Presidential Spending: Expenditures by Year

SPENDING BY PRESIDENT $15,000 U.S. GDP vs US EXPENDITURES HIGHEST EXPENDITURE TO GDP RATIO 44.7% Fs12,000 LOWEST EXPENDITURE TO GDP RATIO 32.6% $9,000 GDP EXPENDITURES (IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS) 56,000 53,000 $1,000 REAGAN 1981-88 BUSH 1989-92 CLINTON 1993-00 BUSH 2001-08 OBAMA 2009-10 SPENDING BREAKDOWN 15.9% 15.0% 16.5% 16.3% 15.2% 9.9% 10.7% 14.1% 16.1% 16.5% 14.4% 14.4% 8.9% 10.6% 9.4% 9.0% 17.3% 15.5% 8.5% 16.5% 19.2% 16.7% 12,4% 12.6% 13.4% PENSIONS HEALTH CARE EDUCATION DEFENSE WELFARE OTHER SOURCE: BEA.GOV USGOVERNMENTSPENDING.COM