US Budget History

The "US Budget History" application displays a history of the US federal budget from 1940 through 2009. Included for each year is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), tax receipts, outlays, and surplus/deficit. The data is presented in both dollar amounts and as a percentage of GDP.

Additionally, for each year, drill-down data is available that outlines the spending allocation for that year. For each spending category (Medicare, Health, Defense, etc.), the percentage of the budget allocated to that category is displayed.

Source of the data is the US Office of the President. New data will be added as it becomes available. Updates will always be free.

We hope that this application will help enable a better understanding of the US federal budget in a historical context.