[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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