BUDGET

124 SUMMARY TABLES
Table S–6. Proposed Budget by Category as a Percent of GDP
(As a percent of GDP)
Averages
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
2017–
2021
2017–
2026
Outlays:
Appropriated (“discretionary”) programs:
Defense ....................................................................................... 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6
Non-defense ................................................................................ 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.8
Subtotal, appropriated programs .......................................... 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.9 5.4
Mandatory programs:
Social Security ............................................................................ 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.4
Medicare ..................................................................................... 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.3
Medicaid ..................................................................................... 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1
Other mandatory programs ....................................................... 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5
Allowance for immigration reform ............................................ ......... ......... * * 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Subtotal, mandatory programs ............................................. 12.9 13.5 13.5 13.6 14.0 14.2 14.4 14.8 14.8 14.7 15.0 15.3 13.9 14.4
Net interest .................................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.1 2.4
Adjustments for disaster costs 1 ..................................................... ......... * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Total outlays ............................................................................... 20.7 21.4 21.5 21.6 22.1 22.3 22.4 22.7 22.6 22.4 22.7 22.8 22.0 22.3
Receipts:
Individual income taxes ................................................................. 8.7 8.8 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.7
Corporation income taxes .............................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.3
Social insurance and retirement receipts:
Social Security payroll taxes .................................................... 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3
Medicare payroll taxes .............................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Unemployment insurance .......................................................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Other retirement ........................................................................ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Excise taxes .................................................................................... 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Estate and gift taxes ...................................................................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Customs duties ............................................................................... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Deposits of earnings, Federal Reserve System ............................. 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other miscellaneous receipts ........................................................ 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Allowance for immigration reform ................................................ ......... ......... * * 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2
Total receipts .............................................................................. 18.3 18.1 18.9 19.4 19.5 19.8 20.0 19.9 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.0 19.5 19.7
Deficit ................................................................................................ 2.5 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.6
Net interest .................................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.1 2.4
Primary deficit / surplus (–) ..................................................... 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 –0.1 0.2 * –0.2 –* * 0.4 0.2
On-budget deficit ............................................................................ 2.6 3.4 2.6 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.1
Off-budget deficit / surplus (–) ....................................................... –0.2 –* * 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.4