[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.5 - Total Government Expenditures by Major Category of Expenditure as Percentages of GDP: 1947-1995]
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                       Table 15.5--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-1995                      

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                                                                                                     Federal Payments For                               
                                                                                                          Individuals                         State and 
                                                           Total      Defense and                ----------------------------     Other      Local From 
                     Fiscal Year                        Government   International  Net Interest     Social                      Federal     Own Sources
                                                                                                  Security and      Other                    (Except Net
                                                                                                    Medicare                                  Interest) 
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1947.................................................     20.4            8.3           1.9           0.2           3.9           1.2           4.8     
1948.................................................     17.6            5.5           1.8           0.2           3.4           1.1           5.6     
1949.................................................     21.0            7.3           1.8           0.2           3.6           1.9           6.1     
                                                                                                                                                        
1950.................................................     23.1            6.9           1.8           0.3           4.9           2.1           7.0     
1951.................................................     21.0            8.7           1.5           0.5           2.8           1.1           6.4     
1952.................................................     26.3           14.3           1.4           0.6           2.6           1.0           6.4     
1953.................................................     27.2           15.1           1.4           0.7           2.3           1.4           6.3     
1954.................................................     26.0           13.8           1.3           0.9           2.5           0.7           6.8     
                                                                                                                                                        
1955.................................................     25.1           11.7           1.3           1.1           2.6           1.1           7.3     
1956.................................................     24.2           10.8           1.2           1.3           2.4           1.3           7.2     
1957.................................................     25.0           11.1           1.2           1.5           2.4           1.3           7.5     
1958.................................................     26.4           11.2           1.3           1.8           2.9           1.3           8.0     
1959.................................................     27.2           10.9           1.2           2.0           2.8           2.4           8.0     
                                                                                                                                                        
1960.................................................     26.1           10.1           1.4           2.3           2.5           2.0           7.8     
1961.................................................     27.3           10.2           1.3           2.4           3.0           2.1           8.4     
1962.................................................     27.7           10.4           1.3           2.5           2.7           2.3           8.4     
1963.................................................     27.6           10.0           1.3           2.6           2.7           2.4           8.5     
1964.................................................     27.5            9.5           1.3           2.6           2.6           2.9           8.6     
                                                                                                                                                        
1965.................................................     26.2            8.3           1.2           2.5           2.4           3.1           8.6     
1966.................................................     27.0            8.7           1.2           2.8           2.3           3.3           8.7     
1967.................................................     28.8            9.7           1.2           3.1           2.4           3.4           9.1     
1968.................................................     30.3           10.3           1.2           3.4           2.5           3.5           9.4     
1969.................................................     29.5            9.4           1.3           3.6           2.6           2.9           9.7     
                                                                                                                                                        
1970.................................................     29.7            8.7           1.3           3.7           2.9           3.1          10.0     
1971.................................................     30.4            7.9           1.3           4.1           3.6           3.0          10.5     
1972.................................................     30.3            7.3           1.2           4.2           3.9           3.3          10.3     
1973.................................................     29.0            6.3           1.2           4.5           3.7           3.4           9.9     
1974.................................................     29.1            6.1           1.3           4.7           3.9           3.0          10.2     
                                                                                                                                                        
1975.................................................     32.4            6.2           1.2           5.1           5.0           4.1          10.7     
1976.................................................     32.4            5.7           1.3           5.3           5.4           4.1          10.6     
TQ...................................................     32.1            5.6           1.3           5.4           4.8           4.2          10.7     
1977.................................................     31.0            5.4           1.3           5.4           4.8           4.1           9.9     
1978.................................................     30.4            5.2           1.3           5.4           4.4           4.6           9.5     
1979.................................................     29.7            5.1           1.3           5.4           4.2           4.3           9.5     
                                                                                                                                                        
1980.................................................     31.5            5.5           1.3           5.7           4.8           4.3           9.9     
1981.................................................     31.9            5.8           1.6           6.0           4.9           3.9           9.8     
1982.................................................     33.3            6.3           1.8           6.5           5.0           3.4          10.3     
1983.................................................     33.8            6.7           1.8           6.8           5.2           3.0          10.3     
1984.................................................     32.1            6.6           2.1           6.4           4.4           2.6           9.9     
                                                                                                                                                        
1985.................................................     33.0            6.8           2.3           6.5           4.3           3.0          10.1     
1986.................................................     32.9            6.8           2.3           6.4           4.3           2.7          10.4     
1987.................................................     32.5            6.6           2.2           6.4           4.2           2.3          10.8     
1988.................................................     32.0            6.3           2.3           6.3           4.1           2.3          10.8     
1989.................................................     31.9            6.1           2.3           6.3           4.1           2.4          10.8     
                                                                                                                                                        
1990.................................................     33.0            5.7           2.4           6.5           4.2           3.1          11.1     
1991.................................................     34.0            5.1           2.5           6.7           4.7           3.3          11.6     
1992.................................................     34.1            5.3           2.5           7.0           5.3           2.4          11.7     
1993.................................................     33.3            4.9           2.3           7.1           5.4           1.9          11.6     
1994.................................................     32.7            4.5           2.2           7.2           5.2           2.1          11.5     
                                                                                                                                                        
1995.................................................     32.4            4.1           2.5           7.3           5.2           1.8          11.5     
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Note: GDP data / percentages and constant-dollar data / deflators are based on pre-benchmark revision GDP.