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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 2017, 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.
View: There are many ways to view the revenue data. The default view is functional. There is a census view that conforms with the revenue categories used by the US Census Bureau in its Statistical Abstract. There is a COFOG view that categorizes revenue using the UN methodology.
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. Or display a chart using Google API or chart.js API.
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.
Mandatory: By default the chart shows all spending without regard to mandatory or discretionary. Select Mandatory if you want to chart only federal Mandatory spending, Discretionary if you want to chart only federal Discretionary spending, Both if you want both federal Mandatory and Discretionary spending broken out using the dropdown control in the table heading.

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 7)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.
? Total Direct Revenue: Total Revenue raised by federal, state, or local government. Does not include intergovernmental revenue such as federal grants
  ? Total Direct Revenue: Total Revenue raised by federal, state, or local government. Does not include intergovernmental revenue such as federal grants
  ? Total Direct Revenue: Total Revenue raised by federal, state, or local government. Does not include intergovernmental revenue such as federal grants
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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 2017) 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 “full screen” tab control above the chart display.

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

Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1902 to 2015
YearInflationGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Total Direct Revenue - Federal
percent GDP
Total Direct Revenue - State
percent GDP
Total Direct Revenue - Local
percent GDP
19022.9MW gdpa79.1762.64a0.74a3.47a
19034.83MW gdpa80.7012.48i0.73i3.42i
19042.57MW gdpa82.2552.45i0.79i3.67i
19050.81MW gdpa83.8392.23i0.75i3.48i
19063.71MW gdpa85.4532.29i0.74i3.43i
19076.49MW gdpa87.0992.39i0.72i3.34i
1908-0.18MW gdpa88.7762.46i0.86i3.99i
1909-1.49MW gdpa90.4862.37i0.86i4.01i
19102.63MW gdpa92.2292.59i0.89i4.11i
1911-0.49MW gdpa93.5232.66i0.92i4.24i
19124.17MW gdpa94.8362.44i0.90i4.14i
19130.75MW gdpa96.1672.43a0.91a4.20a
19140.86MW gdpa97.5162.53i1.13i4.94i
19153.29MW gdpa98.8852.14i1.22i5.12i
191614.48MW gdpa100.2731.77i1.09i4.38i
191722.75MW gdpa101.6802.03i1.05i3.99i
191818MW gdpa103.1075.28i0.94i3.45i
19192.49MW gdpa104.5547.20i1.05i3.67i
192013.78MW gdpa106.0228.27i1.06i3.56i
1921-14.44MW gdpa107.6268.32i1.46i4.69i
1922-5.79MW gdpa109.2545.75a1.66a5.16a
19233.15MW gdpa110.9084.96i1.58i4.81i
1924-1.28MW gdpa112.5864.90i1.71i5.13i
19251.82MW gdpa114.2904.43i1.80i5.34i
19260.5MW gdpa116.0194.31i1.85i5.41i
1927-2.42MW gdpa117.7754.63a2.07a5.96a
19280.76MW gdpa119.5574.40i2.23i6.34i
19290.68MW gdpa121.3664.10i2.30i6.46i
1930-3.3592.16a123.2035.24i2.58i6.80i
1931-9.6277.391a124.0715.14i3.15i7.99i
1932-10.1959.522a124.9454.43a3.82a9.04a
1933-2.7457.154a125.8255.70i4.13i9.05i
19346.0766.8a126.7125.82a3.67a7.43a
19352.2374.241a127.6056.10i3.85i6.81i
19361.3884.83a128.5046.10a3.85a6.07a
19374.5193.003a129.4106.67i4.23i5.80i
1938-2.7687.352a130.3218.27a5.28a6.46a
1939-1.0693.437a131.2407.61i5.15i6.12i
19401.31102.899a132.1656.36a4.87a5.63a
19417.95129.309a133.9666.74a4.26i4.67i
19429.45165.952a135.7928.82a3.62a3.78a
19435.35203.084a137.64311.82a3.13i3.19i
19442.57224.447a139.51919.49a2.99a2.97a
19452.56228.007a141.42119.81a3.16i3.09i
194611.4227.535a143.34917.27a3.39a3.26a
194710.85249.616a145.30315.43a3.56i3.42i
19485.84274.468a147.28315.14a3.67a3.52a
1949-0.17272.475a149.29114.47a3.96i3.92i
19501.35299.827a151.32613.16a3.83a3.89a
19517.66346.914a153.91714.88a3.72i3.72i
19521.8367.341a156.55218.01a3.90a3.84a
19531.27389.218a159.23217.88a3.91a3.94a
19540.92390.549a161.95817.85a4.08a4.22a
19551.81425.478a164.73115.38a3.92a4.19a
19563.48449.353a167.55116.60a4.21a4.33a
19573.39474.039a170.42016.87a4.37a4.51a
19582.26481.229a173.33716.55a4.45a4.77a
19591.47521.654a176.30515.19a4.39a4.73a
19601.4542.382a179.32317.05a4.81a5.02a
19611.09562.209a181.58816.79a4.95a5.26a
19621.29603.922a183.88116.50a4.99a5.22a
19631.19637.45a186.20416.72a5.14a5.18a
19641.61684.46a188.55516.45a5.22a5.22a
19651.95742.289a190.93715.74a5.19a5.15a
19662.99813.414a193.34816.08a5.29a5.10a
19672.98859.959a195.79017.31a5.44a5.17a
19684.47940.651a198.26316.26a5.58a5.09a
19695.061017.62a200.76618.36a5.88a5.23a
19705.291073.3a203.30217.96a6.40a5.55a
19715.241164.85a205.51516.07a6.30a5.74a
19724.551279.11a207.75216.21a6.59a5.80a
19735.791425.38a210.01316.19a6.81a5.70a
19748.951545.24a212.29917.03a6.97a5.72a
19759.241684.9a214.60916.56a6.93a5.80a
19765.81873.41a216.94515.91a7.50a5.80a
19776.52081.83a219.30717.08a7.48a5.73a
19787.422351.6a221.69416.99a7.30a5.55a
19798.562627.33a224.10717.63a7.23a5.45a
19809.012857.31a226.54618.10a7.44a5.46a
19819.73207.04a228.67018.69a7.48a5.50a
19826.073343.79a230.81518.48a7.83a5.90a
19834.13634.04a232.97916.53a7.84a6.01a
19843.874037.61a235.16416.51a7.82a5.93a
19853.294338.98a237.36916.92a8.04a6.09a
19862.084579.63a239.59516.80a8.35a6.28a
19872.564855.22a241.84217.60a8.54a6.45a
19883.675236.44a244.11017.36a8.30a6.35a
19894.065641.58a246.39917.57a8.33i6.40i
19903.815963.14a248.71017.31a8.48a6.54a
19913.386158.13a251.80217.13a8.39a6.66a
19922.366520.33a254.93316.74a8.82a6.62a
19932.436858.56a258.10316.83a9.00a6.64a
19942.227287.24a261.31217.27a8.74a6.57a
19952.157639.75a264.56117.69a9.04a6.52a
19961.98073.12a267.85018.00a9.23a6.61a
19971.88577.55a271.18018.41a9.44a6.54a
19981.179062.82a274.55219.00a9.52a6.66a
19991.489631.17a277.96618.97a9.34a6.48a
20002.3610251a282.17219.76a9.62a6.48a
20012.2710581.9a285.08218.82a8.26a5.59i
20021.5810929.1a287.80416.96a6.97a6.26a
20032.0311456.4a290.32615.56a8.15a5.78i
20042.7912217.2a293.04615.39a9.77a6.69a
20053.2413039.2a295.75316.52a9.47a6.56a
20063.1713815.6a298.59317.42a9.81a6.76a
20072.7614474.2a301.58017.74a10.84a7.15a
20081.9314769.9a304.37517.09a7.70a6.81a
20090.614478.1a307.00714.54a4.41a6.37a
20101.2515049a309.32714.37a9.73a7.25a
20112.115599.7a311.58314.77a10.74a7.16a
20121.916254a313.87815.07a8.23a6.61a
20131.7416880.7a316.06016.44a10.04a6.83a
20141.7917608.1a318.38617.16a10.26a6.93a
20150.9618295a320.73917.76a8.52a6.55a

Legend:
a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values

Data Sources for 1902:
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: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Data Sources for 2015:
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

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