[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: 1948-2005]
[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: 1948-2005
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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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1948................................................. 17.2 5.3 1.8 0.2 3.3 1.1 5.5
1949................................................. 20.5 7.1 1.7 0.2 3.5 1.9 6.1
1950................................................. 22.7 6.7 1.8 0.3 4.7 2.1 7.0
1951................................................. 20.7 8.5 1.5 0.5 2.7 1.0 6.4
1952................................................. 25.8 14.0 1.4 0.6 2.5 1.0 6.4
1953................................................. 26.7 14.7 1.5 0.7 2.2 1.4 6.2
1954................................................. 25.6 13.5 1.4 0.9 2.5 0.7 6.8
1955................................................. 24.7 11.4 1.3 1.1 2.5 1.1 7.3
1956................................................. 23.9 10.5 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.3 7.3
1957................................................. 24.7 10.8 1.3 1.4 2.3 1.2 7.6
1958................................................. 26.2 10.9 1.4 1.7 2.8 1.2 8.2
1959................................................. 27.3 10.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 2.3 8.3
1960................................................. 26.2 9.9 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.9 8.2
1961................................................. 27.3 9.9 1.5 2.3 2.9 2.0 8.7
1962................................................. 27.8 10.2 1.4 2.5 2.6 2.3 8.8
1963................................................. 27.7 9.8 1.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 8.9
1964................................................. 27.7 9.3 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 9.0
1965................................................. 26.5 8.1 1.5 2.5 2.3 3.0 9.1
1966................................................. 27.1 8.5 1.4 2.7 2.2 3.2 9.1
1967................................................. 28.9 9.5 1.4 3.0 2.3 3.3 9.3
1968................................................. 30.4 10.1 1.4 3.3 2.5 3.5 9.7
1969................................................. 29.5 9.2 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.8 10.0
1970................................................. 29.5 8.5 1.5 3.6 2.8 3.0 10.1
1971................................................. 30.1 7.7 1.5 3.9 3.5 2.9 10.5
1972................................................. 30.0 7.1 1.5 4.1 3.8 3.2 10.3
1973................................................. 28.8 6.2 1.5 4.4 3.6 3.3 9.8
1974................................................. 28.9 5.9 1.6 4.6 3.8 2.9 10.1
1975................................................. 32.0 6.0 1.5 5.0 4.9 3.9 10.7
1976................................................. 32.1 5.5 1.7 5.2 5.2 3.9 10.5
TQ................................................... 32.0 5.4 1.7 5.3 4.7 4.1 10.8
1977................................................. 30.8 5.2 1.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 9.9
1978................................................. 30.2 5.1 1.7 5.3 4.3 4.5 9.5
1979................................................. 29.5 5.0 1.7 5.2 4.1 4.1 9.4
1980................................................. 31.3 5.4 1.8 5.5 4.7 4.2 9.7
1981................................................. 31.6 5.6 2.1 5.9 4.8 3.7 9.5
1982................................................. 32.8 6.1 2.4 6.3 4.8 3.2 9.9
1983................................................. 33.3 6.4 2.5 6.5 5.0 2.9 10.0
1984................................................. 31.7 6.3 2.8 6.2 4.3 2.5 9.6
1985................................................. 32.5 6.5 2.9 6.2 4.1 2.9 9.9
1986................................................. 32.4 6.5 2.8 6.1 4.1 2.6 10.3
1987................................................. 32.0 6.3 2.8 6.1 4.0 2.1 10.6
1988................................................. 31.6 6.0 2.9 6.0 4.0 2.2 10.5
1989................................................. 31.5 5.8 3.0 6.0 3.9 2.3 10.4
1990................................................. 32.5 5.5 3.1 6.2 4.0 3.0 10.7
1991................................................. 33.4 4.9 3.2 6.4 4.6 3.2 11.2
1992................................................. 33.4 5.0 3.2 6.6 5.1 2.2 11.2
1993................................................. 32.5 4.7 3.1 6.8 5.2 1.8 11.0
1994................................................. 31.9 4.3 3.0 6.8 5.0 1.9 10.8
1995................................................. 31.6 3.9 3.2 7.0 5.0 1.6 10.9
1996................................................. 31.1 3.6 3.1 7.0 4.9 1.7 10.8
1997................................................. 30.3 3.5 3.0 7.0 4.7 1.4 10.7
1998................................................. 29.7 3.3 2.8 6.8 4.6 1.7 10.5
1999................................................. 29.3 3.2 2.5 6.5 4.5 2.0 10.7
2000................................................. 29.2 3.2 2.2 6.4 4.5 2.1 10.8
2001................................................. 29.7 3.2 2.1 6.6 4.6 2.1 11.1
2002................................................. 30.9 3.6 1.8 6.8 5.2 2.2 11.4
2003................................................. 31.6 3.9 1.6 6.9 5.4 2.3 11.4
2004................................................. 31.1 4.2 1.6 6.8 5.3 2.2 11.0
2005................................................. 31.4 4.3 1.7 6.9 5.2 2.2 11.1
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