How much money does the federal government collect each year?
The government collected $5.23 trillion in fiscal 2025, up from $3.25 trillion in 2015, but still $1.78 trillion less than it spent. Not adjusted for inflation; Treasury's API has these monthly statements from fiscal 2015.
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The data
| Fiscal year | Receipts in US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,248,723,200,916 |
| 2016 | 3,266,688,370,973 |
| 2017 | 3,314,893,904,524 |
| 2018 | 3,328,745,244,718 |
| 2019 | 3,462,195,610,149 |
| 2020 | 3,419,955,005,765 |
| 2021 | 4,045,978,858,727 |
| 2022 | 4,896,119,043,921 |
| 2023 | 4,439,283,739,921 |
| 2024 | 4,918,735,644,738 |
| 2025 | 5,234,616,386,315 |