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Where the budget sits

Outlay categories and revenue sources from the latest CBO historical year. Revenue lines link to plain-language definitions.

Outlays FFY 2025 · revenue detail FFY 2025

Discretionary

$1.9T

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Mandatory

$4.2T

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Net interest

$969.9B

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Revenue sources · FFY 2025

Showing 10 of 16

Revenue sources · FFY 2025
Rank
1On-budget revenuesRevenues counted in the regular (on-budget) totals.$4.0T
2Individual income taxesPersonal income tax withheld and paid with returns.$2.7T
3Payroll taxesSocial Security, Medicare, and related employment taxes.$1.7T
4Off-budget revenuesMostly Social Security payroll taxes credited off-budget.$1.3T
5Social Security payroll taxesOASDI taxes that fund retirement, survivors, and disability benefits.$1.3T
6Corporate income taxesTaxes on corporate taxable profits.$452.1B
7Medicare payroll taxesHospital Insurance (HI) payroll tax for Medicare Part A.$395.4B
8Customs dutiesTariffs and duties on imported goods.$194.9B
9Other revenues (subtotal)CBO subtotal for receipts outside the largest tax categories.$183.3B
10Excise taxesTaxes on specific goods or activities (fuel, alcohol, tobacco, aviation, and more).$105.9B
  1. #1

    On-budget revenues

    Revenues counted in the regular (on-budget) totals.

    $4.0T

  2. #2

    Individual income taxes

    Personal income tax withheld and paid with returns.

    $2.7T

  3. #3

    Payroll taxes

    Social Security, Medicare, and related employment taxes.

    $1.7T

  4. #4

    Off-budget revenues

    Mostly Social Security payroll taxes credited off-budget.

    $1.3T

  5. #5

    Social Security payroll taxes

    OASDI taxes that fund retirement, survivors, and disability benefits.

    $1.3T

  6. #6

    Corporate income taxes

    Taxes on corporate taxable profits.

    $452.1B

  7. #7

    Medicare payroll taxes

    Hospital Insurance (HI) payroll tax for Medicare Part A.

    $395.4B

  8. #8

    Customs duties

    Tariffs and duties on imported goods.

    $194.9B

  9. #9

    Other revenues (subtotal)

    CBO subtotal for receipts outside the largest tax categories.

    $183.3B

  10. #10

    Excise taxes

    Taxes on specific goods or activities (fuel, alcohol, tobacco, aviation, and more).

    $105.9B

Categories follow CBO historical publications for a single federal fiscal year; do not blend FFYs. Source: Congressional Budget Office. Built 2026-09-13. How we read these tables: methodology.