[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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