State — FY2021 spending
In fiscal year 2021, State paid out $36B — 0.5% of the federal government’s $6.82T in total outlays — and obligated $51B.
That is $108/person and 0.16% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under State in FY2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Health Programs | $13B | $11B | 36.9% |
| Diplomatic and Consular Programs | $11B | $12B | 30.5% |
| Working Capital Fund | $5.1B | $5.5B | 14.3% |
| Migration and Refugee Assistance | $4.3B | $4.4B | 11.9% |
| Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance | $3.3B | $3.4B | 9.1% |
| Consular and Border Security Programs | $3.1B | $2.9B | 8.6% |
| Contributions to International Organizations | $1.7B | $1.6B | 4.9% |
| Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities | $1.4B | $2.1B | 3.9% |
| International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, International Security Assistance | $1.1B | $1.5B | 3.0% |
| Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $1.0B | $1.0B | 2.8% |
| Non-Proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, International Security Assistance | $0.8B | $1.0B | 2.3% |
| Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs | $0.6B | $0.8B | 1.6% |
| Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund | $0.5B | $0.5B | 1.3% |
| Peacekeeping Operations, Funds Appropriated to the President | $0.5B | $0.5B | 1.3% |
| International Organizations and Programs | $0.4B | $0.4B | 1.1% |
| National Endowment for Democracy | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.7% |
| Democracy Fund | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.5% |
| Capital Investment Fund | $0.1B | $0.2B | 0.4% |
| Office of the Inspector General | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.4% |
| Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service | $0.1B | $0.2B | 0.4% |
| H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account | $0.1B | $0.2B | 0.3% |
| International Fisheries Commissions | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.2% |
| Salaries and Expenses, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico | $0.1B | $0.1B | 0.1% |
| United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, Funds Appropriated to the President, Executive Office of the President | $0.0B | $0.6B | 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.