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  5. ›FFY 1991

FFY 1991

CBO categories for this fiscal year: revenue sources, discretionary and mandatory outlays, and interest.

Billions of dollars

CBO historical categories for this fiscal year, in billions of dollars. This is the next layer under the annual totals, not program-by-program detail. All fiscal years · Compare with another year.

Revenues

$1.1T

Outlays

$1.3T

Deficit / surplus

−$269.2B

Debt held by the public

$2.7T

Revenue sources

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Revenue sources
Rank
1Individual income taxes$467.8B
2Payroll taxes$396.0B
3Corporate income taxes$98.1B
4Excise taxes$42.4B
5Miscellaneous receipts$23.6B
6Customs duties$15.9B
7Estate and gift taxes$11.1B

  1. #1

    Individual income taxes

    $467.8B

  2. #2

    Payroll taxes

    $396.0B

  3. #3

    Corporate income taxes

    $98.1B

  4. #4

    Excise taxes

    $42.4B

  5. #5

    Miscellaneous receipts

    $23.6B

  6. #6

    Customs duties

    $15.9B

  7. #7

    Estate and gift taxes

    $11.1B

Discretionary outlays

Showing 2 of 2

Discretionary outlays
Rank
1DefenseDiscretionary defense outlays$319.7B
2NondefenseDiscretionary nondefense outlays$213.6B

  1. #1

    Defense

    Discretionary defense outlays

    $319.7B

  2. #2

    Nondefense

    Discretionary nondefense outlays

    $213.6B

Mandatory outlays

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Mandatory outlays
Rank
1Social Security$266.8B
2Other major health care$154.6B
3Medicare$114.2B
4Other mandatory$103.3B
5Income security$86.9B
6Federal retirement$59.9B
7Medicaid$52.5B
8Veterans’ programs$18.3B
9Offsetting receiptsOften negative; reduces reported mandatory totals−$105.5B

  1. #1

    Social Security

    $266.8B

  2. #2

    Other major health care

    $154.6B

  3. #3

    Medicare

    $114.2B

  4. #4

    Other mandatory

    $103.3B

  5. #5

    Income security

    $86.9B

  6. #6

    Federal retirement

    $59.9B

  7. #7

    Medicaid

    $52.5B

  8. #8

    Veterans’ programs

    $18.3B

  9. #9

    Offsetting receipts

    Often negative; reduces reported mandatory totals

    −$105.5B

Interest and offsets

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Interest and offsets
Rank
1Net interest$194.4B
2Offsetting receipts (outlays)Budget accounting offsets in the outlay presentation−$105.5B

  1. #1

    Net interest

    $194.4B

  2. #2

    Offsetting receipts (outlays)

    Budget accounting offsets in the outlay presentation

    −$105.5B

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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.