Veterans Affairs — FY2017 spending
In fiscal year 2017, Veterans Affairs paid out $174B — 4.4% of the federal government’s $3.98T in total outlays — and obligated $192B.
That is $536/person and 0.90% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Veterans Affairs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation and Pensions | $86B | $86B | 49.1% |
| Medical Services | $48B | $48B | 27.8% |
| Readjustment Benefits | $14B | $14B | 7.9% |
| Medical Community Care | $6.3B | $8.1B | 3.6% |
| Medical Support and Compliance | $6.2B | $6.5B | 3.6% |
| Expenses, Medical Facilities | $5.5B | $5.7B | 3.1% |
| Veterans Choice Fund | $4.8B | $5.6B | 2.8% |
| Information Technology Systems | $4.4B | $4.6B | 2.5% |
| General Operating Expenses | $3.6B | $4.0B | 2.1% |
| Supply Fund | $1.4B | $1.2B | 0.8% |
| Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund | $1.2B | $1.2B | 0.7% |
| National Service Life Insurance Fund | $0.9B | $0.8B | 0.5% |
| Franchise Fund | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Fund | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.4% |
| Construction, Major Projects | $0.7B | $0.8B | 0.4% |
| General Administration | $0.7B | $0.6B | 0.4% |
| Medical and Prosthetic Research | $0.6B | $0.7B | 0.4% |
| Construction, Minor Projects | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.3% |
| Canteen Service Revolving Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.3% |
| Joint Department of Defense - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.2% |
| National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Affair | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.2% |
| Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.1% |
| Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund | $0.2B | $0.2B | 0.1% |
| Office of Inspector General | $0.2B | $0.2B | 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.