State — FY2017 spending
In fiscal year 2017, State paid out $27B — 0.7% of the federal government’s $3.98T in total outlays — and obligated $44B.
That is $82/person and 0.14% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under State in FY2017. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomatic and Consular Programs | $13B | $14B | 50.4% |
| Global Health Programs | $7.8B | $7.4B | 29.2% |
| Working Capital Fund | $4.7B | $5.0B | 17.7% |
| Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance | $3.4B | $5.3B | 12.5% |
| Migration and Refugee Assistance | $3.3B | $3.4B | 12.2% |
| Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities | $1.4B | $1.4B | 5.3% |
| International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, International Security Assistance | $1.4B | $1.3B | 5.1% |
| Contributions to International Organizations | $1.2B | $1.4B | 4.6% |
| Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $0.9B | $0.9B | 3.5% |
| Non-Proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, International Security Assistance | $0.7B | $1.0B | 2.8% |
| Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs | $0.7B | $0.7B | 2.4% |
| Peacekeeping Operations, Funds Appropriated to the President | $0.5B | $0.5B | 1.9% |
| Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $0.4B | $0.3B | 1.6% |
| International Organizations and Programs | $0.3B | $0.3B | 1.2% |
| Office of the Inspector General | $0.2B | $0.1B | 0.6% |
| National Endowment for Democracy | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.6% |
| Democracy Fund | $0.1B | $0.2B | 0.4% |
| Salaries and Expenses, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.2% |
| Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials | $0.1B | $0.0B | 0.2% |
| Capital Investment Fund | $0.0B | $0.0B | 0.2% |
| International Fisheries Commissions | $0.0B | $0.0B | 0.1% |
| H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account | $0.0B | $0.0B | 0.1% |
| Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service | $0.0B | $0.0B | 0.1% |
| Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund | $0.0B | $0.0B | 0.1% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.