Pie chart of total federal spending 2020
All Federal Spending. Finally, putting together discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and interest on the debt, you can see how the total federal budget is divided into different categories of spending. This pie chart shows the breakdown $3.8 trillion in combined discretionary, mandatory, and interest spending budgeted by Congress in fiscal year 2015. 2019 United States federal budget – $4.4 trillion (submitted 2018 by President Trump) 2018 United States federal budget – $4.1 trillion (submitted 2017 by President Trump) 2017 United States federal budget – $4.2 trillion (submitted 2016 by President Obama) 2016 United States federal budget – $4.0 trillion (submitted 2015 by President Obama)