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# Major entitlements comprise **50% of outlays** for fiscal year 2023 

![2023 Data by Romina Boccia: Federal Budget Breakdown](https://infogram-thumbs-1024.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/89d2a3c3-c7c3-4d5b-a85a-f2b28b20b37e.jpg) 

May 15, 2024 

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Office of Management and Budget, [Historical Tables](https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/historical-tables/), “Table 3.1—Outlays by Superfunction and Function: 1940–2029,” April 26, 2024

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T: trillions

Further Reading 

Further Reading 

- Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett, [“Fast Facts about Mandatory Spending,”](https://www.cato.org/blog/fast-facts-about-mandatory-spending) Cato Institute, June 7, 2023
- Romina Boccia and Ivane Nachkebia, [“Fast Facts about Social Security,” ](https://www.cato.org/blog/fast-facts-about-social-security)Cato Institute, May 7, 2024
- Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett, [“CBO Warns of Fiscal Crisis in Long‐​Term Budget Outlook,”](https://www.cato.org/blog/cbo-warns-fiscal-crisis-long-term-budget-outlook) Cato Institute, March 21, 2024.

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