How much does the federal government spend each year?
The federal government spent $7.01 trillion in fiscal 2025, up from $3.69 trillion in 2015. The jump to $6.55 trillion in 2020 was largely pandemic relief. Not adjusted for inflation; Treasury's API has these monthly statements from fiscal 2015.
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The data
| Fiscal year | Outlays in US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,687,622,059,038 |
| 2016 | 3,854,100,140,610 |
| 2017 | 3,980,605,417,586 |
| 2018 | 4,107,741,496,584 |
| 2019 | 4,446,583,636,481 |
| 2020 | 6,551,872,254,654 |
| 2021 | 6,818,157,647,017 |
| 2022 | 6,271,507,596,876 |
| 2023 | 6,134,432,040,451 |
| 2024 | 6,751,551,633,812 |
| 2025 | 7,009,973,667,049 |