[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]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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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.