The administration’s budget blueprint would sharply accelerate the decline of nondefense discretionary spending: Nondefense discretionary budget authority as a share of GDP, excluding supplemental spending, 1979-2018
| Year | Historical and president’s Budget |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.60% |
| 1977 | 6.73% |
| 1978 | 6.26% |
| 1979 | 5.80% |
| 1980 | 5.96% |
| 1981 | 5.11% |
| 1982 | 4.18% |
| 1983 | 4.05% |
| 1984 | 4.00% |
| 1985 | 3.79% |
| 1986 | 3.27% |
| 1987 | 3.30% |
| 1988 | 3.12% |
| 1989 | 3.07% |
| 1990 | 3.26% |
| 1991 | 3.50% |
| 1992 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | 3.64% |
| 1994 | 3.48% |
| 1995 | 3.14% |
| 1996 | 2.96% |
| 1997 | 2.89% |
| 1998 | 2.87% |
| 1999 | 3.09% |
| 2000 | 2.79% |
| 2001 | 3.08% |
| 2002 | 3.19% |
| 2003 | 3.32% |
| 2004 | 3.29% |
| 2005 | 3.19% |
| 2006 | 3.00% |
| 2007 | 2.99% |
| 2008 | 3.01% |
| 2009 | 3.37% |
| 2010 | 3.62% |
| 2011 | 3.24% |
| 2012 | 3.05% |
| 2013 | 2.85% |
| 2014 | 2.86% |
| 2015 | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 2.82% |
| 2017 | 2.63% |
| 2018 | 2.32% |
Source: Author’s analysis of Office of Management and Budget data