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US Federal Budget & Government Spending

FY2025 gross outlays

Gross Outlays$9.8T
Impact Score
55/ 100
DATAUSAspending File B (GTAS), FRED

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Federal Gross Outlays by Function

Gross Outlays Ledger

FY2025 DATA

Gross Outlays / Actual Spending: Payments made by the federal government during the fiscal year, before subtracting offsetting receipts. The amounts are grouped by budget function. Each function has its own spending critique. Status reflects the specific linked finding; a program-level issue does not mean the entire function is lost or ineffective.

Medicare

#1 Spend
Health
Gross Outlays
$1.8T

Extra payments for health conditions without supporting medical records

Leak

Social Security

Entitlements
Gross Outlays
$1.7T

Review question: Are payment mistakes and slow claims being confused with the cost of benefits people are entitled to receive?

Outcome unverified

Net Interest

Debt
Gross Outlays
$1.3T

Past borrowing reduces future budget flexibility

Warning

National Defense

Top Risk
Defense
Gross Outlays
$1.3T

Contract bonuses did not deliver equipment ready for use

Critical

Health (Medicaid & Other)

Health
Gross Outlays
$1.1T

Missing paperwork makes payment checks unreliable

Warning

Income Security

Entitlements
Gross Outlays
$752.6B

Refundable-credit payment errors divert support

Leak

General Government

Admin
Gross Outlays
$511.6B

Review question: Are duplicate offices, empty buildings or expensive purchasing taking money away from public services?

Outcome unverified

Veterans Benefits and Services

Veterans
Gross Outlays
$405.8B

Referral handoffs delay access to purchased care

Warning

Education, Training, Employment & Social Services

Education
Gross Outlays
$230.0B

Loan-servicer accuracy checks were stopped

Warning

Transportation

Infrastructure
Gross Outlays
$170.5B

Review question: Are road projects getting more expensive because of delays, extra charges or repairs that fail?

Outcome unverified

Natural Resources and Environment

Environment
Gross Outlays
$130.5B

Review question: Are conservation projects lasting, or does the government keep paying to repeat failed work?

Outcome unverified

Administration of Justice

Justice
Gross Outlays
$108.2B

Review question: Are court delays making people wait while paperwork and legal costs keep growing?

Outcome unverified

Community and Regional Development

Housing
Gross Outlays
$100.8B

Review question: For homelessness services, are contracts paying for repeated shelter stays and referrals rather than lasting housing?

Outcome unverified

International Affairs

Foreign Policy
Gross Outlays
$72.9B

Review question: Is overseas aid reaching people, or being consumed by layers of contractors and unfinished projects?

Outcome unverified

Agriculture

Agriculture
Gross Outlays
$71.7B

Review question: Is farm support reaching the risks it is meant to cover, at a cost the public can see?

Outcome unverified

Commerce and Housing Credit

Commerce
Gross Outlays
$65.5B

Review question: Do government loans and guarantees hide losses or support costs behind repayments?

Outcome unverified

General Science, Space, and Technology

Science
Gross Outlays
$45.3B

Review question: Do research and space projects keep receiving money when repeated delays no longer justify the next stage?

Outcome unverified

Energy

Energy
Gross Outlays
$28.9B

Review question: Are energy and cleanup projects producing working results, or staying stalled while costs rise?

Outcome unverified

DATA INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Source
Spending figures are USAspending File B gross outlays. Receipts come from the Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement, and budgetary resources come from USAspending. These are separate series. Function rows show gross outlays, before offsetting receipts. The Treasury total is net of those receipts, so the two totals differ. Data retrieved July 2, 2026.
Scope
File B gross outlays are not Treasury MTS net cash outlays and should not be mixed with them. Open a budget function to see the full File B tree.

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Why FY2025 spending totals disagreeMethodology & sources

About the Federal Budget Data

FY2025 reported gross outlays: $9.8T from USAspending File B. Budgetary resources and Treasury receipts are separate series. Gross outlays are before offsets and are not Treasury net cash outlays. The listed functions are not a verified reconciliation to the headline total.

Amounts are supplied by public-data APIs. Impact scores, status ratings and AI commentary are analytical content, not official audit findings. The API does not establish a link from each funding source to each function or recipient. See the methodology and sources.

Federal Budget Questions

What does the FY2025 headline measure?

FY2025 reported gross outlays: $9.8T from USAspending File B. Budgetary resources and Treasury receipts are separate series.

How do budgetary resources, obligations and outlays differ?

Budgetary resources include new budget authority, balances carried forward and other resources. Obligations are commitments; outlays generally record payments. These series do not measure newly enacted appropriations or reconcile directly to one another.

Which functions have the largest reported outlays?

FY2025, USAspending File B; amounts are rounded as published by the API.

  • Medicare$1.8T
  • Social Security$1.7T
  • Net Interest$1.3T
  • National Defense$1.3T

How is the federal budget funded?

Treasury receipts and the budget deficit use net outlays as their denominator. These selected funding lines are not a reconciliation to File B gross outlays.

  • Individual Income Taxes$2.7T (37.9% of Treasury net outlays)
  • Borrowing / Budget Deficit$1.8T (25.3% of Treasury net outlays)
  • Payroll Taxes (FICA/SECA)$1.7T (24.2% of Treasury net outlays)
  • Corporation Income Taxes$452.1B (6.4% of Treasury net outlays)

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