State — FY2020 spending
In fiscal year 2020, State paid out $33B — 0.5% of the federal government’s $6.55T in total outlays — and obligated $49B.
That is $99/person and 0.16% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under State in FY2020. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomatic and Consular Programs | $10B | $11B | 31.3% |
| Global Health Programs | $9.7B | $13B | 29.6% |
| Working Capital Fund | $4.9B | $5.3B | 14.8% |
| Migration and Refugee Assistance | $3.4B | $3.7B | 10.4% |
| Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance | $3.3B | $2.8B | 10.2% |
| Consular and Border Security Programs | $3.1B | $3.2B | 9.4% |
| Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities | $2.6B | $1.8B | 8.1% |
| Contributions to International Organizations | $1.6B | $1.5B | 4.8% |
| International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, International Security Assistance | $1.2B | $1.5B | 3.7% |
| Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $1.0B | $1.0B | 3.1% |
| Non-Proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, International Security Assistance | $0.8B | $0.9B | 2.3% |
| Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $0.7B | $0.5B | 2.2% |
| International Organizations and Programs | $0.7B | $0.4B | 2.1% |
| Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs | $0.6B | $0.7B | 1.9% |
| Peacekeeping Operations, Funds Appropriated to the President | $0.6B | $0.5B | 1.8% |
| Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.6% |
| National Endowment for Democracy | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.6% |
| Democracy Fund | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.5% |
| Capital Investment Fund | $0.2B | $0.1B | 0.5% |
| Office of the Inspector General | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.4% |
| International Fisheries Commissions | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.2% |
| Salaries and Expenses, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.2% |
| Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials | $0.1B | $0.0B | 0.2% |
| H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.2% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.