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Long Term Outlook for Federal Budget issued in 2026
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| View: There are many ways to view the spending data. The default view is functional. There is a census view that conforms with the spending categories used by the US Census Bureau in its Statistical Abstract. There is a COFOG view that categorizes spending using the UN methodology. Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart. Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series. Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size. Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want. Or display a chart using Google API or chart.js API. US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal spending in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control. |
| Spending Deficit Publicly-held Debt |
Data Range Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want. End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want. |
Notes
The chart is based on data from the Congressional Budget Office 2026 Long-Term Budget Outlook, available here.
If you’d like to customize your chart you can use the table above to make your selections.
- Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
- Select chart type: You can control the chart type (i.e., stacked, color, size) with dropdown controls.
- Select report year: The Congressional Budget Office has compiled several long-term outlooks over the years, using roughly the same methodology. You can look at previous efforts and compare.
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| Year | Social Security Outlays | Health Care Outlays | Other Outlays | Interest | Deficit | Public Held Debt | ||||||
| 2026 | 5.2 | e | 5.9 | e | 8.9 | e | 3.3 | e | 5.8 | e | 100.6 | e |
| 2027 | 5.3 | e | 5.9 | e | 8.7 | e | 3.3 | e | 5.7 | e | 102.1 | e |
| 2028 | 5.4 | e | 6 | e | 8.2 | e | 3.5 | e | 5.6 | e | 104.1 | e |
| 2029 | 5.5 | e | 6 | e | 8.3 | e | 3.7 | e | 6 | e | 105.8 | e |
| 2030 | 5.6 | e | 6 | e | 8.1 | e | 3.8 | e | 5.9 | e | 107.7 | e |
| 2031 | 5.6 | e | 6.1 | e | 7.8 | e | 4 | e | 5.9 | e | 109.6 | e |
| 2032 | 5.7 | e | 6.2 | e | 7.7 | e | 4.1 | e | 6.1 | e | 111.5 | e |
| 2033 | 5.8 | e | 6.3 | e | 7.5 | e | 4.3 | e | 6.3 | e | 114 | e |
| 2034 | 5.8 | e | 6.4 | e | 7.4 | e | 4.4 | e | 6.5 | e | 116.2 | e |
| 2035 | 5.8 | e | 6.5 | e | 7.4 | e | 4.5 | e | 6.6 | e | 118 | e |
| 2036 | 5.9 | e | 6.7 | e | 7.3 | e | 4.6 | e | 6.7 | e | 120.2 | e |
| 2037 | 5.9 | e | 6.8 | e | 7.2 | e | 4.7 | e | 6.7 | e | 122.4 | e |
| 2038 | 5.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 7.2 | e | 4.8 | e | 6.8 | e | 124.7 | e |
| 2039 | 5.9 | e | 7 | e | 7.2 | e | 4.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 127.1 | e |
| 2040 | 5.8 | e | 7.1 | e | 7 | e | 5 | e | 6.9 | e | 129.4 | e |
| 2041 | 5.8 | e | 7.2 | e | 7 | e | 5.1 | e | 7 | e | 131.7 | e |
| 2042 | 5.8 | e | 7.2 | e | 7 | e | 5.2 | e | 7.2 | e | 134.2 | e |
| 2043 | 5.8 | e | 7.3 | e | 7 | e | 5.3 | e | 7.3 | e | 136.6 | e |
| 2044 | 5.8 | e | 7.4 | e | 7 | e | 5.4 | e | 7.5 | e | 139.2 | e |
| 2045 | 5.8 | e | 7.5 | e | 7 | e | 5.6 | e | 7.6 | e | 141.8 | e |
| 2046 | 5.8 | e | 7.6 | e | 7 | e | 5.7 | e | 7.7 | e | 144.5 | e |
| 2047 | 5.8 | e | 7.7 | e | 7 | e | 5.8 | e | 7.8 | e | 147.3 | e |
| 2048 | 5.8 | e | 7.7 | e | 7 | e | 5.9 | e | 8 | e | 150.1 | e |
| 2049 | 5.8 | e | 7.8 | e | 6.9 | e | 6 | e | 8.1 | e | 153 | e |
| 2050 | 5.8 | e | 7.8 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.1 | e | 8.2 | e | 156 | e |
| 2051 | 5.8 | e | 7.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.3 | e | 8.4 | e | 159 | e |
| 2052 | 5.9 | e | 7.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.4 | e | 8.6 | e | 162.2 | e |
| 2053 | 5.9 | e | 7.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.5 | e | 8.7 | e | 165.3 | e |
| 2054 | 5.9 | e | 8 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.7 | e | 8.8 | e | 168.5 | e |
| 2055 | 6 | e | 8 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.8 | e | 9 | e | 171.8 | e |
| 2056 | 6 | e | 8.1 | e | 6.9 | e | 6.9 | e | 9.1 | e | 175.1 | e |
Legend: Source: CBO Long-Term Budget Outlook 2026. | ||||||||||||
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