October 2024 | Released November 14, 2024

Outlays

• In October 2024, total federal net outlays were $584.22 billion. Over the last 12 months, net outlays were $6.86 trillion.
• In FY2024, net outlays were $6.75 trillion. In FY2023, net outlays were $6.13 trillion.
• The chart below shows monthly net outlays over the past five years, as well as total net outlays for each fiscal year since 2016 (the first full fiscal year of data available). The light blue bar reflects the most recent fiscal year-to-date net outlays.

• Below is a table reflecting total outlays by category last month, the total over the last 12 months, as well as the last two prior fiscal years. The parenthetical represents the share of total net outlays the category represents in the given period.

• The charts below depict monthly net outlays by budget category (left) and respective totals over the last 12 months (right).

• The most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 10-year budget projection forecasts that total outlays will be $6.98 trillion in FY2025, $7.24 trillion in FY2026, and $7.51 trillion in FY2027.

Receipts

• In October 2024, total federal net receipts were $326.77 billion. Over the last 12 months, net receipts were $4.84 trillion.
• In FY2024, net receipts were $4.92 trillion. In FY2023, net receipts were $4.44 trillion.
• The chart below shows monthly net receipts over the past five years by type, as well as total net receipts for each fiscal year since 2016 (the first full fiscal year of data available). The light blue bar reflects the most recent fiscal year-to-date net receipts.

• Below is a table reflecting total receipts by type last month, the total over the last 12 months, as well as the last two prior fiscal years. The parenthetical represents the share of total net outlays the category represents in the given period.

• The charts below depict monthly net receipts by budget category (left) and respective totals over the last 12 months (right).

• The most recent CBO 10-year budget projection forecasts that total receipts will be $5.04 trillion in FY2025, $5.39 trillion in FY2026, and $5.76 trillion in FY2027.

Deficits

• In October 2024, the federal government ran a deficit of $257.45 billion. Over the last 12 months, deficits were $2.02 trillion.
• In FY2024, the deficit was $1.83 trillion. In FY2023, the deficit was $1.7 trillion.
• The chart below shows monthly deficits over the past five years, as well as the total deficit for each fiscal year since 2016 (the first full fiscal year of data available). The light blue bar reflects the most recent fiscal year-to-date deficit.

• The most recent CBO 10-year budget projection forecasts that total deficits will be $1.94 trillion in FY2025, $1.85 trillion in FY2026, and $1.76 trillion in FY2027.
• This means that the gross national debt is projected to be $37.17 trillion in FY2025, $39.2 trillion in FY2026, and $40.95 trillion in FY2027.