U.S. Department of the Navy outlays 1953-Present
I am analyzing U.S. Department of the Navy (DoN) outlays as a percentage of all federal outlays across the history of the United States. I have data on total US federal outlays and total DoN outlays 1789-1953 based on the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census (1975). Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial times to 1970, Part 2, Chapter Y, Series Y 457-465, 1114-1115. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. I am looking for a data set from 1953 forward that includes total federal outlays and DoN outlays by year. Thank you.
Answer
Thank you for your question.
For the federal outlays, you can find a "Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits: 1789–2029" in Table 1.1 of the Historical Tables volume of the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2025, published by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and available on the GovInfo.gov website at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BUDGET-2025-TAB/context
The table is formatted as a downloadable Excel file; the direct link is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2025-TAB/xls/BUDGET-2025-TAB-2-1.xlsx
For the Department of the Navy outlays, see "Table 6-23: Navy Outlays by Public Law Title: FY 1948–FY 2029" on page 246 of the National Defense Budget Estimates for FY 2025, published by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and known popularly as the "Green Book." The Green Book for 2025 is available online at https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2025/fy25_Green_Book.pdf
A direct link to Table 6-23 is https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2025/fy25_Green_Book.pdf#page=253
I hope this information is helpful. If this is not what you need, or if there is any other assistance we can provide, please let us know. I apologize for the delay in responding. For some reason, this request ended up in our spam folder—I don't know why.
Bobby Griffith
Lead Government Information Reference Associate
Sycamore Library
University of North Texas Libraries