[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.3 - Total Government Expenditures as Percentages of GDP: 1947-1997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                       Table 15.3--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-1997                                       
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                                                                                           Federal Government Outlays                         State and 
                                                                                   ------------------------------------------                   Local   
                                                                          Total                                                 Addendum:    Government 
                             Fiscal Year                               Government                                                Federal    Expenditures
                                                                      Expenditures      Total       On-Budget    Off-Budget   Grants (NIPA    From Own  
                                                                                                                                 Basis)        Sources  
                                                                                                                                            (NIPA Basis)
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1947................................................................     19.0          14.7          14.6           0.1          (0.6)          4.3     
1948................................................................     16.4          11.6          11.5           0.1          (0.7)          4.8     
1949................................................................     19.2          14.3          14.1           0.2          (0.8)          4.9     
                                                                                                                                                        
1950................................................................     21.0          15.6          15.4           0.2          (0.9)          5.5     
1951................................................................     19.1          14.2          13.8           0.4          (0.7)          4.9     
1952................................................................     24.3          19.4          18.9           0.5          (0.7)          4.9     
1953................................................................     25.2          20.4          19.8           0.6          (0.7)          4.8     
1954................................................................     23.8          18.7          18.0           0.8          (0.8)          5.0     
                                                                                                                                                        
1955................................................................     22.6          17.3          16.3           1.0          (0.8)          5.3     
1956................................................................     21.8          16.5          15.4           1.2          (0.7)          5.3     
1957................................................................     22.4          17.0          15.7           1.3          (0.8)          5.5     
1958................................................................     23.7          17.9          16.3           1.6          (1.0)          5.8     
1959................................................................     24.5          18.7          16.9           1.8          (1.3)          5.7     
                                                                                                                                                        
1960................................................................     23.6          17.8          15.7           2.1          (1.3)          5.8     
1961................................................................     24.7          18.4          16.2           2.2          (1.3)          6.3     
1962................................................................     25.1          18.8          16.4           2.4          (1.3)          6.3     
1963................................................................     24.9          18.6          16.1           2.5          (1.4)          6.3     
1964................................................................     24.8          18.5          16.1           2.5          (1.5)          6.3     
                                                                                                                                                        
1965................................................................     23.6          17.2          14.8           2.4          (1.6)          6.4     
1966................................................................     24.2          17.9          15.3           2.6          (1.7)          6.3     
1967................................................................     26.0          19.4          16.9           2.5          (1.8)          6.6     
1968................................................................     27.4          20.5          17.9           2.6          (2.1)          6.9     
1969................................................................     26.6          19.4          16.7           2.7          (2.0)          7.2     
                                                                                                                                                        
1970................................................................     27.1          19.4          16.7           2.7          (2.2)          7.7     
1971................................................................     27.8          19.5          16.5           3.0          (2.5)          8.3     
1972................................................................     27.9          19.6          16.5           3.1          (2.8)          8.3     
1973................................................................     26.8          18.8          15.3           3.5          (3.1)          8.0     
1974................................................................     26.9          18.7          15.1           3.6          (2.9)          8.2     
                                                                                                                                                        
1975................................................................     30.1          21.4          17.5           3.9          (3.1)          8.7     
1976................................................................     30.2          21.5          17.5           4.0          (3.3)          8.7     
TQ..................................................................     29.8          21.1          16.8           4.3          (3.4)          8.7     
1977................................................................     29.2          20.8          16.7           4.1          (3.4)          8.4     
1978................................................................     28.7          20.7          16.7           4.1          (3.4)          8.0     
1979................................................................     27.9          20.2          16.2           4.0          (3.2)          7.7     
                                                                                                                                                        
1980................................................................     29.6          21.7          17.5           4.2          (3.2)          7.8     
1981................................................................     30.1          22.2          17.8           4.4          (3.0)          7.8     
1982................................................................     31.6          23.2          18.5           4.7          (2.6)          8.4     
1983................................................................     32.0          23.6          19.3           4.3          (2.5)          8.4     
1984................................................................     30.4          22.3          18.0           4.3          (2.4)          8.0     
                                                                                                                                                        
1985................................................................     31.1          23.1          18.8           4.3          (2.4)          8.1     
1986................................................................     30.8          22.6          18.4           4.2          (2.5)          8.2     
1987................................................................     30.5          21.8          17.6           4.2          (2.2)          8.7     
1988................................................................     30.1          21.5          17.4           4.1          (2.2)          8.6     
1989................................................................     29.9          21.4          17.4           3.9          (2.2)          8.6     
                                                                                                                                                        
1990................................................................     30.9          22.0          18.1           4.0          (2.3)          8.9     
1991................................................................     31.9          22.6          18.5           4.1          (2.5)          9.3     
1992................................................................     31.9          22.5          18.4           4.1          (2.7)          9.4     
1993................................................................     31.3          21.8          17.6           4.1          (2.8)          9.5     
1994................................................................     30.7          21.4          17.3           4.1          (2.9)          9.4     
                                                                                                                                                        
1995................................................................     30.5          21.1          17.1           4.0          (2.9)          9.4     
1996................................................................     30.2          20.7          16.7           4.0          (2.9)          9.4     
1997................................................................     29.5          20.1          16.2           3.9          (2.8)          9.4     
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