Veterans Affairs — FY2025 spending
In fiscal year 2025, Veterans Affairs paid out $374B — 5.3% of the federal government’s $7.01T in total outlays — and obligated $412B.
That is $1,101/person and 1.3% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Veterans Affairs in FY2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation and Pensions | $202B | $203B | 53.8% |
| Medical Services | $74B | $76B | 19.9% |
| Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund | $33B | $33B | 8.9% |
| Medical Community Care | $23B | $23B | 6.2% |
| Readjustment Benefits | $17B | $17B | 4.4% |
| Medical Support and Compliance | $11B | $12B | 3.1% |
| General Operating Expenses | $9.4B | $13B | 2.5% |
| Expenses, Medical Facilities | $9.1B | $10B | 2.4% |
| Information Technology Systems | $6.6B | $6.5B | 1.8% |
| Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund | $6.1B | $5.8B | 1.6% |
| Supply Fund | $2.3B | $2.1B | 0.6% |
| Franchise Fund | $1.9B | $1.9B | 0.5% |
| Veterans Electronic Health Record | $1.4B | $1.5B | 0.4% |
| General Administration | $1.0B | $1.0B | 0.3% |
| Medical and Prosthetic Research | $1.0B | $1.0B | 0.3% |
| Joint Department of Defense - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.2% |
| Construction, Major Projects | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.2% |
| Construction, Minor Projects | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.2% |
| National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Affair | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.1% |
| Canteen Service Revolving Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.1% |
| Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.1% |
| Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities | $0.3B | $0.1B | 0.1% |
| Office of Inspector General | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
| Board of Veterans Appeals | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
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.