[Historical Tables]
[Section 15 - Total (Federal and State and Local) Government Finances]
[Table 15.3 - Total Government Expenditures as Percentages of GDP: 1947-2001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                       Table 15.3--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-2001
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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................................................................     19.1          14.7          14.6           0.1          (0.6)          4.4
1948................................................................     16.5          11.6          11.5           0.1          (0.6)          4.9
1949................................................................     19.4          14.3          14.1           0.2          (0.7)          5.1

1950................................................................     21.2          15.6          15.4           0.2          (0.7)          5.6
1951................................................................     19.2          14.2          13.8           0.4          (0.6)          5.1
1952................................................................     24.4          19.4          18.9           0.5          (0.6)          5.0
1953................................................................     25.3          20.4          19.8           0.6          (0.6)          4.9
1954................................................................     23.9          18.7          18.0           0.8          (0.6)          5.2

1955................................................................     22.8          17.3          16.3           1.0          (0.6)          5.4
1956................................................................     21.9          16.5          15.4           1.2          (0.6)          5.4
1957................................................................     22.6          17.0          15.7           1.3          (0.6)          5.6
1958................................................................     24.0          17.9          16.2           1.6          (0.7)          6.1
1959................................................................     24.9          18.7          16.9           1.8          (0.7)          6.2

1960................................................................     24.0          17.8          15.7           2.1          (0.8)          6.3
1961................................................................     25.1          18.4          16.2           2.2          (0.8)          6.7
1962................................................................     25.5          18.8          16.4           2.4          (0.8)          6.8
1963................................................................     25.3          18.6          16.1           2.5          (0.9)          6.8
1964................................................................     25.3          18.5          16.0           2.5          (1.0)          6.8

1965................................................................     24.1          17.2          14.8           2.4          (1.0)          6.9
1966................................................................     24.7          17.8          15.2           2.6          (1.1)          6.8
1967................................................................     26.3          19.4          16.8           2.5          (1.3)          7.0
1968................................................................     27.9          20.5          17.9           2.6          (1.5)          7.4
1969................................................................     27.1          19.3          16.7           2.7          (1.4)          7.8

1970................................................................     27.5          19.3          16.6           2.7          (1.7)          8.2
1971................................................................     28.2          19.4          16.4           3.0          (2.0)          8.7
1972................................................................     28.2          19.5          16.4           3.1          (2.3)          8.7
1973................................................................     27.1          18.8          15.3           3.5          (2.6)          8.4
1974................................................................     27.3          18.7          15.1           3.6          (2.4)          8.6

1975................................................................     30.5          21.3          17.4           3.9          (2.6)          9.2
1976................................................................     30.6          21.4          17.4           4.0          (2.8)          9.2
TQ..................................................................     30.4          21.1          16.8           4.3          (2.8)          9.3
1977................................................................     29.7          20.8          16.7           4.1          (2.8)          8.9
1978................................................................     29.1          20.7          16.6           4.0          (2.9)          8.4
1979................................................................     28.3          20.1          16.1           4.0          (2.6)          8.2

1980................................................................     30.0          21.6          17.4           4.2          (2.6)          8.4
1981................................................................     30.5          22.2          17.7           4.4          (2.4)          8.4
1982................................................................     32.0          23.1          18.4           4.7          (2.1)          8.9
1983................................................................     32.5          23.5          19.2           4.3          (2.1)          9.0
1984................................................................     30.8          22.2          17.9           4.3          (1.9)          8.6

1985................................................................     31.5          22.9          18.6           4.3          (1.9)          8.6
1986................................................................     31.3          22.5          18.3           4.2          (2.0)          8.8
1987................................................................     30.9          21.6          17.4           4.2          (1.8)          9.3
1988................................................................     30.4          21.2          17.2           4.0          (1.8)          9.2
1989................................................................     30.2          21.2          17.3           3.9          (1.8)          9.1

1990................................................................     31.2          21.8          17.9           3.9          (1.9)          9.4
1991................................................................     32.1          22.3          18.3           4.1          (2.1)          9.8
1992................................................................     32.2          22.2          18.2           4.1          (2.3)         10.0
1993................................................................     31.5          21.5          17.4           4.1          (2.4)         10.0
1994................................................................     30.9          21.1          17.0           4.0          (2.5)          9.8

1995................................................................     30.4          20.7          16.8           3.9          (2.5)          9.7
1996................................................................     29.9          20.3          16.4           3.9          (2.4)          9.6
1997................................................................     29.0          19.6          15.8           3.8          (2.3)          9.5
1998................................................................     28.5          19.1          15.4           3.7          (2.4)          9.4
1999................................................................     28.0          18.7          15.1           3.5          (2.5)          9.4

2000................................................................     27.9          18.4          15.0           3.4          (2.5)          9.5
2001................................................................     28.1          18.4          14.9           3.4          (2.6)          9.8
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