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Time Series Chart of US Federal Revenue Since The Founding

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US Federal Revenue Since The Founding
Fiscal Years 1792 to 2025
YearInflationGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Total Direct Revenue - Federal
percent GDP
17922.15MW gdpa4.1731.62a
17933.36MW gdpa4.3001.86a
179412.43MW gdpa4.4321.73a
179515.33MW gdpa4.5671.61a
17965.43MW gdpa4.7072.03a
1797-3.73MW gdpa4.8502.15a
1798-3.4MW gdpa4.9981.95a
17990.05MW gdpa5.1511.75a
18003.02MW gdpa5.3082.29a
18012.12MW gdpa5.4762.74a
1802-15.45MW gdpa5.6483.36a
18036.42MW gdpa5.8262.32a
18045.24MW gdpa6.0102.27a
18050.09MW gdpa6.1992.47a
18065.33MW gdpa6.3952.57a
1807-4.74MW gdpa6.5962.84a
18089.53MW gdpa6.8042.68a
1809-1.38MW gdpa7.0191.19a
1810-2.66MW gdpa7.2401.39a
18114.14MW gdpa7.4501.93a
1812-1.54MW gdpa7.6661.31a
181317.58MW gdpa7.8891.54a
18147.04MW gdpa8.1181.09a
1815-15.02MW gdpa8.3541.79a
1816-11.44MW gdpa8.5965.87a
1817-8.48MW gdpa8.8464.39a
1818-7.75MW gdpa9.1023.05a
1819-3.28MW gdpa9.3673.51a
1820-6.31MW gdpa9.6382.65a
1821-1.87MW gdpa9.9212.11a
18225.89MW gdpa10.2122.62a
1823-9.28MW gdpa10.5112.83a
1824-6.66MW gdpa10.8192.70a
18254.52MW gdpa11.1362.78a
18261.82MW gdpa11.4623.05a
18272.6MW gdpa11.7982.65a
1828-3.4MW gdpa12.1442.91a
1829-0.15MW gdpa12.5002.82a
18300.66MW gdpa12.8662.59a
1831-5.19MW gdpa13.2352.87a
18320.48MW gdpa13.6142.99a
1833-0.47MW gdpa14.0053.12a
18343.55MW gdpa14.4062.00a
18354.68MW gdpa14.8192.83a
18367.36MW gdpa15.2443.62a
18374.13MW gdpa15.6821.85a
1838-1.33MW gdpa16.1311.89a
18391.41MW gdpa16.5942.13a
1840-5.5MW gdpa17.0701.51a
18412.74MW gdpa17.6011.27a
1842-5.28MW gdpa18.1491.49a
1843-8.05MW gdpa18.7140.79a
18442.94MW gdpa19.2961.93a
18452.88MW gdpa19.8971.80a
18462.93MW gdpa20.5161.57a
18479.93MW gdpa21.1541.23a
1848-2.65MW gdpa21.8131.61a
1849-1.72MW gdpa22.4921.44a
18502.09MW gdpa23.1921.85a
1851-2.53MW gdpa23.9092.11a
18521MW gdpa24.6481.75a
1853-0.2MW gdpa25.4091.98a
18548.67MW gdpa26.1952.11a
18552.91MW gdpa27.0041.78a
1856-2.19MW gdpa27.8391.97a
18572.77MW gdpa28.6991.80a
1858-6.14MW gdpa29.5861.30a
18590.88MW gdpa30.5011.37a
1860-1.87MW gdpa31.4431.46a
18614.06MW gdpa32.0911.07a
186213.42MW gdpa32.7531.03a
186324.05MW gdpa33.4281.60a
186422.88MW gdpa34.1172.89a
18651.61MW gdpa34.8203.48a
1866-4.37MW gdpa35.5376.29a
1867-8.99MW gdpa36.2705.98a
1868-6.26MW gdpa37.0175.11a
1869-6.46MW gdpa37.7804.85a
1870-4.36MW gdpa38.5585.45a
1871-6.63MW gdpa39.5885.20a
18720.03MW gdpa40.6464.71a
1873-2.17MW gdpa41.7323.99a
1874-4.92MW gdpa42.8473.83a
1875-3.61MW gdpa43.9913.78a
1876-2.33MW gdpa45.1663.80a
1877-2.41MW gdpa46.3733.55a
1878-4.88MW gdpa47.6123.36a
18790.03MW gdpa48.8833.18a
18802.44MW gdpa50.1893.46a
1881-0.28MW gdpa51.3423.34a
1882-0.26MW gdpa52.5213.56a
1883-1.93MW gdpa53.7263.51a
1884-2.68MW gdpa54.9603.24a
1885-1.95MW gdpa56.2223.07a
1886-3.06MW gdpa57.5133.03a
18870.67MW gdpa58.8333.10a
1888-0.26MW gdpa60.1843.01a
1889-2.96MW gdpa61.5663.09a
1890-0.89MW gdpa62.9802.97a
18911.02MW gdpa64.1922.88a
18921.05MW gdpa65.4282.52a
18930.06MW gdpa66.6882.90a
1894-3.52MW gdpa67.9722.61a
1895-1.11MW gdpa69.2812.49a
18960.95MW gdpa70.6152.63a
1897-0.05MW gdpa71.9742.58a
18981.04MW gdpa73.3602.65a
18990.99MW gdpa74.7733.04a
19002.92MW gdpa76.2123.16a
19012.95MW gdpa77.6803.05a
19022.9MW gdpa79.1762.64a
19034.83MW gdpa80.7012.48i
19042.57MW gdpa82.2552.45i
19050.81MW gdpa83.8392.23i
19063.71MW gdpa85.4532.29i
19076.49MW gdpa87.0992.39i
1908-0.18MW gdpa88.7762.46i
1909-1.49MW gdpa90.4862.37i
19102.63MW gdpa92.2292.59i
1911-0.49MW gdpa93.5232.66i
19124.17MW gdpa94.8362.44i
19130.75MW gdpa96.1672.43a
19140.86MW gdpa97.5162.53i
19153.29MW gdpa98.8852.14i
191614.48MW gdpa100.2731.77i
191722.75MW gdpa101.6802.03i
191818MW gdpa103.1075.28i
19192.49MW gdpa104.5547.20i
192013.78MW gdpa106.0228.27i
1921-14.44MW gdpa107.6268.32i
1922-5.79MW gdpa109.2545.75a
19233.15MW gdpa110.9084.96i
1924-1.28MW gdpa112.5864.90i
19251.82MW gdpa114.2904.43i
19260.5MW gdpa116.0194.31i
1927-2.42MW gdpa117.7754.63a
19280.76MW gdpa119.5574.40i
19290.68MW gdpa121.3664.10i
1930-3.3592.16a123.2035.24i
1931-9.6277.391a124.0715.14i
1932-10.1959.522a124.9454.43a
1933-2.7457.154a125.8255.70i
19346.0766.8a126.7125.82a
19352.2374.241a127.6056.10i
19361.3884.83a128.5046.10a
19374.5193.003a129.4106.67i
1938-2.7687.352a130.3218.27a
1939-1.0693.437a131.2407.61i
19401.31102.899a132.1656.36a
19417.95129.309a133.9666.74a
19429.45165.952a135.7928.82a
19435.35203.084a137.64311.82a
19442.57224.447a139.51919.49a
19452.56228.007a141.42119.81a
194611.4227.535a143.34917.27a
194710.85249.616a145.30315.43a
19485.84274.468a147.28315.14a
1949-0.17272.475a149.29114.47a
19501.35299.827a151.32613.16a
19517.66346.914a153.91714.88a
19521.8367.341a156.55218.01a
19531.27389.218a159.23217.88a
19540.92390.549a161.95817.85a
19551.81425.478a164.73115.38a
19563.48449.353a167.55116.60a
19573.39474.039a170.42016.87a
19582.26481.229a173.33716.55a
19591.47521.654a176.30515.19a
19601.4542.382a179.32317.05a
19611.09562.209a181.58816.79a
19621.29603.922a183.88116.50a
19631.19637.45a186.20416.72a
19641.61684.46a188.55516.45a
19651.95742.289a190.93715.74a
19662.99813.414a193.34816.08a
19672.98859.959a195.79017.31a
19684.47940.651a198.26316.26a
19695.061017.62a200.76618.36a
19705.291073.3a203.30217.96a
19715.241164.85a205.51516.07a
19724.551279.11a207.75216.21a
19735.791425.38a210.01316.19a
19748.951545.24a212.29917.03a
19759.241684.9a214.60916.56a
19765.81873.41a216.94515.91a
19776.52081.83a219.30717.08a
19787.422351.6a221.69416.99a
19798.562627.33a224.10717.63a
19809.012857.31a226.54618.10a
19819.73207.04a228.67018.69a
19826.073343.79a230.81518.48a
19834.13634.04a232.97916.53a
19843.874037.61a235.16416.51a
19853.294338.98a237.36916.92a
19862.084579.63a239.59516.80a
19872.564855.22a241.84217.60a
19883.675236.44a244.11017.36a
19894.065641.58a246.39917.57a
19903.815963.14a248.71017.31a
19913.386158.13a251.80217.13a
19922.366520.33a254.93316.74a
19932.436858.56a258.10316.83a
19942.227287.24a261.31217.27a
19952.157639.75a264.56117.69a
19961.98073.12a267.85018.00a
19971.88577.55a271.18018.41a
19981.179062.82a274.55219.00a
19991.489631.17a277.96618.97a
20002.3610251a282.17219.76a
20012.2710581.9a285.08218.82a
20021.5810929.1a287.80416.96a
20032.0311456.4a290.32615.56a
20042.7912217.2a293.04615.39a
20053.2413039.2a295.75316.52a
20063.1713815.6a298.59317.42a
20072.7614474.2a301.58017.74a
20081.9314769.9a304.37517.09a
20090.614478.1a307.00714.54a
20101.2515049a309.32714.37a
20112.115599.7a311.58314.77a
20121.916254a313.87815.07a
20131.7416880.7a316.06016.44a
20141.7917608.1a318.38617.16a
20150.9618295a320.73917.76a
20160.9718804.9a323.07217.38a
20171.8419612.1a325.12216.91a
20182.3620656.5a326.83816.12a
20191.6921540a328.33016.08a
20201.3221375.3a331.57816.01a
20214.8423725.6a332.10017.06a
20227.2926054.6a333.99618.80a
20233.8127811.5a336.75515.97a
20242.5529298a340.00416.79a
20252.930767.1a341.78517.02a

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i - interpolated between actual reported values
g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com

Data Sources for 1792:
GDP: Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015.
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Data Sources for 2025:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
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 1792_2025:

Sources for 1792:

GDP: Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015.
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: not available

Sources for 2025:

GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
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Federal Budget for FY27 Released

On April 4, 2026, we updated usgovernmentspending.com with the numbers from the Public Budget Database in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2027

Here is how headline budget estimates for the upcoming FY 2027 fiscal year have changed since the release of the FY 2025 budget in Winter 2024. There were no budgetary estimates in the budget documents for the FY 2026 budget.

Federal Budget Changes for 2027
$ billionEstimate for 2027
in FY2025 Budget
Estimate for 2027
in FY2027 Budget
Change
Federal Outlays$7,696.6$8,092.9 +$569.1
Federal Receipts$6,186.2$5,921.0+$279.1
Federal Deficit$1,510.3$2,171.9+$290.0

You can see line item changes from budget to budget here. You can compare budget estimates with actuals here.

Account level spending estimates through FY 2031 come from the Outlays table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026.

Account level budget authority estimates through FY 2031 come from the Budget Authority table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026. 

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