Federal receipts, outlays and the deficit
Through August of fiscal year 2026, the federal government paid out $6.8 trillion and took in $4.8 trillion.
August, the latest month published
- $526.8 billion
- Outlays
- $526,829,688,119
- Money paid out.
- $360.0 billion
- Receipts
- $360,032,735,841
- Money taken in, mostly taxes.
- $166.8 billion
- Deficit or surplus
- $166,796,952,277
- Treasury’s own figure, not receipts minus outlays computed here.
- 11
- Months published
- Of fiscal year 2026.
Month by month
Outlays have exceeded receipts in 112 of the 138 months published
Each point is the month that month’s statement was for. The Monthly Treasury Statement restates every earlier month of the fiscal year each time it is published, and carries the prior fiscal year beside the current one, so a naive reading of it counts most months many times over.
Source: The Treasury
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The figures
| Month | Outlays | Receipts |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03 | $287,097,397,834 | $234,187,337,904 |
| 2015-04 | $315,087,162,351 | $471,801,240,791 |
| 2015-05 | $294,771,105,837 | $212,385,827,418 |
| 2015-06 | $291,157,289,359 | $342,933,053,361 |
| 2015-07 | $374,680,133,581 | $225,493,367,468 |
| 2015-08 | $275,257,357,118 | $210,836,837,206 |
| 2015-09 | $274,412,308,652 | $365,472,839,746 |
| 2015-10 | $347,578,330,204 | $211,046,245,389 |
| 2015-11 | $269,520,719,514 | $204,967,799,935 |
| 2015-12 | $364,074,656,650 | $349,630,712,796 |
| 2016-01 | $258,415,692,566 | $313,578,981,081 |
| 2016-02 | $361,760,857,222 | $169,146,855,515 |
| 2016-03 | $335,890,557,700 | $227,847,826,961 |
| 2016-04 | $331,980,472,598 | $438,432,344,435 |
| 2016-05 | $277,110,844,241 | $224,603,431,396 |
| 2016-06 | $323,320,235,304 | $329,572,222,744 |
| 2016-07 | $322,812,902,740 | $209,997,664,236 |
| 2016-08 | $338,438,387,774 | $231,326,812,094 |
| 2016-09 | $323,177,871,149 | $356,537,365,204 |
| 2016-10 | $265,884,269,148 | $221,692,068,171 |
| 2016-11 | $336,525,529,104 | $199,874,954,200 |
| 2016-12 | $346,719,932,708 | $319,204,134,149 |
| 2017-01 | $292,812,107,485 | $344,069,285,128 |
| 2017-02 | $363,757,117,828 | $171,712,652,493 |
| 2017-03 | $392,815,879,736 | $216,583,554,428 |
| 2017-04 | $273,177,319,153 | $455,605,376,802 |
| 2017-05 | $328,843,969,299 | $240,417,974,933 |
| 2017-06 | $428,893,678,784 | $338,660,487,713 |
| 2017-07 | $274,979,526,055 | $232,040,148,454 |
| 2017-08 | $333,999,746,072 | $226,310,969,293 |
| 2017-09 | $340,722,215,825 | $348,722,298,761 |
| 2017-10 | $298,554,668,743 | $235,340,650,776 |
| 2017-11 | $346,921,699,992 | $208,374,262,174 |
| 2017-12 | $348,990,449,739 | $325,796,890,250 |
| 2018-01 | $311,801,870,079 | $361,037,590,787 |
| 2018-02 | $370,870,889,472 | $155,622,717,050 |
| 2018-03 | $419,575,619,324 | $210,832,369,514 |
| 2018-04 | $296,191,554,604 | $510,446,668,271 |
| 2018-05 | $363,871,381,260 | $217,074,937,894 |
| 2018-06 | $391,136,184,565 | $316,278,194,102 |
| 2018-07 | $302,131,452,483 | $225,266,222,812 |
| 2018-08 | $433,262,791,608 | $219,115,266,128 |
| 2018-09 | $224,443,335,337 | $343,559,344,217 |
| 2018-10 | $353,182,669,424 | $252,691,526,879 |
| 2018-11 | $410,863,685,973 | $205,961,128,574 |
| 2018-12 | $326,123,396,887 | $312,584,038,258 |
| 2019-01 | $331,297,182,031 | $339,980,048,642 |
| 2019-02 | $401,242,717,006 | $167,265,468,179 |
| 2019-03 | $375,755,996,143 | $228,811,230,489 |
| 2019-04 | $375,240,021,466 | $535,544,530,376 |
| 2019-05 | $439,832,889,370 | $232,064,498,024 |
| 2019-06 | $342,428,650,968 | $333,952,332,514 |
| 2019-07 | $371,043,593,325 | $251,347,787,132 |
| 2019-08 | $428,309,326,514 | $227,964,977,585 |
| 2019-09 | $291,260,498,898 | $374,028,157,362 |
| 2019-10 | $379,987,722,773 | $245,520,157,839 |
| 2019-11 | $434,023,709,954 | $225,185,415,497 |
| 2019-12 | $349,077,958,801 | $335,805,401,485 |
| 2020-01 | $404,881,193,776 | $372,287,913,769 |
| 2020-02 | $423,285,753,525 | $187,950,539,650 |
| 2020-03 | $355,891,396,250 | $236,766,231,532 |
| 2020-04 | $979,713,629,396 | $241,863,008,316 |
| 2020-05 | $572,681,970,598 | $173,860,556,939 |
| 2020-06 | $1,104,902,736,844 | $240,828,668,353 |
| 2020-07 | $626,487,389,535 | $563,495,663,141 |
| 2020-08 | $423,316,292,118 | $223,221,277,010 |
| 2020-09 | $497,779,905,231 | $373,169,346,812 |
| 2020-10 | $521,768,503,580 | $237,697,966,407 |
| 2020-11 | $364,818,859,118 | $219,552,595,588 |
| 2020-12 | $489,681,555,836 | $346,119,228,397 |
| 2021-01 | $547,483,268,426 | $384,650,778,958 |
| 2021-02 | $559,235,999,281 | $248,314,056,776 |
| 2021-03 | $927,205,937,524 | $267,614,319,083 |
| 2021-04 | $664,765,655,638 | $439,186,195,312 |
| 2021-05 | $595,697,951,522 | $463,744,888,354 |
| 2021-06 | $623,359,216,747 | $449,198,666,485 |
| 2021-07 | $564,050,187,963 | $261,999,699,620 |
| 2021-08 | $439,012,736,560 | $268,378,082,898 |
| 2021-09 | $521,067,341,163 | $459,523,089,950 |
| 2021-10 | $448,982,728,156 | $283,927,361,223 |
| 2021-11 | $472,543,072,352 | $281,208,031,830 |
| 2021-12 | $508,041,030,983 | $486,737,901,558 |
| 2022-01 | $346,379,914,006 | $465,078,772,247 |
| 2022-02 | $506,475,495,505 | $289,885,743,449 |
| 2022-03 | $507,854,542,822 | $315,172,156,165 |
| 2022-04 | $555,433,548,036 | $863,648,608,563 |
| 2022-05 | $455,215,709,003 | $388,993,147,793 |
| 2022-06 | $549,602,924,794 | $460,761,411,867 |
| 2022-07 | $480,386,813,942 | $269,335,053,892 |
| 2022-08 | $523,322,641,544 | $303,726,400,595 |
| 2022-09 | $917,396,367,194 | $487,722,888,232 |
| 2022-10 | $406,374,243,972 | $318,576,407,661 |
| 2022-11 | $500,645,689,635 | $252,110,808,982 |
| 2022-12 | $539,943,108,237 | $454,942,371,660 |
| 2023-01 | $486,072,089,802 | $447,288,317,962 |
| 2023-02 | $524,547,752,690 | $262,113,909,496 |
| 2023-03 | $691,316,680,884 | $313,240,364,412 |
| 2023-04 | $462,339,570,809 | $638,520,361,159 |
| 2023-05 | $547,835,120,009 | $307,486,880,350 |
| 2023-06 | $646,085,314,907 | $418,316,902,369 |
| 2023-07 | $496,942,951,497 | $276,160,854,144 |
| 2023-08 | $193,874,633,464 | $283,130,206,157 |
| 2023-09 | $638,454,884,245 | $467,472,683,370 |
| 2023-10 | $469,997,092,050 | $403,433,540,920 |
| 2023-11 | $588,842,038,068 | $274,830,035,781 |
| 2023-12 | $558,676,069,486 | $429,310,654,566 |
| 2024-01 | $499,250,011,788 | $477,319,655,457 |
| 2024-02 | $567,400,716,839 | $271,126,068,759 |
| 2024-03 | $568,547,833,098 | $332,091,009,148 |
| 2024-04 | $566,668,786,552 | $776,198,093,177 |
| 2024-05 | $670,777,880,670 | $323,646,986,978 |
| 2024-06 | $532,220,210,884 | $466,254,918,407 |
| 2024-07 | $574,118,515,598 | $330,377,428,300 |
| 2024-08 | $686,620,142,454 | $306,539,737,019 |
| 2024-09 | $463,356,702,109 | $527,619,710,977 |
| 2024-10 | $584,220,579,250 | $326,770,236,058 |
| 2024-11 | $668,517,364,181 | $301,754,299,813 |
| 2024-12 | $541,146,327,505 | $454,414,708,491 |
| 2025-01 | $641,934,549,325 | $513,294,342,652 |
| 2025-02 | $603,440,878,522 | $296,423,683,823 |
| 2025-03 | $528,165,492,490 | $367,635,170,990 |
| 2025-04 | $591,769,368,658 | $850,169,317,773 |
| 2025-05 | $687,232,618,300 | $371,228,857,111 |
| 2025-06 | $499,435,329,679 | $526,445,351,757 |
| 2025-07 | $629,634,508,711 | $338,491,848,423 |
| 2025-08 | $689,107,213,868 | $344,315,322,010 |
| 2025-09 | $345,713,357,099 | $543,662,987,461 |
| 2025-10 | $688,721,399,757 | $404,371,348,974 |
| 2025-11 | $509,278,370,787 | $336,001,195,710 |
| 2025-12 | $629,133,251,149 | $484,384,015,539 |
| 2026-01 | $654,550,608,300 | $559,935,445,931 |
| 2026-02 | $620,623,118,673 | $313,121,685,247 |
| 2026-03 | $548,962,915,854 | $384,862,577,036 |
| 2026-04 | $622,315,984,051 | $837,340,124,249 |
| 2026-05 | $628,160,645,311 | $335,512,183,227 |
| 2026-06 | $616,066,757,155 | $495,761,481,569 |
| 2026-07 | $766,317,750,177 | $334,009,875,556 |
| 2026-08 | $526,829,688,119 | $360,032,735,841 |
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Which departments paid it out
| Rank | Department | Outlays, year to date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $1.8 trillion$1,822,378,202,029 |
| 2 | Social Security Administration | $1.6 trillion$1,586,725,434,764 |
| 3 | Department of the Treasury | $1.5 trillion$1,520,317,300,730 |
| 4 | Department of Defense--Military Programs | $832.6 billion$832,633,471,248 |
| 5 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $395.1 billion$395,059,405,295 |
| 6 | Department of Agriculture | $202.3 billion$202,292,623,414 |
| 7 | Office of Personnel Management | $124.3 billion$124,287,409,221 |
| 8 | Department of Transportation | $109.6 billion$109,594,889,432 |
| 9 | Department of Homeland Security | $98.2 billion$98,222,170,059 |
| 10 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | $61.7 billion$61,686,962,442 |
| 11 | Department of Education | $61.3 billion$61,327,395,380 |
| 12 | Other Defense Civil Programs | $57.5 billion$57,457,836,827 |
| 13 | Department of Labor | $51.4 billion$51,358,064,489 |
| 14 | Department of Energy | $47.5 billion$47,466,853,461 |
| 15 | Department of Justice | $41.3 billion$41,306,694,995 |
| 16 | Department of State | $24.9 billion$24,891,927,642 |
| 17 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $21.2 billion$21,216,279,163 |
| 18 | International Assistance Programs | $21.2 billion$21,194,571,768 |
| 19 | Environmental Protection Agency | $16.0 billion$15,983,392,461 |
| 20 | Department of Commerce | $13.0 billion$13,000,128,044 |
| 21 | Department of the Interior | $12.8 billion$12,832,178,269 |
| 22 | Small Business Administration | $11.7 billion$11,679,892,638 |
| 23 | Corps of Engineers | $10.9 billion$10,899,676,389 |
| 24 | Judicial Branch | $9.1 billion$9,140,133,868 |
| 25 | National Science Foundation | $8.0 billion$7,951,593,352 |
| 26 | Independent Agencies | $7.6 billion$7,562,753,098 |
| 27 | Legislative Branch | $6.5 billion$6,471,395,640 |
| 28 | General Services Administration | -$1.1 billion-$1,064,048,019 |
| 29 | Executive Office of the President | -$1.2 billion-$1,166,326,771 |
| 30 | Undistributed Offsetting Receipts | -$361.7 billion-$361,665,004,131 |
These 30 departments sum to $6,811,043,257,196, and Treasury’s own year-to-date total for the same statement is $6,811,043,257,196 — a difference of $0. The check is on the page because the same table also carries a total for bureaus inside a department, and adding those would count parts of the government twice.
What this data cannot show
- These are Treasury’s outlays. The obligations reported to USAspending, which the rest of this hub is built on, are a different measure collected under different rules. They do not reconcile to each other, and neither is wrong.
- A department’s bureaus do not sum to the department. The department figure is net of offsetting receipts, and a bureau can report more than the department it sits in.
- Monthly figures are revised. The fiscal year to date changes as later statements restate earlier months.
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Sources
- Treasury Fiscal Data — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 21, 2026
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