Outlays by function as percentages of GDP
OMB Historical Table 3.1, as percentages of GDP. Estimate columns are omitted.
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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: percent of GDP. Share of GDP. 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: percent of GDP. Share of GDP. 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: percent of GDP. Share of GDP. 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: percent of GDP. Share of GDP. 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: percent of GDP. Share of GDP. 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
