Federal Government Spending
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FY 2018-19 Revenue and Spending
Headline totals are on a Volume I consolidated (accrual) basis. Explore revenue and spending categories below.
Total spending in FY 2018-19
$337.82B
consolidated federal spending (Vol I)
Total revenue in FY 2018-19
$332.22B
consolidated federal revenue (Vol I)
Deficit in FY 2018-19
-$5.6B
revenue minus spending (Vol I)
Spending by ministry, FY 2018-19
Ministry totals are on a Volume II appropriations basis. Select a ministry for its programs, entities, and line items.
$94.43B
$65.2B
$22.7B
$16.11B
$11.61B
$7.76B
$7.26B
$6.92B
$6.7B
$6.15B
$5.48B
$5.14B
$4.7B
$3.67B
$3.32B
$2.98B
$2.78B
$2.57B
$2.51B
$2.21B
$2.21B
$1.17B
$765.7M
$375.5M
$183.9M
$72.1M
$23.2M
Headline totals use the Volume I consolidated basis; ministry and department figures use the Volume II appropriations basis. These bases differ; see the methodology for the reconciliation and known differences.
