[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: 1947-1997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 15.5--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-1997
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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................................................. 19.0 7.9 1.8 0.2 3.7 1.1 4.3
1948................................................. 16.4 5.3 1.7 0.2 3.3 1.1 4.7
1949................................................. 19.2 7.1 1.7 0.2 3.5 1.9 4.9
1950................................................. 21.0 6.7 1.8 0.3 4.7 2.1 5.4
1951................................................. 19.1 8.5 1.5 0.5 2.7 1.0 4.9
1952................................................. 24.3 14.0 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.0 4.8
1953................................................. 25.2 14.7 1.4 0.7 2.2 1.4 4.8
1954................................................. 23.8 13.5 1.3 0.9 2.5 0.7 5.0
1955................................................. 22.6 11.4 1.2 1.1 2.5 1.1 5.3
1956................................................. 21.8 10.5 1.2 1.3 2.3 1.3 5.3
1957................................................. 22.4 10.8 1.2 1.4 2.3 1.2 5.4
1958................................................. 23.7 10.9 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.2 5.8
1959................................................. 24.5 10.6 1.2 1.9 2.7 2.3 5.7
1960................................................. 23.6 9.9 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.9 5.8
1961................................................. 24.7 9.9 1.3 2.3 2.9 2.0 6.3
1962................................................. 25.1 10.2 1.2 2.5 2.6 2.3 6.3
1963................................................. 24.9 9.8 1.3 2.6 2.6 2.3 6.3
1964................................................. 24.8 9.3 1.3 2.5 2.5 2.9 6.3
1965................................................. 23.6 8.1 1.2 2.5 2.3 3.0 6.4
1966................................................. 24.2 8.5 1.2 2.7 2.2 3.2 6.4
1967................................................. 26.0 9.5 1.2 3.0 2.3 3.3 6.7
1968................................................. 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.3 2.5 3.5 7.0
1969................................................. 26.6 9.2 1.2 3.5 2.6 2.8 7.4
1970................................................. 27.1 8.5 1.3 3.6 2.8 3.0 7.9
1971................................................. 27.8 7.7 1.2 4.0 3.5 2.9 8.5
1972................................................. 27.9 7.1 1.2 4.1 3.9 3.2 8.4
1973................................................. 26.8 6.2 1.2 4.4 3.6 3.3 8.1
1974................................................. 26.9 5.9 1.2 4.6 3.8 3.0 8.5
1975................................................. 30.1 6.0 1.2 5.0 4.9 4.0 9.0
1976................................................. 30.2 5.6 1.3 5.2 5.3 4.0 9.0
TQ................................................... 29.8 5.4 1.3 5.3 4.7 4.1 8.9
1977................................................. 29.2 5.3 1.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 8.6
1978................................................. 28.7 5.1 1.3 5.3 4.3 4.5 8.3
1979................................................. 27.9 5.0 1.2 5.2 4.1 4.2 8.2
1980................................................. 29.6 5.4 1.3 5.6 4.7 4.2 8.5
1981................................................. 30.1 5.6 1.5 5.9 4.8 3.7 8.6
1982................................................. 31.6 6.2 1.8 6.3 4.8 3.3 9.2
1983................................................. 32.0 6.5 1.7 6.5 5.0 2.9 9.3
1984................................................. 30.4 6.4 2.0 6.2 4.3 2.5 8.9
1985................................................. 31.1 6.6 2.2 6.2 4.2 2.9 9.0
1986................................................. 30.8 6.6 2.2 6.2 4.1 2.6 9.1
1987................................................. 30.5 6.4 2.1 6.2 4.0 2.2 9.6
1988................................................. 30.1 6.1 2.2 6.1 4.0 2.2 9.5
1989................................................. 29.9 5.9 2.2 6.1 4.0 2.3 9.5
1990................................................. 30.9 5.5 2.3 6.2 4.1 3.0 9.8
1991................................................. 31.9 4.9 2.4 6.5 4.6 3.3 10.2
1992................................................. 31.9 5.1 2.4 6.7 5.1 2.3 10.3
1993................................................. 31.3 4.8 2.3 6.9 5.2 1.8 10.3
1994................................................. 30.7 4.4 2.2 7.0 5.1 2.0 10.2
1995................................................. 30.5 4.0 2.4 7.1 5.1 1.7 10.2
1996................................................. 30.2 3.7 2.4 7.1 4.9 1.7 10.2
1997................................................. 29.5 3.6 2.3 7.1 4.8 1.5 10.2
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