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Use the controls below to CUSTOMIZE chart or CHANGE the data series

Hover mouse over dropdown controls for help. Remember, you can display a maximum of five data series at once.

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Revenue Units: By default, government revenue is displayed in billions of dollars. But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select $ bln 2005, pct GDP and more.
Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.
US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government revenue. But you can select revenue for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.
State, Local: By default, you can chart state revenue or local revenue by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.
Linear/Log: By default, the data series are displayed as linear charts. But you can also select a log chart. Linear charts show constant amount changes as a straight line; Log charts show constant rates of change as a straight line.
Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.
Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.
Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.
Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.
US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal revenue in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.
End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.
Category (max 5)Sub-categoryFed Gov. 
Xfer 
State Local Total   
 
Data Series: Select a revenue series you want to chart from a dropdown on the left. If you select on the bottom dropdown you will add a data series (up to a maximum of five). The right-hand dropdown allows you to replace a data series with a more narrowly focused series. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
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* If you add data series at same government level, this item will be shown as Remaining Revenue.

If you’d like to create your own custom chart of revenue data you should use the table above to make your selections.

  • Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
  • Select revenue items: Just select the revenue item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
  • Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) dollars, billions of real (i.e. year 2005) dollars, or as percent of GDP.
  • Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Download Tab-delimited Data

Copy and Paste: To copy and paste data into spreadsheet for analysis, just copy the tab-delimited text in the textbox below (click cursor in text box, then press ctrl-A then press ctrl-C) and paste it into your spreadsheet.

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1950 to 2015
YearGDP-US
$ billion 2005
Population-US
million
Total Direct Revenue -fed
$ billion 2005
19502006151.326297.29a
19512161.1153.917361.34a
19522243.9156.552449.64a
19532347.2159.232459.41a
19542332.4161.958464.98a
19552500.3164.731433.59a
19562549.7167.551473.88a
19572601.1170.420491.15a
19582577.6173.337474.51a
19592762.5176.305466.01a
19602830.9179.323536.71a
19612896.9181.588538.87a
19623072.4183.881522.87a
19633206.7186.204553.10a
19643392.3188.555575.67a
19653610.1190.937586.46a
19663845.3193.348638.69a
19673942.5195.790704.87a
19684133.4198.263694.99a
19694261.8200.766809.08a
19704269.9203.302792.90a
19714413.3205.515732.96a
19724647.7207.752778.34a
19734917210.013820.98a
19744889.9212.299858.38a
19754879.5214.609831.54a
19765141.3216.945839.86a
19775377.7219.307941.87a
19785677.6221.694988.99a
19795855224.1071058.71a
19805839226.5461082.97a
19815987.2228.6701147.49a
19825870.9230.8151114.85a
19836136.2232.9791042.60a
19846577.1235.1641115.07a
19856849.3237.3691192.09a
19867086.5239.5951222.08a
19877313.3241.8421319.07a
19887613.9244.1101357.31a
19897885.9246.3991425.69a
19908033.9248.7101429.30a
19918015.1251.8021411.17a
19928287.1254.9331425.82a
19938523.4258.1031475.67a
19948870.7261.3121575.73a
19959093.7264.5611657.89a
19969433.9267.8501748.79a
19979854.3271.1801867.67a
199810283.5274.5522013.47a
199910779.8277.9662106.11a
200011226282.1722284.56a
200111347.2285.0822196.46a
200211543.1287.8042010.00a
200311836.4290.3261893.35a
200412246.9293.0461942.54a
200512623295.5072153.61a
200612958.5298.1092331.54a
200713206.4300.7332417.46a
200813161.9303.3802311.94a
200912703.1306.0511918.35a
201013038.7308.7461945.82b
201113153.9311.5922257.46b
201213416.8314.1232525.37b
2013316.8473188.12b
2014319.5943455.45b
2015322.3663633.68b

Legend:
a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values
b - budgeted estimate in US FY11 budget
e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com
g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com

Data Sources for 1950:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Data Sources for 2015:
GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported revenue forward to future years

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Data Sources for 1950_2015:

Sources for 1950:

See State GDP Information
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Sources for 2015:

See State GDP Information
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported revenue forward to future years

> data sources for other years
> data update schedule.

Medicare and Social Security Details

On May 10, 2013, usgovernmentspending.com was updated to provide details of Social Security -- OASI and DI numbers -- and Medicare -- broken down by Part A, Part B, and Part D.

Go here to get details of the Social Security changes on usgovernmentspending.com.

Go here to get details of the Medicare changes on usgovernmentspending.com

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