FedFlow — where US federal money comes from and where it goes

In fiscal year 2017 the US federal government collected $3.31T in receipts and spent $3.98T, a deficit of $666B (3.4% of GDP). Full FY2017 breakdown.

In fiscal year 2018 the US federal government collected $3.33T in receipts and spent $4.11T, a deficit of $779B (3.8% of GDP). Full FY2018 breakdown.

In fiscal year 2019 the US federal government collected $3.46T in receipts and spent $4.45T, a deficit of $984B (4.6% of GDP). Full FY2019 breakdown.

Largest federal agencies by outlays, FY2019

1. Health & Human Services — $1.21T in outlays (27.1% of federal outlays)
2. Social Security Admin. — $1.09T in outlays (24.6% of federal outlays)
3. Treasury — $685B in outlays (15.4% of federal outlays)
4. Defense — $650B in outlays (14.6% of federal outlays)
5. Veterans Affairs — $198B in outlays (4.5% of federal outlays)
6. Agriculture — $149B in outlays (3.4% of federal outlays)
7. Education — $104B in outlays (2.3% of federal outlays)
8. Fed. retirement (OPM) — $102B in outlays (2.3% of federal outlays)
9. Transportation — $80B in outlays (1.8% of federal outlays)
10. Homeland Security — $56B in outlays (1.3% of federal outlays)

Figures come from USAspending.gov (agency, federal-account and award detail) and the US Treasury’s Monthly Treasury Statement via Fiscal Data (receipts and net outlays); all dollar values are in billions of US dollars unless written out.

FY2019 federal spending · JSON data endpoints and definitions · llms.txt