Veterans Affairs — FY2020 spending
In fiscal year 2020, Veterans Affairs paid out $218B — 3.3% of the federal government’s $6.55T in total outlays — and obligated $245B.
That is $660/person and 1.0% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Veterans Affairs in FY2020. 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 | $111B | $112B | 50.7% |
| Medical Services | $56B | $58B | 25.5% |
| Medical Community Care | $18B | $23B | 8.3% |
| Readjustment Benefits | $13B | $13B | 6.0% |
| Medical Support and Compliance | $7.6B | $7.8B | 3.5% |
| Expenses, Medical Facilities | $6.5B | $7.0B | 3.0% |
| Information Technology Systems | $5.0B | $5.6B | 2.3% |
| General Operating Expenses | $4.4B | $5.1B | 2.0% |
| Veterans Choice Fund | $2.1B | $2.1B | 1.0% |
| Construction, Major Projects | $1.4B | $1.5B | 0.7% |
| Supply Fund | $1.1B | $1.1B | 0.5% |
| Franchise Fund | $1.0B | $1.2B | 0.5% |
| Veterans Electronic Health Record | $1.0B | $1.5B | 0.5% |
| Medical and Prosthetic Research | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.4% |
| General Administration | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.3% |
| National Service Life Insurance Fund | $0.7B | $0.6B | 0.3% |
| Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Fund | $0.6B | $0.6B | 0.3% |
| Construction, Minor Projects | $0.6B | $0.7B | 0.3% |
| Joint Department of Defense - Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.2% |
| National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Affair | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
| Canteen Service Revolving Fund | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
| Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.1% |
| Veterans Special Life 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.