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United States · FY2025 · USD
Total federal spending
+$275.8Bcompared with 2024
Offsets that reduce spending−$178.4B
These amounts are part of the total but cannot be drawn as positive boxes.
Positive categories $7.19T + offsets −$178.4B = net spending $7.01T. Small differences can result from source rounding.
Categories without positive spending1
About these numbers
FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Amounts are nominal US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Federal spending is funded by taxes, other receipts, and borrowing.
For this year: receipts $5.24T, spending $7.01T, budget deficit $1.77T.
All federal spending: $7,011,105 million. OMB Table 3.2, row 140. Checked 2026-10-07.
US federal spending in FY2025
In fiscal year 2025, the federal government reported $7.01T in net outlays and $5.24T in receipts, leaving a $1.77T budget deficit. Social Security was the largest spending category at $1.58T. These are actual figures from the OMB FY2027 Historical Tables, not a proposed budget.
Use the treemap to compare categories and open their subcategories, or read the guide to understanding the federal spending breakdown.
About the data and sourcesOMB FY2027 Historical Tables
FY2025 federal spending by category
This reference table always shows FY2025. The explorer above updates to your selected year.
| Spending category | Share of net total | Net outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security | 22.5% | $1.58T |
| Medicare | 14.2% | $996.7B |
| Health | 14.0% | $978.5B |
| Net interest | 13.8% | $970.1B |
| National defense | 13.1% | $916.1B |
| Income security | 10.0% | $701.6B |
| Veterans’ benefits | 5.4% | $377.2B |
| Transportation | 2.1% | $145.3B |
| Environment & resources | 1.3% | $89.8B |
| Justice & law enforcement | 1.2% | $83.1B |
| Communities & disaster relief | 1.2% | $82.4B |
| Education & social services | 1.0% | $72.0B |
| Agriculture | 0.7% | $47.4B |
| International affairs | 0.6% | $45.2B |
| Science & space | 0.6% | $42.0B |
| Running government | 0.6% | $40.5B |
| Energy | 0.3% | $20.8B |
| Commerce & housing credit | -0.4% | −$28.1B |
| Offsetting receipts | -2.1% | −$150.3B |
| Allowances | Not available | Not reported |
| Reported total | 100% | $7.01T |
How to read this explorer
Federal spending, grouped by purpose
The categories follow OMB’s official function and subfunction hierarchy. They include both on-budget and off-budget federal spending. Federal grants to states are included, but state and local governments’ own spending is outside this page’s scope. Health, Medicare, and veterans’ health care remain in their separate official categories.
Why some amounts are negative
These are net outlays: some receipts, recoveries, and accounting adjustments reduce spending. Positive amounts become rectangles. Offsets are shown beneath the chart and can be opened to inspect their breakdown. Each level compares positive amounts within its own parent box. Inner boxes preview subcategories and can be opened directly. Smaller categories are grouped for readability; opening that group expands its members without changing their amounts.
Percentages use all federal net outlays as their denominator. Positive shares can add to more than 100% because negative amounts reduce the total. OMB publishes these tables in millions of dollars, so small rounding differences are retained. An unreported source value is shown as “Not reported,” never changed to zero.
What the year means
The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30. FY2025 covers October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. This explorer includes FY2015 through FY2025, which the source labels as actual. Later estimated years are excluded. Trends use nominal dollars and are not adjusted for inflation.
Sources and revisions
Spending comes from OMB Historical Table 3.2, checked against Table 3.1. Receipts, outlays, and the deficit come from Table 1.1 of the same edition. Last checked: 2026-10-07.
The OMB source notes explain revisions to historical outlays, including corrections to agency reporting. The Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement is an independent comparison, not a replacement for this edition. Figures from different releases can differ.
Amounts shown here describe spending financed by receipts and borrowing. They do not trace your personal tax payment or assess the effectiveness of a program.