Compare fiscal years

Two federal fiscal years of the CBO budget history, side by side, with the change and percent change on every line.

64 fiscal years

Two federal fiscal years, side by side. Change is FFY 2013 minus FFY 2020 in nominal billions of dollars (not inflation-adjusted); percent change divides that by the FFY 2020 value. The URL carries the selection, for example /congress/compare?a=2020&b=2013.

From (FFY A)To (FFY B)

FFY 2020 detail →FFY 2013 detail →

Revenues

−$646.1B

−18.9% · FFY 2020 $3.4T → FFY 2013 $2.8T

Outlays

−$3.1T

−47.3% · FFY 2020 $6.6T → FFY 2013 $3.5T

Deficit / surplus

+$2.5T

+78.3% · FFY 2020 −$3.1T → FFY 2013 −$679.8B

Debt held by the public

−$9.0T

−43.0% · FFY 2020 $21.0T → FFY 2013 $12.0T

Discretionary

−$425.5B

−26.1% · FFY 2020 $1.6T → FFY 2013 $1.2T

Mandatory

−$2.5T

−55.6% · FFY 2020 $4.6T → FFY 2013 $2.0T

Net interest

−$124.6B

−36.1% · FFY 2020 $345.5B → FFY 2013 $220.9B

Headline metrics: FFY 2020 vs FFY 2013

Revenue sources

Revenue sources: FFY 2020 compared with FFY 2013, with each line's share of the section total
Category	FFY 2020	FFY 2013	Change	%	Share of section
Individual income taxes	$1.6T	$1.3T	−$292.3B	−18.2%	47.0% → 47.4%+0.4 p.p.
Payroll taxes	$1.3T	$947.8B	−$362.1B	−27.6%	38.3% → 34.2%−4.1 p.p.
Corporate income taxes	$211.8B	$273.5B	+$61.7B	+29.1%	6.2% → 9.9%+3.7 p.p.
Miscellaneous receipts	$117.7B	$102.6B	−$15.1B	−12.8%	3.4% → 3.7%+0.3 p.p.
Excise taxes	$86.8B	$84.0B	−$2.8B	−3.2%	2.5% → 3.0%+0.5 p.p.
Customs duties	$68.6B	$31.8B	−$36.7B	−53.6%	2.0% → 1.1%−0.9 p.p.
Estate and gift taxes	$17.6B	$18.9B	+$1.3B	+7.3%	0.5% → 0.7%+0.2 p.p.

Discretionary outlays

Discretionary outlays: FFY 2020 compared with FFY 2013, with each line's share of the section total
Category	FFY 2020	FFY 2013	Change	%	Share of section
NondefenseDiscretionary nondefense outlays	$914.1B	$576.6B	−$337.5B	−36.9%	56.2% → 48.0%−8.2 p.p.
DefenseDiscretionary defense outlays	$713.8B	$625.8B	−$88.1B	−12.3%	43.8% → 52.0%+8.2 p.p.

Mandatory outlays

Mandatory outlays: FFY 2020 compared with FFY 2013, with each line's share of the section total
Category	FFY 2020	FFY 2013	Change	%	Share of section
Other major health care	$1.3T	$767.6B	−$534.0B	−41.0%	22.1% → 27.4%+5.3 p.p.
Social Security	$1.1T	$807.8B	−$282.0B	−25.9%	18.5% → 28.9%+10.3 p.p.
Other mandatory	$1.1T	$112.1B	−$941.7B	−89.4%	17.9% → 4.0%−13.9 p.p.
Income security	$1.1T	$339.5B	−$711.4B	−67.7%	17.9% → 12.1%−5.7 p.p.
Medicare	$912.1B	$585.2B	−$326.9B	−35.8%	15.5% → 20.9%+5.4 p.p.
Medicaid	$458.5B	$265.4B	−$193.1B	−42.1%	7.8% → 9.5%+1.7 p.p.
Offsetting receiptsOften negative; reduces reported mandatory totals	−$277.8B	−$304.7B	−$26.9B	−9.7%	-4.7% → -10.9%−6.2 p.p.
Federal retirement	$171.1B	$145.9B	−$25.2B	−14.7%	2.9% → 5.2%+2.3 p.p.
Veterans’ programs	$121.8B	$80.4B	−$41.4B	−34.0%	2.1% → 2.9%+0.8 p.p.

Interest and offsets

Interest and offsets: FFY 2020 compared with FFY 2013
Category	FFY 2020	FFY 2013	Change	%
Net interest	$345.5B	$220.9B	−$124.6B	−36.1%
Offsetting receipts (outlays)Budget accounting offsets in the outlay presentation	−$277.8B	−$304.7B	−$26.9B	−9.7%