U.S. Federal Receipts and Outlays

This table lists the money flowing into and out of the United States Treasury from 1940 to present. The receipts section lists the various sources and amounts of money collected by the government. The outlays section details federal expenditures.

Fiscal Year

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007

2009*

Receipts	Billions of U.S. Dollars
Total receipts	6.5	39.4	92.5	192.8	517.1	1,032.0	2,025.5	2,568.2	2,699.9
Individual income taxes	0.9	15.8	40.7	90.4	244.1	466.9	1,004.5	1,163.5	1,259.0
Corporate income taxes	1.2	10.4	21.5	32.8	64.6	93.5	207.3	370.2	339.2
Social insurance and retirement taxes	1.8	4.3	14.7	44.4	157.8	380.0	652.9	869.6	949.4
Other	2.7	8.9	15.6	25.2	50.6	91.5	160.9	164.9	152.3

Outlays	Billions of U.S. Dollars
Total outlays	9.5	42.6	92.2	195.6	590.9	1,253.2	1,789.2	2,730.2	3,107.4
National defense	1.7	13.7	48.1	81.7	134.0	299.3	294.4	552.6	675.1
International affairs	0.1	4.7	3.0	4.3	12.7	13.8	17.2	28.5	38.0
Health	0.1	0.3	0.8	5.9	23.2	57.7	154.5	266.4	299.4
Medicare	0	0	0	6.2	32.1	98.1	197.1	375.4	413.3
Income security	1.5	4.1	7.4	15.7	86.6	147.1	253.7	366.0	401.7
Social Security	0	0.8	11.6	30.3	118.5	248.6	409.4	586.2	649.3
Net interest payments	0.9	4.8	6.9	14.4	52.5	184.3	222.9	237.1	260.2
Other	5.3	14.2	14.4	37.2	131.0	204.0	239.9	318.1	370.3
*Projected.

Source: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

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