SELECTED FEDERAL OUTLAYS (percentage of GDP)
FUNCTION 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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National Defense.................. 3.033 3.043 3.360 3.739 3.957 3.742 3.450 3.367 3.343 3.314
Social Security................... 4.217 4.312 4.396 4.384 4.327 4.276 4.221 4.189 4.156 4.165
Medicare.......................... 2.030 2.165 2.225 2.304 2.359 2.443 2.698 2.836 2.848 2.872
Health............................ 1.592 1.716 1.895 2.028 2.124 2.098 2.118 2.148 2.194 2.232
Net Interest...................... 2.296 2.053 1.648 1.414 1.363 1.477 1.688 1.854 1.966 2.035
Income Security................... 2.612 2.685 3.013 3.088 2.961 2.891 2.794 2.692 2.617 2.529
Education, Training, Employment... 0.554 0.569 0.680 0.763 0.761 0.739 0.703 0.662 0.628 0.598
Transportation.................... 0.483 0.542 0.596 0.619 0.594 0.580 0.556 0.530 0.508 0.489
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 0.485 0.449 0.491 0.527 0.527 0.560 0.528 0.497 0.510 0.503
Administration of Justice......... 0.294 0.301 0.339 0.327 0.363 0.355 0.335 0.310 0.299 0.289
International Affairs............. 0.177 0.164 0.215 0.196 0.299 0.314 0.257 0.240 0.235 0.227
Other Outlays..................... 1.090 1.031 0.984 1.040 1.107 0.975 0.831 0.790 0.738 0.703
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -0.439 -0.468 -0.457 -0.502 -0.517 -0.524 -0.612 -0.594 -0.544 -0.545
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 18.425 18.562 19.386 19.926 20.224 19.928 19.566 19.520 19.497 19.409
GDP (billions of current dollars). 9708.4 10040.7 10373.4 10828.3 11466.0 12042.4 12641.1 13279.1 13972.6 14701.6
GDP (billions of 2000 dollars).... 9708.4 9811.1 9966.8 10192.3 10597.0 10938.7 11190.8 11525.0 11877.4 12225.9
Composite Outlay Deflator......... 1.0000 1.0234 1.0408 1.0624 1.0820 1.1009 1.1296 1.1522 1.1764 1.2025
* estimated
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION (as percentage of GDP)
FUNCTION 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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National Defense.................. 3.033 3.043 3.360 3.739 3.957 3.742 3.450 3.367 3.343 3.314
International Affairs............. 0.177 0.164 0.215 0.196 0.299 0.314 0.257 0.240 0.235 0.227
General Science, Space & Technology 0.192 0.197 0.200 0.193 0.194 0.202 0.195 0.193 0.186 0.177
Energy............................ -0.011 0.000 0.005 -0.007 0.008 0.015 0.015 0.013 0.012 0.011
Natural Resources and Environment. 0.258 0.255 0.284 0.274 0.276 0.257 0.240 0.232 0.220 0.208
Agriculture....................... 0.376 0.261 0.212 0.209 0.175 0.185 0.165 0.155 0.145 0.138
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 0.033 0.059 -0.004 -0.015 0.067 0.023 -0.010 -0.003 -0.010 0.001
Transportation.................... 0.483 0.542 0.596 0.619 0.594 0.580 0.556 0.530 0.508 0.489
Community and Regional Development 0.109 0.117 0.125 0.174 0.164 0.141 0.119 0.115 0.101 0.094
Education, Training, Employment,
and Social Services........... 0.554 0.569 0.680 0.763 0.761 0.739 0.703 0.662 0.628 0.598
Health............................ 1.592 1.716 1.895 2.028 2.124 2.098 2.118 2.148 2.194 2.232
Medicare.......................... 2.030 2.165 2.225 2.304 2.359 2.443 2.698 2.836 2.848 2.872
Income Security................... 2.612 2.685 3.013 3.088 2.961 2.891 2.794 2.692 2.617 2.529
Social Security................... 4.217 4.312 4.396 4.384 4.327 4.276 4.221 4.189 4.156 4.165
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 0.485 0.449 0.491 0.527 0.527 0.560 0.528 0.497 0.510 0.503
Administration of Justice......... 0.294 0.301 0.339 0.327 0.363 0.355 0.335 0.310 0.299 0.289
General Government................ 0.133 0.142 0.162 0.212 0.222 0.159 0.154 0.138 0.134 0.125
Net Interest...................... 2.296 2.053 1.648 1.414 1.363 1.477 1.688 1.854 1.966 2.035
Allowances........................ 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.006 -0.048 -0.054 -0.051 -0.053
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -0.439 -0.468 -0.457 -0.502 -0.517 -0.524 -0.612 -0.594 -0.544 -0.545
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 18.425 18.562 19.386 19.926 20.224 19.928 19.566 19.520 19.497 19.409
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION AND SUBFUNCTION (as percentage of GDP)
FUNCTION and Subfunction 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009*
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
Military Personnel............... 0.782 0.737 0.837 0.986 1.023 0.904 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Operation and Maintenance........ 1.090 1.115 1.253 1.398 1.445 1.361 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Procurement...................... 0.532 0.548 0.603 0.627 0.678 0.650 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Research, Developmnt, Test & Eval 0.387 0.403 0.428 0.490 0.528 0.550 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Military Construction............ 0.053 0.050 0.049 0.054 0.054 0.050 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Family Housing................... 0.035 0.035 0.036 0.035 0.034 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Other (Dept of Defense-Military). 0.016 0.011 -0.005 -0.014 0.029 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Atomic energy defense activities. 0.125 0.129 0.143 0.148 0.145 0.147 0.145 0.135 0.122 0.115
Defense-related activities....... 0.012 0.016 0.017 0.015 0.020 0.027 0.018 0.017 0.017 0.016
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Int'l development & human assist. 0.067 0.072 0.075 0.095 0.156 0.175 0.135 0.120 0.118 0.115
International security assistance 0.066 0.065 0.076 0.080 0.083 0.068 0.057 0.058 0.056 0.053
Conduct of foreign affairs....... 0.049 0.050 0.068 0.062 0.069 0.065 0.061 0.058 0.056 0.053
Foreign informatn & exchnge activ 0.008 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007
International financial programs. -0.013 -0.031 -0.013 -0.050 -0.019 -0.002 -0.005 -0.003 -0.002 -0.002
GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
General science & basic research. 0.064 0.065 0.070 0.074 0.076 0.074 0.071 0.067 0.065 0.061
Space flight, research & support. 0.128 0.132 0.130 0.119 0.118 0.128 0.124 0.126 0.122 0.116
ENERGY
Energy supply.................... -0.022 -0.011 -0.008 -0.019 -0.003 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.002
Energy conservation.............. 0.007 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.006 0.006 0.006
Emergency energy preparedness.... 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Energy info, policy & regulation. 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.002
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Water resources.................. 0.052 0.052 0.054 0.051 0.049 0.042 0.038 0.036 0.034 0.032
Conservation and land management. 0.070 0.071 0.094 0.090 0.090 0.083 0.079 0.077 0.075 0.071
Recreational resources........... 0.026 0.023 0.027 0.027 0.026 0.026 0.024 0.023 0.022 0.021
Pollution control and abatement.. 0.076 0.075 0.073 0.076 0.072 0.070 0.065 0.062 0.057 0.053
Other natural resources.......... 0.033 0.034 0.036 0.031 0.038 0.036 0.035 0.034 0.032 0.031
AGRICULTURE
Farm income stabilization........ 0.345 0.226 0.177 0.170 0.137 0.150 0.134 0.125 0.116 0.109
Agricultural research & services. 0.031 0.035 0.035 0.039 0.038 0.035 0.032 0.030 0.029 0.029
COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT
Mortgage credit.................. -0.034 -0.012 -0.068 -0.042 0.019 -0.041 -0.036 -0.036 -0.033 -0.028
Postal Service................... 0.022 0.024 0.002 -0.048 -0.043 -0.002 -0.031 -0.029 -0.033 -0.029
Deposit insurance................ -0.031 -0.014 -0.010 -0.013 -0.013 -0.013 -0.008 -0.009 -0.013 -0.014
Other advancement of commerce.... 0.077 0.061 0.072 0.088 0.103 0.078 0.066 0.071 0.070 0.072
TRANSPORTATION
Ground transportation............ 0.326 0.357 0.387 0.346 0.373 0.364 0.354 0.335 0.319 0.306
Air transportation............... 0.109 0.139 0.159 0.216 0.162 0.154 0.143 0.138 0.133 0.128
Water transportation............. 0.045 0.044 0.049 0.055 0.056 0.059 0.056 0.055 0.054 0.052
Other transportation............. 0.002 0.003 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Community development............ 0.056 0.053 0.058 0.059 0.060 0.055 0.047 0.045 0.038 0.036
Area and regional development.... 0.026 0.026 0.025 0.022 0.023 0.024 0.021 0.019 0.018 0.017
Disaster relief and insurance.... 0.027 0.038 0.042 0.093 0.080 0.062 0.051 0.050 0.045 0.041
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT,
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Elementary, secondary, vocational 0.212 0.228 0.249 0.291 0.328 0.314 0.305 0.290 0.276 0.263
Higher education................. 0.104 0.095 0.164 0.210 0.188 0.192 0.174 0.158 0.148 0.141
Research & general education aids 0.026 0.028 0.028 0.027 0.028 0.025 0.024 0.023 0.022 0.021
Training and employment.......... 0.070 0.072 0.080 0.077 0.064 0.057 0.056 0.053 0.052 0.049
Other labor services............. 0.012 0.013 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.013 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011
Social services.................. 0.129 0.134 0.144 0.144 0.139 0.137 0.131 0.125 0.120 0.114
HEALTH
Health care services............. 1.403 1.513 1.664 1.779 1.863 1.832 1.862 1.906 1.964 2.013
Health research and training..... 0.165 0.179 0.206 0.222 0.236 0.241 0.232 0.220 0.208 0.199
Consumer & occup. health & safety 0.024 0.024 0.025 0.027 0.025 0.025 0.024 0.023 0.022 0.021
MEDICARE
Medicare......................... 2.030 2.165 2.225 2.304 2.359 2.443 2.698 2.836 2.848 2.872
INCOME SECURITY
General retirement & disability.. 0.053 0.057 0.055 0.065 0.060 0.057 0.057 0.054 0.055 0.056
Federal retirement & disability.. 0.795 0.806 0.804 0.786 0.779 0.771 0.762 0.748 0.741 0.732
Unemployment compensation........ 0.237 0.301 0.513 0.527 0.421 0.359 0.342 0.333 0.328 0.327
Housing assistance............... 0.297 0.300 0.319 0.326 0.326 0.312 0.299 0.297 0.258 0.217
Food and nutrition assistance.... 0.335 0.339 0.368 0.393 0.407 0.403 0.383 0.368 0.354 0.344
Other income security............ 0.896 0.881 0.954 0.991 0.969 0.990 0.950 0.892 0.881 0.853
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social security.................. 4.217 4.312 4.396 4.384 4.327 4.276 4.221 4.189 4.156 4.165
VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Income security for veterans..... 0.262 0.231 0.264 0.276 0.283 0.309 0.289 0.268 0.291 0.294
Vets education, training & rehab. 0.015 0.014 0.018 0.021 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.023
Hospital & medical care for vets. 0.201 0.208 0.214 0.222 0.232 0.223 0.210 0.199 0.189 0.180
Veterans housing................. 0.004 -0.009 -0.009 0.005 -0.017 -0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001
Other veteran benefits & services 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.006 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.005 0.005
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Fed law enforcement activities... 0.125 0.125 0.150 0.146 0.164 0.180 0.165 0.163 0.159 0.155
Fed litigative & judicial activty 0.080 0.083 0.088 0.084 0.082 0.086 0.081 0.077 0.074 0.070
Federal correctional activities.. 0.038 0.042 0.046 0.050 0.046 0.049 0.045 0.042 0.040 0.038
Criminal justice assistance...... 0.051 0.051 0.056 0.047 0.071 0.041 0.044 0.029 0.027 0.026
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative functions............ 0.023 0.023 0.025 0.026 0.030 0.030 0.028 0.026 0.025 0.024
Executive direction & management. 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004
Central fiscal operations........ 0.085 0.091 0.098 0.106 0.087 0.088 0.082 0.079 0.075 0.072
General property & records manage -0.000 -0.001 -0.004 0.002 0.009 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.003
Central personnel management..... 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
General purpose fiscal assistance 0.021 0.023 0.022 0.068 0.067 0.021 0.030 0.019 0.019 0.018
Other general government......... 0.023 0.018 0.022 0.019 0.035 0.016 0.014 0.013 0.014 0.012
Deductions for offsettng receipts -0.026 -0.019 -0.009 -0.017 -0.013 -0.013 -0.012 -0.011 -0.011 -0.010
NET INTEREST
Interest on the public debt...... 3.728 3.580 3.206 2.938 2.784 2.905 3.145 3.356 3.522 3.656
Interest to on-budget trust funds -0.714 -0.750 -0.737 -0.670 -0.588 -0.572 -0.566 -0.561 -0.558 -0.559
Interest to off-budget trust fund -0.616 -0.685 -0.741 -0.772 -0.753 -0.763 -0.792 -0.830 -0.876 -0.929
Other interest................... -0.102 -0.092 -0.080 -0.060 -0.064 -0.083 -0.090 -0.102 -0.114 -0.125
Other investment income.......... 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.023 -0.016 -0.009 -0.009 -0.009 -0.009 -0.008
ALLOWANCES
Spectrum relocation.............. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.008 -0.006 0.004 0.004
Debt collection initiatives...... 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.003 -0.003 -0.002 -0.002 -0.002
Adjustment to pass-through accnts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.003 -0.007 -0.007 -0.006 -0.006
Health care tax credit offset.... 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.001 -0.030 -0.038 -0.046 -0.049
UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
Employee retirement (on-budget).. -0.311 -0.308 -0.323 -0.367 -0.384 -0.384 -0.382 -0.383 -0.384 -0.384
Employee retirement (off-budget). -0.079 -0.079 -0.086 -0.089 -0.093 -0.099 -0.093 -0.094 -0.096 -0.098
Rents on Outer Continental Shelf. -0.047 -0.072 -0.048 -0.046 -0.040 -0.039 -0.044 -0.042 -0.041 -0.039
Sale of major assets............. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000
Other undistrib offsettng receipt -0.002 -0.010 -0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.001 -0.091 -0.074 -0.023 -0.024
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TOTAL, FEDERAL OUTLAYS............ 18.425 18.562 19.386 19.926 20.224 19.928 19.566 19.520 19.497 19.409
GROWTH IN OUTLAYS (as percentage of GDP)
2001 to 2004 2004 to 2009
------------------------------- ---------------
Percent Amount % of % of Percent Amount
FUNCTION 2001 2004* 2009* Change Change Total Increase Change Change
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National Defense.................. 3.043 3.957 3.314 30.05 0.914 55.02 36.36 -16.25 -0.643
Health............................ 1.716 2.124 2.232 23.78 0.408 24.56 16.23 5.12 0.109
Medicare.......................... 2.165 2.359 2.872 8.95 0.194 11.66 7.70 21.75 0.513
Education, Training, Employment,
and Social Services........... 0.569 0.761 0.598 33.65 0.191 11.53 7.62 -21.32 -0.162
International Affairs............. 0.164 0.299 0.227 81.78 0.134 8.09 5.34 -24.14 -0.072
Unemployment compensation......... 0.301 0.421 0.327 39.82 0.120 7.22 4.77 -22.41 -0.094
Housing & Food Assistance......... 0.639 0.732 0.561 14.60 0.093 5.61 3.71 -23.39 -0.171
Other Income Security............. 0.881 0.969 0.853 9.90 0.087 5.25 3.47 -11.94 -0.116
General Government................ 0.142 0.222 0.125 56.14 0.080 4.80 3.17 -43.45 -0.096
Veterans Benefits and Services.... 0.449 0.527 0.503 17.54 0.079 4.74 3.13 -4.68 -0.025
Administration of Justice......... 0.301 0.363 0.289 20.61 0.062 3.73 2.47 -20.38 -0.074
Transportation.................... 0.542 0.594 0.489 9.60 0.052 3.13 2.07 -17.73 -0.105
Community and Regional Development 0.117 0.164 0.094 39.52 0.046 2.79 1.84 -42.27 -0.069
Natural Resources and Environment. 0.255 0.276 0.208 8.22 0.021 1.26 0.83 -24.60 -0.068
Social Security................... 4.312 4.327 4.165 0.36 0.015 0.92 0.61 -3.76 -0.163
Commerce and Housing Credit....... 0.059 0.067 0.001 15.06 0.009 0.53 0.35 -98.36 -0.066
Energy............................ 0.000 0.008 0.011 2105.36 0.008 0.48 0.32 36.42 0.003
Allowances........................ 0.000 0.000 -0.053 N.A. 0.000 0.00 N.A. -0.053
General Science, Space & Technology 0.197 0.194 0.177 -1.33 -0.003 -0.16 -8.83 -0.017
Retirement & disability, gen & fed 0.864 0.839 0.788 -2.87 -0.025 -1.49 -6.04 -0.051
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts. -0.468 -0.517 -0.545 10.50 -0.049 -2.96 5.38 -0.028
Agriculture....................... 0.261 0.175 0.138 -32.76 -0.085 -5.15 -21.50 -0.038
Net Interest...................... 2.053 1.363 2.035 -33.63 -0.690 -41.56 49.30 0.672
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Total, Federal Outlays............ 18.562 20.224 19.409 8.95 1.661 100.00 100.00 -4.03 -0.814
GDP (billions of current dollars). 10040.7 11466.0 14701.6
GDP (billions of 2000 dollars).... 9811.1 10597.0 12225.9
Composite Outlay Deflator......... 1.0234 1.0820 1.2025
* estimated
^ Income Security is comprised of Retirement & disability (general & federal),
Unemployment compensation, Housing & Food Assistance, and Other Income Security.
Source: Budget of the United States Government, FY 2005, Historical Tables,
tables 3.2 and 10.1
Outlays in Billions of 2000 Dollars
Outlays in Billions of Current Dollars
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