Charts and Graphs


Historical Data

  • Federal outlays in fiscal 2008
  • Federal revenues and borrowing in fiscal 2008
  • Federal government spending by function, 1962-2007

Outlook Under Current Trajectory

Program Data Under Current Trajectory

  • Social Security scheduled spending an tax revenues as a percentage of GDP
  • Cumulative Social Security revenue less spending under current-law tax rates and scheduled benefits
  • Defense and other domestic spending as a percentage of GDP, 1962-2008
  • Federal government revenues as a share of GDP
  • Tax revenues as a share of GDP

Outlook Under All Four Sustainable Options

  • Projected debt savings from stabilizing the debt-to-GDP ratio in 12 years
  • Projected federal spending under the committees four options
  • Projected federal debt under the committee’s four options
  • Projected federal deficits under the committee’s four options
  • Federal health spending under four sustainable budget trajectories and in the baseline
  • Defense and other domestic spending as a share of GDP in 2019 under four options
  • Current tax structure: top personal income tax rates for the committee’s four options

Social Security Benefits

  • Overview of four illustrative Social Security options
  • Monthly Social Security benefits for workers who retire at age 65 under current law and under option 1 (in 2009 dollars)
  • Monthly Social Security benefits for workers who retire at age 65 under current law and under option 2 (in 2009 dollars)
  • Monthly Social Security benefits for workers who retire at age 65 under current law and under option 3 (in 2009 dollars)

Option 1 (low)

  • Federal spending and revenues under the Committee’s option 1 (low)
  • Deviation from the study baseline for revenues and noninterest outlays under the committee’s option 1 (low)

Option 2 (intermediate-1)

  • Federal spending and revenues under the committee’s option 2 (intermediate-1)
  • Deviation from the study baseline for revenues and noninterest outlays under the committee’s option 2 (intermediate-1)

Option 3 (intermediate-2)

  • Federal spending and revenues under the committee’s option 3 (intermediate-2)
  • Deviation from the study baseline for revenues and noninterest outlays under the committee’s option 3 (intermediate-2)

Option 4 (high)

  • Federal spending and revenues under the committee’s option 4 (high)
  • Deviation from the study baseline for renues and noninterest outlays under the committee’s option 4 (high)