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10-year baseline

CBO's current-law budget path: the benchmark Congress uses when scoring legislation. Toggle series to compare revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt. Amounts are billions of dollars.

12 projected years

Projected fiscal years

12 fiscal years · billions of dollars

Balance
Projected fiscal years
FFY 2025$5.2T$7.0T−$1.8T$30.2T
FFY 2026$5.6T$7.4T−$1.9T$32.1T
FFY 2027$5.9T$7.8T−$1.9T$34.0T
FFY 2028$6.1T$8.2T−$2.1T$36.1T
FFY 2029$6.3T$8.3T−$2.0T$38.1T
FFY 2030$6.6T$8.8T−$2.2T$40.3T
FFY 2031$6.9T$9.2T−$2.3T$42.5T
FFY 2032$7.1T$9.6T−$2.4T$44.9T
FFY 2033$7.4T$10.2T−$2.8T$47.6T
FFY 2034$7.7T$10.5T−$2.8T$50.4T
FFY 2035$8.0T$10.8T−$2.8T$53.1T
FFY 2036$8.3T$11.4T−$3.1T$56.2T

  1. FFY 2025

    Revenues
    $5.2T
    Outlays
    $7.0T
    Deficit
    −$1.8T
    Debt
    $30.2T

  2. FFY 2026

    Revenues
    $5.6T
    Outlays
    $7.4T
    Deficit
    −$1.9T
    Debt
    $32.1T

  3. FFY 2027

    Revenues
    $5.9T
    Outlays
    $7.8T
    Deficit
    −$1.9T
    Debt
    $34.0T

  4. FFY 2028

    Revenues
    $6.1T
    Outlays
    $8.2T
    Deficit
    −$2.1T
    Debt
    $36.1T

  5. FFY 2029

    Revenues
    $6.3T
    Outlays
    $8.3T
    Deficit
    −$2.0T
    Debt
    $38.1T

  6. FFY 2030

    Revenues
    $6.6T
    Outlays
    $8.8T
    Deficit
    −$2.2T
    Debt
    $40.3T

  7. FFY 2031

    Revenues
    $6.9T
    Outlays
    $9.2T
    Deficit
    −$2.3T
    Debt
    $42.5T

  8. FFY 2032

    Revenues
    $7.1T
    Outlays
    $9.6T
    Deficit
    −$2.4T
    Debt
    $44.9T

  9. FFY 2033

    Revenues
    $7.4T
    Outlays
    $10.2T
    Deficit
    −$2.8T
    Debt
    $47.6T

  10. FFY 2034

    Revenues
    $7.7T
    Outlays
    $10.5T
    Deficit
    −$2.8T
    Debt
    $50.4T

  11. FFY 2035

    Revenues
    $8.0T
    Outlays
    $10.8T
    Deficit
    −$2.8T
    Debt
    $53.1T

  12. FFY 2036

    Revenues
    $8.3T
    Outlays
    $11.4T
    Deficit
    −$3.1T
    Debt
    $56.2T
These are CBO current-law baseline projections in billions of dollars, not enacted appropriations. Source: Congressional Budget Office. Built 2026-09-13. How we read these tables: methodology.