[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: 1948-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Table 15.5--TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1947-2003
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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................................................. 19.5 8.0 2.0 0.2 3.7 1.1 4.5
1948................................................. 16.7 5.3 1.9 0.2 3.3 1.1 4.9
1949................................................. 19.6 7.1 1.9 0.2 3.5 1.9 5.1
1950................................................. 21.4 6.7 2.0 0.3 4.7 2.1 5.6
1951................................................. 19.5 8.5 1.6 0.5 2.7 1.0 5.1
1952................................................. 24.6 14.0 1.5 0.6 2.5 1.0 5.0
1953................................................. 25.5 14.7 1.6 0.7 2.2 1.4 4.9
1954................................................. 24.2 13.5 1.5 0.9 2.5 0.7 5.2
1955................................................. 23.0 11.4 1.5 1.1 2.5 1.1 5.4
1956................................................. 22.2 10.5 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.3 5.4
1957................................................. 22.9 10.8 1.5 1.4 2.3 1.2 5.6
1958................................................. 24.3 10.9 1.5 1.7 2.8 1.2 6.1
1959................................................. 25.3 10.6 1.5 1.9 2.7 2.3 6.2
1960................................................. 24.4 9.9 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.9 6.3
1961................................................. 25.6 10.0 1.7 2.3 2.9 2.0 6.7
1962................................................. 26.0 10.2 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.3 6.7
1963................................................. 25.8 9.8 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 6.8
1964................................................. 25.7 9.3 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.9 6.8
1965................................................. 24.6 8.1 1.7 2.5 2.3 3.0 6.9
1966................................................. 25.0 8.4 1.7 2.7 2.2 3.2 6.8
1967................................................. 26.9 9.5 1.7 3.0 2.3 3.3 7.0
1968................................................. 28.4 10.0 1.7 3.3 2.5 3.5 7.4
1969................................................. 27.6 9.2 1.8 3.5 2.6 2.8 7.8
1970................................................. 28.0 8.5 1.9 3.6 2.8 3.0 8.2
1971................................................. 28.7 7.7 1.9 3.9 3.5 2.9 8.7
1972................................................. 28.8 7.1 1.9 4.1 3.9 3.2 8.6
1973................................................. 27.6 6.2 1.9 4.4 3.6 3.3 8.2
1974................................................. 27.9 5.9 2.1 4.6 3.8 2.9 8.6
1975................................................. 31.1 6.0 2.2 5.0 4.9 3.9 9.1
1976................................................. 31.1 5.5 2.2 5.2 5.2 3.9 9.1
TQ................................................... 30.6 5.4 2.2 5.2 4.7 4.1 9.0
1977................................................. 30.1 5.2 2.2 5.3 4.7 4.0 8.7
1978................................................. 29.7 5.0 2.3 5.3 4.3 4.5 8.4
1979................................................. 29.0 4.9 2.4 5.2 4.1 4.1 8.2
1980................................................. 30.9 5.4 2.6 5.5 4.7 4.2 8.5
1981................................................. 31.4 5.6 3.0 5.9 4.8 3.7 8.5
1982................................................. 32.9 6.1 3.4 6.3 4.8 3.2 9.0
1983................................................. 33.5 6.4 3.5 6.5 5.0 2.9 9.1
1984................................................. 31.8 6.3 3.8 6.2 4.3 2.5 8.7
1985................................................. 32.6 6.5 4.1 6.2 4.1 2.9 8.9
1986................................................. 32.5 6.5 3.9 6.1 4.1 2.6 9.2
1987................................................. 32.0 6.3 3.9 6.1 4.0 2.1 9.5
1988................................................. 31.6 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 2.2 9.4
1989................................................. 31.5 5.8 4.1 6.0 3.9 2.3 9.3
1990................................................. 32.4 5.5 4.2 6.2 4.0 3.0 9.6
1991................................................. 33.3 4.9 4.3 6.4 4.6 3.2 10.0
1992................................................. 33.2 5.0 4.2 6.6 5.1 2.2 10.1
1993................................................. 32.3 4.7 3.9 6.8 5.2 1.8 10.0
1994................................................. 31.7 4.3 3.8 6.8 5.0 1.9 9.8
1995................................................. 31.4 3.9 4.0 7.0 5.0 1.6 9.9
1996................................................. 30.9 3.6 4.0 7.0 4.9 1.7 9.7
1997................................................. 30.0 3.5 3.8 7.0 4.7 1.4 9.5
1998................................................. 29.4 3.3 3.6 6.8 4.6 1.7 9.4
1999................................................. 28.9 3.2 3.3 6.5 4.5 2.0 9.5
2000................................................. 28.8 3.2 3.1 6.4 4.5 2.1 9.5
2001................................................. 29.3 3.2 2.9 6.6 4.6 2.1 9.8
2002................................................. 30.1 3.6 2.5 6.8 5.2 2.2 9.9
2003................................................. 30.6 3.9 2.3 6.9 5.6 2.1 9.8
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