We spent seven trillion dollars in 2025

If you earn $ a year, you paid about $12,323 in federal taxes, of which $2,779 went to Social Security

Spending by category

Category

Share of outlays

FY2025

Your share

Social Security

$1,581B

$2,779

Medicare

$997B

$1,753

Health (Medicaid & other)

$979B

$1,721

Net Interest on the Debt

$970B

$1,705

National Defense

$917B

$1,612

Income Security

$702B

$1,234

Veterans Benefits

$377B

$663

Everything Else

$227B

$399

Transportation

$146B

$257

Education & Training

$69B

$121

International Affairs

$45B

$79