54
SELECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS BY DECADE
(total outlays per capita in 1996 dollars, divided by number of years)
FUNCTION 62-70 71-80 81-90 91-00 01-08*
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National Defense.................. 1523.69 1113.46 1416.78 1055.41 1138.93
Social Security................... 488.38 852.09 1107.46 1289.78 1472.44
Medicare.......................... 50.30 190.48 381.89 606.38 798.57
Health............................ 71.62 169.88 213.19 436.04 738.43
Net Interest...................... 231.74 330.41 721.63 834.50 591.84
Other Outlays(1).................. 1021.26 1624.85 1575.14 1601.68 1888.18
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Total Outlays..................... 3387.00 4281.17 5416.09 5823.79 6628.40
FUNCTION 62-70 71-80 81-90 91-00 01-08*
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Retirement & disability, gen & fed 99.92 215.82 266.54 270.41 283.10
Unemployment compensation......... 67.12 134.23 111.53 103.33 130.38
Other Income Security............. 87.77 239.67 327.03 466.25 545.57
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -158.89 -172.35 -190.14 -157.36 -169.58
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 43.00 60.52 91.58 9.48 2.61
Other Outlays(2).................. 882.33 1146.96 968.59 909.57 1096.09
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Other Outlays(1).................. 1021.26 1624.85 1575.14 1601.68 1888.18
SELECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS BY DECADE
(average of annual outlays per capita in 1996 dollars)
FUNCTION 62-70 71-80 81-90 91-00 01-08*
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National Defense.................. 1512.09 1134.14 1404.35 1066.00 1135.06
Social Security................... 481.33 825.93 1101.82 1285.61 1469.14
Medicare.......................... 44.43 178.02 375.36 600.29 793.76
Health............................ 68.21 164.77 210.07 431.52 731.70
Net Interest...................... 228.74 317.45 707.00 836.70 589.76
Other Outlays(1).................. 1013.51 1568.99 1581.61 1605.86 1886.37
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Total Outlays..................... 3348.30 4189.31 5380.21 5825.98 6605.78
FUNCTION 62-70 71-80 81-90 91-00 01-08*
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Retirement & disability, gen & fed 97.80 207.36 266.41 270.44 282.81
Unemployment compensation......... 68.65 131.58 115.35 105.81 130.71
Other Income Security............. 86.77 229.04 326.06 463.41 544.41
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -158.06 -175.24 -190.93 -158.05 -168.70
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 42.42 58.75 84.09 14.45 2.76
Other Outlays(2).................. 875.92 1117.49 980.62 909.80 1094.38
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Other Outlays(1).................. 1013.51 1568.99 1581.61 1605.86 1886.37
*estimated
Notes: Other Outlays(1) = Total Outlays minus first 5 outlays in first table;
Other Outlays(2) = Other Outlays(1) minus first 5 outlays in second table
Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 2004, Historical Tables,
tables 3.2, 7.1
Outlays as Percentage of GDP
Outlays in Billions of 1996 Dollars
Outlays in Billions of Current Dollars
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