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Federal budget charts
9 charts about federal budget, each with its public source, its numbers and its date.
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How big is the US national debt?
At the end of fiscal year 2025 the debt was $37.6 trillion, almost four times the $10.0 trillion of 2008. In 1835 it had been paid down to about $34,000. Eac...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Historical Debt Outstanding · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much federal debt is there per American?
In fiscal 2025 the federal debt came to about $110,100 for every person in the US, up from $33,000 in 2008 and $1,585 in 1960. It is the debt at the end of e...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Historical Debt Outstanding; population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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What interest rate does the US government pay on its debt?
The average interest rate on all federal debt was 3.36% at the end of fiscal 2025, about twice the low of 1.61% in 2021 but well below the 6.06% of 2001, whe...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Average Interest Rates on U.S. Treasury Securities · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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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. N...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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Where does federal spending go?
Social Security was the biggest item in fiscal 2025 at $1.58 trillion, out of $7.01 trillion in total. Medicare, other health programs and interest on the de...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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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 inflati...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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Where does federal revenue come from?
Individual income taxes brought in $2.66 trillion of the government's $5.23 trillion in fiscal 2025, about half. Payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare ...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How much does the US government pay in interest each year?
The government spent $1.22 trillion on interest in fiscal 2025, nearly three times the $414 billion of 2010, as both the debt and interest rates rose. This c...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Interest Expense on the Public Debt Outstanding · Data as of Sep 30, 2025
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How big is the federal deficit each year?
The government spent $1.78 trillion more than it collected in fiscal 2025. The gap peaked at $3.13 trillion in 2020, during the pandemic, and has stayed abov...
Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9) · Data as of Sep 30, 2025