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Spending Units: By default, government spending is displayed in billions of dollars. But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select billions of 2005 dollars, percent of GDP, 2005 dollars per capita, percent of federal spending, or percent of total spending.
Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.
US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government spending. But you can select spending for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.
State, Local: By default, you can chart state spending or local spending by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.
View: There are many ways to view the spending data. The default view is functional. There is a census view that conforms with the spending categories used by the US Census Bureau in its Statistical Abstract. There is a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN methodology.
Linear/Log: By default, the data series are displayed as linear charts. But you can also select a log chart. Linear charts show constant amount changes as a straight line; Log charts show constant rates of change as a straight line.
Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.
Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.
Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.
Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.
US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal spending in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.
End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.
Category (max 5)Sub-categoryFed Gov. 
Xfer 
State Local Total   
 
Data Series: Select a spending series you want to chart from a dropdown on the left. If you select on the bottom dropdown you will add a data series (up to a maximum of five). The right-hand dropdown allows you to replace a data series with a more narrowly focused series. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
 
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If you’d like to create your own custom chart of spending data you should use the table above to make your selections.

  • Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
  • Select spending items: Just select the spending item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
  • Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) dollars, billions of real (i.e. year 2005) dollars, or as percent of GDP.
  • Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

Federal Deficit
Fiscal Years 1792 to 2016
YearGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Federal Deficit -fed
percent GDP
17920.2234.1730.63a
17930.2494.300-0.08a
17940.3124.4320.49a
17950.384.5670.36a
17960.4134.707-0.66a
17970.4054.850-0.65a
17980.4094.998-0.07a
17990.4375.1510.47a
18000.4765.308-0.03a
18010.5095.476-0.90a
18020.4465.648-1.61a
18030.4825.826-0.67a
18040.5276.010-0.60a
18050.5566.199-0.56a
18060.6116.395-0.95a
18070.5836.596-1.38a
18080.646.804-1.11a
18090.687.0190.37a
18100.6997.240-0.18a
18110.767.450-0.85a
18120.7797.6661.33a
18130.967.8891.80a
18141.0688.1182.20a
18150.9168.3541.82a
18160.8118.596-2.13a
18170.7618.846-1.49a
18180.739.102-0.25a
18190.729.367-0.45a
18200.7039.6380.06a
18210.7289.9210.18a
18220.79810.212-0.65a
18230.75210.511-0.77a
18240.74710.8190.13a
18250.81411.136-0.74a
18260.85811.462-0.96a
18270.90711.798-0.76a
18280.88812.144-0.94a
18290.92112.500-1.04a
18301.01212.866-0.95a
18311.04213.235-1.28a
18321.11813.614-1.30a
18331.14714.005-0.93a
18341.20714.406-0.25a
18351.32714.819-1.36a
18361.46515.244-1.40a
18371.53915.6820.81a
18381.58216.1310.49a
18391.64516.594-0.27a
18401.55917.0700.32a
18411.63617.6010.60a
18421.60218.1490.33a
18431.55318.7140.23a
18441.68619.296-0.41a
18451.84219.897-0.38a
18462.04520.516-0.07a
18472.38721.1541.29a
18482.40421.8130.39a
18492.39522.4920.57a
18502.55623.192-0.17a
18512.69823.909-0.18a
18523.03724.648-0.12a
18533.27925.409-0.33a
18543.67726.195-0.37a
18553.93727.004-0.06a
18564.00927.839-0.02a
18574.1428.6990.07a
18584.05429.5860.81a
18594.38330.5010.53a
18604.34531.4430.31a
18614.59932.0910.66a
18625.78832.7537.35a
18637.62533.4287.90a
18649.45734.1176.35a
18659.88134.8209.75a
18668.99535.537-0.40a
18678.34436.270-1.55a
18688.14637.017-0.27a
18697.84537.780-0.53a
18707.73738.558-1.25a
18717.59239.588-1.14a
18728.2340.646-1.12a
18738.75341.732-0.43a
18748.48242.8470.04a
18758.1643.991-0.08a
18768.30845.166-0.29a
18778.52146.373-0.40a
18788.37947.612-0.19a
18799.35948.883-0.04a
188010.36250.189-0.60a
188111.62851.342-0.84a
188212.21452.521-1.20a
188312.31653.726-1.10a
188411.78254.960-0.85a
188511.59356.222-0.48a
188612.1857.513-0.71a
188713.14658.833-0.76a
188813.86660.184-0.78a
188913.85361.566-0.59a
189015.07762.980-0.53a
189115.40964.192-0.13a
189216.35665.428-0.02a
189315.41766.6880.02a
189414.14367.9720.50a
189515.60369.2810.27a
189615.49370.6150.15a
189716.15371.9740.18a
189818.08873.3600.26a
189919.50674.7730.49a
190020.56776.212-0.20a
190122.26977.680-0.27a
190224.06279.176-0.34a
190325.9380.701-0.24i
190425.68182.255-0.06i
190528.78883.8390.01i
190631.03785.453-0.12i
190733.85187.099-0.30i
190830.13388.7760.02i
190932.22990.4860.09i
191033.42392.229-0.10i
191134.34393.523-0.12i
191237.38494.8360.01i
191339.1496.1670.02a
191436.47997.5160.20i
191538.67598.8850.56i
191649.638100.2730.31i
191759.702101.6801.82i
191875.835103.10711.86i
191978.333104.55416.80i
192088.393106.022-0.67i
192173.603107.626-0.91i
192273.432109.254-0.68a
192385.414110.908-0.66i
192486.947112.586-0.73i
192590.575114.290-0.47i
192696.949116.019-0.67i
192795.544117.775-0.98a
192897.365119.557-0.68i
1929103.6121.366-0.46i
193091.2123.203-0.96i
193176.5124.0710.17i
193258.7124.9452.78a
193356.4125.8253.27i
193466126.7123.11a
193573.3127.6054.12i
193683.8128.5044.76a
193791.9129.4102.84i
193886.1130.3211.42a
193992.2131.2402.32i
1940101.4132.1653.02a
1941126.7133.9663.73i
1942161.9135.79212.04a
1943198.6137.64328.05i
1944219.8139.51922.35a
1945223141.42124.07i
1946222.2143.3499.06a
1947244.1145.303-1.32i
1948269.1147.283-4.33a
1949267.2149.291-1.48i
1950293.7151.3260.43a
1951339.3153.917-2.30a
1952358.3156.552-0.06a
1953379.3159.2321.52a
1954380.4161.9580.49a
1955414.7164.7310.37a
1956437.4167.551-1.21a
1957461.1170.420-1.15a
1958467.2173.3370.01a
1959506.6176.3051.59a
1960526.4179.323-0.48a
1961544.8181.5880.65a
1962585.7183.8811.22a
1963617.8186.2040.77a
1964663.6188.5550.89a
1965719.1190.9370.20a
1966787.7193.3480.47a
1967832.4195.7901.04a
1968909.8198.2632.77a
1969984.4200.766-0.33a
19701038.3203.3020.27a
19711126.8205.5152.04a
19721237.9207.7521.89a
19731382.3210.0131.08a
19741499.5212.2990.41a
19751637.7214.6093.25a
19761824.6216.9454.04a
19772030.1219.3072.64a
19782293.8221.6942.58a
19792562.2224.1071.59a
19802788.1226.5462.65a
19813126.8228.6702.53a
19823253.2230.8153.93a
19833534.6232.9795.88a
19843930.9235.1644.72a
19854217.5237.3695.03a
19864460.1239.5954.96a
19874736.4241.8423.16a
19885100.4244.1103.04a
19895482.1246.3992.78a
19905800.5248.7103.81a
19915992.1251.8024.49a
19926342.3254.9334.58a
19936667.4258.1033.83a
19947085.2261.3122.87a
19957414.7264.5612.21a
19967838.5267.8501.37a
19978332.4271.1800.26a
19988793.5274.552-0.79a
19999353.5277.966-1.34a
20009951.5282.172-2.37a
200110286.2285.082-1.25a
200210642.3287.8041.48a
200311142.2290.3263.39a
200411853.3293.0463.48a
200512623295.5072.52a
200613377.2298.1091.86a
200714028.7300.7331.15a
200814369.1303.3803.19a
200913939306.05110.13a
201014508.2308.7468.92a
201114958.6311.5928.69a
201215547.4314.1236.99a
201316202.7316.8476.00b
201417011.4319.5944.37b
201517936.1322.3663.21b
201618934.2325.0102.79b

Legend:
a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values
b - budgeted estimate in US FY14 budget

Data Sources for 1792:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Data Sources for 2016:
GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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Data Sources for 1792_2016:

Sources for 1792:

GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Sources for 2016:

GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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