Seeing the Budget

Working prototypes of the budget transparency tools we intend to build.

PROTOTYPE — We can actually start here and now.  These pages demonstrate the concept.  We will start drawing live data from government APIs in a few days, with automatic updates each month.

The National Budget

Illustrative data based on FY2025.  Sources: CBO, OMB, USASpending.gov, Bipartisan Policy Center

Total Spending
$6.75T
Total Revenue
$5.00T
Deficit
$1.75T

Where the Money Goes

22%14%13%13%9%18%
Social Security$1,461B
Medicare$912B
Interest on Debt$882B
National Defense$886B
Medicaid / CHIP$616B
Veterans Affairs$301B
Education$274B
Transportation$148B
Foreign Aid$72B
All Other$1,198B

Where the Money Comes From

49%33%8%6%
Individual Income Tax$2,432B
Payroll Taxes$1,650B
Corporate Income Tax$420B
Customs Duties$205B
Other Revenue$293B

A production version would allow drilling into any category for detailed sub-breakdowns, limited only by available data and personnel.  Constraints will always be explicitly stated.

Foreign Aid Spending — 1.0% of the National Budget

Illustrative data based on FY2024.  Sources: Pew Research, USASpending.gov, ForeignAssistance.gov

Total foreign aid: $71.9 billion — approximately 1.0% of total federal spending.

Aid by Recipient Country

21%5%60%
Ukraine$15.3B
Israel$3.3B
Ethiopia$1.8B
Jordan$1.7B
Afghanistan$1.6B
Egypt$1.5B
Somalia$1.3B
Kenya$1.2B
Nigeria$1.1B
All Others$42.4B

Aid by Category

39%26%22%9%
Economic Development$28.2B
Military & Security$18.5B
Humanitarian$15.8B
Health (Global)$6.4B
Other / Multilateral$3.0B
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