How much did the U.S. federal government spend in a year?
Money hard Data from 2024
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The answer
$6,750,000,000,000
Roughly $6.8T.
Federal outlays were roughly $6.75 trillion in fiscal 2024, against about $4.9 trillion in revenue. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, defence and interest on the debt together account for most of it — interest alone now costs more than the entire defence budget did a decade ago.
Where this number comes from
| Source | U.S. Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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