Resources: Government Spending

By Covering Business     December 10, 2011

Historical Data on Annual Receipts, Outlays and Deficits/Surpluses (PDF)

  • In dollars – pgs. 21-23 (Excel)
  • As a percentage of GDP – pgs. 24-25 (Excel)
  • In 2011 dollars – pgs. 26-27 (Excel)
  • Receipts by source (individual vs. corporate income tax) – pgs. 30-35 (Excel)
  • Breakdown of federal spending (1940-2010) – pgs. 47-76 (Excel)
    Includes annual outlays for defense, Medicare, social security
  • Breakdown of federal spending by departments and agencies (1962-2010) – pgs. 77-90 (Excel)
    Includes annual outlays for DHS, DoD, DoE, DoJ, DoL and DoT and others
  • Federal debt (1940-2010) – pgs. 139-140 (Excel)
  • Historical changes to national debt ceiling (1940-2010) – pgs. 142-144 (Excel)

Sources: Office of Management and Budget, Government Printing Office

 

Quarterly Data on Receipts and Expenditures (1947-2011)
Tools menu allows for download in Excel format. Annual and monthly data also available.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

 

Proposed Budget of the US Government, Fiscal 2012

  • Includes links to budgets for individual departments and agencies.
  • Landing page including visual map of 2012 budget

Source: OMB

CBO Analysis of the President’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal 2012
The Congressional Budget Office projects the impact the President’s budget proposal on federal revenues, outlays and the economy. (April 2011)

CBO Projection of Federal Debt (Excel)
Projections for the national debt through 2021 under the President’s 2012 budget proposal. (April 2011)

CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook
Projections on revenue, spending, social security outlays and debt through 2085. (June 2011) (Excel)

 

Federal Aid to States (1998-2010)
A compendium of federal government expenditures for grants to state and local governments.
Source: Census Bureau, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce

 

Spending on Social Benefits (1929-2010)
Comparisons of federal, state and local government social benefits. Federal benefits include Medicare, unemployment insurance and social security. State and local government benefits include Medicaid, workers’ compensation, family assistance and energy assistance. Tools menu allows for download in Excel format. Quarterly and monthly data also available.
Source: BEA

Government Subsidies (1960-2010)
Comparisons of federal, state and local government subsidies. Includes subsidies for agriculture, housing, maritime activities and air carriers. Tools menu allows for download in Excel format. Quarterly and monthly data also available.
Source: BEA

Government Social Insurance Funds (1929-2010)
Federal, state and local government receipts and expenditures from social insurance funds. Tools menu allows for download in Excel format. Quarterly and monthly data also available.
Source: BEA

Public Employment and Payroll Data (1992-2010)
The number of federal, state and local government civilian employees and what they were paid each year. Excel format available.
Source: Census Bureau

 

Compiled by Nish Amarnath, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, C’12

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