Receipts and Outlays of the Federal Government, 1789–2013
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(in millions of dollars)
| Year | Total | On-budget1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | Outlays | Surplus or deficit (-) | Receipts | Outlays | Surplus or deficit (-) | |
| 1789-1849 | $1,160 | $1,090 | $70 | $1,160 | $1,090 | $70 |
| 1850-1900 | 14,462 | 15,453 | -991 | 14,462 | 15,453 | -991 |
| 1905 | 544 | 567 | -23 | 544 | 567 | -23 |
| 1910 | 676 | 694 | -18 | 676 | 694 | -18 |
| 1915 | 683 | 746 | -63 | 683 | 746 | -63 |
| 1920 | 6,649 | 6,358 | 291 | 6,649 | 6,358 | 291 |
| 1925 | 3,641 | 2,924 | 717 | 3,641 | 2,924 | 717 |
| 1930 | 4,058 | 3,320 | 738 | 4,058 | 3,320 | 738 |
| 1935 | 3,609 | 6,412 | -2,803 | 3,609 | 6,412 | -2,803 |
| 1940 | 6,548 | 9,468 | -2,920 | 5,998 | 9,482 | -3,484 |
| 1945 | 45,159 | 92,712 | -47,553 | 43,849 | 92,569 | -48,720 |
| 1950 | 39,443 | 42,562 | -3,119 | 37,336 | 42,038 | -4,702 |
| 1955 | 65,451 | 68,444 | -2,933 | 60,370 | 64,461 | -4,091 |
| 1960 | 92,492 | 92,191 | 301 | 81,851 | 81,341 | 510 |
| 1965 | 116,817 | 118,228 | -1,411 | 100,094 | 101,699 | -1,605 |
| 1970 | 192,807 | 195,649 | -2,842 | 159,348 | 168,042 | -8,694 |
| 1975 | 279,090 | 332,332 | -53,242 | 216,633 | 271,892 | -55,260 |
| 1980 | 517,112 | 590,947 | -73,835 | 403,903 | 476,618 | -72,715 |
| 1985 | 734,088 | 946,423 | -212,334 | 547,918 | 769,615 | -221,698 |
| 1990 | 1,032,094 | 1,253,130 | -221,036 | 750,439 | 1,028,065 | -277,626 |
| 1995 | 1,351,932 | 1,515,884 | -163,952 | 1,000,853 | 1,227,220 | -226,367 |
| 2000 | 2,025,457 | 1,789,216 | 236,241 | 1,544,873 | 1,458,451 | 86,422 |
| 2001 | 1,991,426 | 1,863,190 | 128,236 | 1,483,907 | 1,516,352 | -32,445 |
| 2002 | 1,853,395 | 2,011,153 | -157,758 | 1,338,074 | 1,655,491 | -317,417 |
| 2003 | 1,782,532 | 2,160,117 | -377,585 | 1,258,690 | 1,797,108 | -538,418 |
| 2004 | 1,880,279 | 2,293,006 | -412,727 | 1,345,534 | 1,913,495 | -567,961 |
| 2005 | 2,153,859 | 2,472,205 | -318,346 | 1,576,383 | 2,069,994 | -493,611 |
| 2006 | 2,407,254 | 2,655,435 | -248,181 | 1,798,872 | 2,233,366 | -434,494 |
| 2007 | 2,567,985 | 2,728,686 | -160,701 | 1,932,896 | 2,275,049 | -342,153 |
| 2008 | 2,523,991 | 2,982,544 | -458,553 | 1,865,945 | 2,507,793 | -641,848 |
| 2010 | 2,162,706 | 3,457,079 | -1,294,373 | 1,531,019 | 2,902,397 | -1,371,378 |
| 2013 | 2,775,103 | 3,454,605 | -679,502 | 2,101,829 | 2,820,794 | -718,965 |
NOTES: 1789-1842: federal fiscal year ended Dec. 31; 1844-1976: June 30; 1977-present: Sept. 30.
1. Excludes the Social Security surplus. For years prior to 1933, on-budget surplus was not calculated separately.
2. Estimated.
Source: www.whitehouse.gov, Office of Management and Budget.
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