Discretionary Spending - Congressional Budget Office

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The
REVENU ES , $3. 2
Tri llion
FEDERAL
S P END I NG , $3. 7
Tr illi on
BUDGET
M a nda tory
D isc re ti onar y
Ne t Inte re st
$ 2. 3 Tr illi on
$ 1 .2 Tr illi on
$ 0.2 Tr illi on
in 2015
A Closer Look at Discretionary Spending
Spending that lawmakers control through annual appropriation acts
Discretionary Spending at a Glance
$1.2 Trillion
$0.6 Trillion
6.5%
7.2%
Discretionary spending by
Spending in 2015 on
Discretionary spending
Average discretionary
the federal government
national defense, which
as a percentage of gross
spending as a percentage
in 2015
accounted for half of the
domestic product
of gross domestic product
discretionary total
in 2015
between 1995 and 2014
Trends in Discretionary Spending
Percentage of Gross Domestic Product
5
4.7
4.4
Defense
Nondefense
4
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.3
3.3
3
3.1
2.9
2
1
0
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Discretionary Spending in 2015
Billions of Dollars
$247
$139
$101
$64
$31
Includes spending on military construction,
Defense
family housing, and some defense-related
activities by agencies other than the
$582
Billion
Department of Defense, such as the atomic
energy activities of the Department of Energy.
Operation and Maintenance
Military Personnel
Procurement
Research,
Other
Development,
Test, and
Evaluation
$52
$51
$89
$88
$68
$65
$56
$115
Includes spending for natural resources and the environment;
Nondefense
general science, space, and technology; general government;
community and regional development; agriculture;
$583 Billion
administrative costs of Medicare and Social Security; energy;
and commerce and housing credit programs.
Education,
Transportation
Veterans’
Income
Health
International
Administration
Other
Training,
Benefits
Security
Affairs
of Justice
Employment,
and
and
Services
Social Services
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
Prepared by Maureen Costantino and Leigh Angres
All data are for federal fiscal years,
which run from October 1 to September 30.
Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 2016
Contact: CBO Projections Unit, Budget Analysis Division
Numbers may not add up to totals because of rounding.

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