[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: 1947-2002]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Table 15.5--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-2002
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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................................................. 19.1 7.9 1.9 0.2 3.7 1.1 4.3
1948................................................. 16.5 5.3 1.8 0.2 3.3 1.1 4.8
1949................................................. 19.4 7.1 1.7 0.2 3.5 1.9 5.0
1950................................................. 21.2 6.7 1.8 0.3 4.7 2.1 5.6
1951................................................. 19.2 8.5 1.5 0.5 2.7 1.0 5.0
1952................................................. 24.4 14.0 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.0 4.9
1953................................................. 25.3 14.7 1.4 0.7 2.2 1.4 4.8
1954................................................. 23.9 13.5 1.3 0.9 2.5 0.7 5.1
1955................................................. 22.8 11.4 1.3 1.1 2.5 1.1 5.4
1956................................................. 21.9 10.5 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.3 5.3
1957................................................. 22.6 10.8 1.3 1.4 2.3 1.2 5.5
1958................................................. 24.0 10.9 1.3 1.7 2.8 1.2 6.0
1959................................................. 24.9 10.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 2.3 6.0
1960................................................. 24.0 9.9 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.9 6.1
1961................................................. 25.1 9.9 1.4 2.3 2.9 2.0 6.5
1962................................................. 25.5 10.2 1.4 2.5 2.6 2.3 6.6
1963................................................. 25.3 9.8 1.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 6.6
1964................................................. 25.3 9.3 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 6.6
1965................................................. 24.1 8.1 1.4 2.5 2.3 3.0 6.7
1966................................................. 24.7 8.4 1.4 2.7 2.2 3.2 6.7
1967................................................. 26.3 9.5 1.4 3.0 2.3 3.3 6.9
1968................................................. 27.9 10.0 1.4 3.3 2.5 3.5 7.3
1969................................................. 27.1 9.2 1.4 3.5 2.6 2.8 7.7
1970................................................. 27.5 8.5 1.5 3.6 2.8 3.0 8.1
1971................................................. 28.2 7.7 1.5 3.9 3.5 2.9 8.6
1972................................................. 28.2 7.1 1.5 4.0 3.8 3.2 8.5
1973................................................. 27.1 6.2 1.5 4.4 3.6 3.3 8.2
1974................................................. 27.3 5.9 1.5 4.6 3.8 2.9 8.5
1975................................................. 30.5 6.0 1.5 5.0 4.9 4.0 9.1
1976................................................. 30.6 5.5 1.7 5.2 5.2 3.9 9.1
TQ................................................... 30.4 5.4 1.7 5.3 4.7 4.1 9.1
1977................................................. 29.7 5.3 1.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 8.8
1978................................................. 29.1 5.0 1.7 5.3 4.3 4.5 8.4
1979................................................. 28.3 4.9 1.6 5.2 4.1 4.1 8.3
1980................................................. 30.0 5.4 1.8 5.5 4.7 4.1 8.6
1981................................................. 30.5 5.6 2.0 5.9 4.8 3.7 8.6
1982................................................. 32.0 6.1 2.4 6.3 4.8 3.2 9.1
1983................................................. 32.5 6.4 2.5 6.5 5.0 2.9 9.2
1984................................................. 30.8 6.3 2.7 6.2 4.3 2.5 8.8
1985................................................. 31.5 6.5 2.9 6.2 4.2 2.9 8.8
1986................................................. 31.3 6.5 2.9 6.2 4.1 2.6 9.0
1987................................................. 30.9 6.3 2.9 6.1 4.0 2.1 9.4
1988................................................. 30.4 6.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 2.2 9.2
1989................................................. 30.2 5.8 3.0 6.0 3.9 2.3 9.2
1990................................................. 31.2 5.5 3.1 6.2 4.0 3.0 9.5
1991................................................. 32.1 4.9 3.2 6.4 4.6 3.2 9.9
1992................................................. 32.2 5.1 3.2 6.7 5.1 2.2 10.0
1993................................................. 31.5 4.7 3.1 6.8 5.2 1.8 9.9
1994................................................. 30.9 4.3 3.0 6.9 5.0 1.9 9.7
1995................................................. 30.4 3.9 3.2 7.0 5.0 1.6 9.7
1996................................................. 29.9 3.6 3.1 7.0 4.9 1.7 9.6
1997................................................. 29.0 3.5 3.0 7.0 4.7 1.4 9.5
1998................................................. 28.5 3.2 2.8 6.8 4.6 1.7 9.4
1999................................................. 28.0 3.2 2.5 6.5 4.4 2.0 9.4
2000................................................. 28.0 3.2 2.3 6.4 4.5 2.1 9.6
2001................................................. 28.6 3.2 2.0 6.6 4.6 2.1 10.0
2002................................................. 29.5 3.6 1.6 6.8 5.2 2.2 10.1
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