Federal budget and debt

Outlays by function

OMB Historical Table 3.1, millions of dollars. Estimate columns are omitted. Labels are the table labels.

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Background bands mark who was president. They are not an attribution of cause. Presidents do not solely control these metrics. Monthly points use the president in office on the first day of the month. Calendar year points use the president in office on July 1. Fiscal year points use the president in office on October 1, the first day of that fiscal year. A fiscal year runs through the following September 30 and can include two presidents.

National Defense
Units: millions of dollars. Nominal. fiscal year.
Estimate columns in the source table are omitted.
Source: Office of Management and Budget, Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Series: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist03z1_fy2027.xlsx
Human resources
Units: millions of dollars. Nominal. fiscal year.
Estimate columns in the source table are omitted.
Source: Office of Management and Budget, Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Series: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist03z1_fy2027.xlsx
Physical resources
Units: millions of dollars. Nominal. fiscal year.
Estimate columns in the source table are omitted.
Source: Office of Management and Budget, Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Series: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist03z1_fy2027.xlsx
Net interest
Units: millions of dollars. Nominal. fiscal year.
Estimate columns in the source table are omitted.
Source: Office of Management and Budget, Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Series: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist03z1_fy2027.xlsx
Other functions
Units: millions of dollars. Nominal. fiscal year.
Estimate columns in the source table are omitted.
Source: Office of Management and Budget, Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Series: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hist03z1_fy2027.xlsx
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