Explore every nook and cranny of President Obama's federal budget proposal.
All Spending
Types of Spending
Changes
Department Totals
How $3.7 Trillion Is Spent
Mr. Obama's budget proposal includes $3.7 trillion in spending in 2013, and forecasts a $901 billion deficit.
The proposal forecasts a $901 billion deficit.
Largest Increases
Largest Cuts
Circles are sized according to the proposed spending.
$100 billion
$10 billion
$1 billion
Color shows amount of cut or increase from 2012.
–25%
–5%
0
+5%
+25%
Mandatory
$2.5 trillion
About 70 percent of budgetary spending is controlled by existing laws, including entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Discretionary
$1.1 trillion
Only about 30 percent of the budget is controlled by the annual budget process. Last August, the White House and Congress agreed to a cap on this spending.
Changes to Discretionary Spending
Discretionary spending is controlled by the annual budget process. The White House and Congress agreed to a cap in spending in August, so proposed increases in categories like education and energy
require cuts in other areas.
Empty circles show income.
Comparison Overlay
Chart shows $3.7 trillion authorized to be spent in 2013. (Total spending is estimated to be $3.8 trillion, including funds authorized in other years). Negative budget authority, which results from fees or other
collections, is shown only on the department totals tab, but is included in other totals.
