Social security outlays in the United States amounted to about 1.35 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts an increase in social security outlays up to 2.47 trillion U.S. dollars in 2034.
Social security outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2033
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Outlays in billion U.S. dollars
2034*
2,471
2025*
1,545
2024*
1,453
2023
1,348
2022
1,213
2021
1,129
2020
1,090
2019
1,038
2018
982.2
2017
939.2
2016
910.3
2015
881.9
2014
844.9
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Outlays in billion U.S. dollars2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024*2025*2034*
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US Congressional Budget Office. (February 7, 2024). Social security outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2033 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217603/outlays-for-social-security-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Social security outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2033 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217603/outlays-for-social-security-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2024). Social security outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2033 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217603/outlays-for-social-security-and-forecast-in-the-us/
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