Alternative Social Security Medicare (net) Medicaid Net Interest All other spending Revenue Total federal spending Unified surplus/deficit Debt held by the public Percent of GDP 2008 4.3 2.8 1.4 1.8 10.7 17.7 21.0 -3.2 40.8 2009 4.8 3.0 1.8 1.2 16.6 15.5 27.4 -11.9 54.8 2010 4.9 3.1 2.0 1.2 13.2 16.0 24.3 -8.3 60.5 2011 4.8 3.3 1.8 1.4 12.3 17.4 23.6 -6.2 64.0 2012 4.8 3.2 1.7 1.7 11.4 18.0 22.8 -4.8 66.2 2013 4.8 3.3 1.7 2.1 11.2 18.2 23.2 -5.0 68.4 2014 4.8 3.5 1.8 2.5 11.0 18.2 23.6 -5.4 71.0 2015 4.8 3.6 1.8 2.8 10.8 18.4 23.9 -5.5 73.9 2016 4.9 3.8 1.9 3.1 10.8 18.4 24.4 -6.0 77.1 2017 5.0 3.7 1.9 3.3 10.7 18.5 24.6 -6.1 80.4 2018 5.1 3.7 2.0 3.6 10.6 18.5 25.0 -6.5 82.1 2019 5.2 4.0 2.0 3.9 10.7 18.5 25.9 -7.3 86.4 2020 5.3 4.2 2.1 4.2 10.7 18.4 26.4 -8.0 91.2 2021 5.4 4.4 2.1 4.4 10.7 18.4 26.9 -8.5 96.1 2022 5.5 4.5 2.2 4.6 10.7 18.5 27.4 -9.0 101.5 2023 5.5 4.7 2.2 4.9 10.7 18.5 28.0 -9.5 107.2 2024 5.6 4.9 2.3 5.2 10.7 18.5 28.6 -10.1 113.4 2025 5.7 5.1 2.3 5.5 10.7 18.5 29.2 -10.6 119.9 2026 5.7 5.3 2.3 5.8 10.7 18.5 29.8 -11.2 126.9 2027 5.8 5.5 2.4 6.1 10.7 18.5 30.4 -11.9 134.3 2028 5.9 5.7 2.4 6.5 10.7 18.6 31.1 -12.5 142.1 2029 5.9 5.9 2.4 6.8 10.7 18.6 31.7 -13.2 150.2 2030 6.0 6.1 2.5 7.2 10.7 18.6 32.4 -13.9 158.9 2031 6.0 6.3 2.5 7.7 10.7 18.6 33.1 -14.6 168.0 2032 6.1 6.5 2.6 8.1 10.7 18.6 33.9 -15.3 177.5 2033 6.1 6.6 2.6 8.6 10.7 18.6 34.5 -15.9 187.3 2034 6.1 6.8 2.6 9.0 10.7 18.6 35.2 -16.6 197.4 2035 6.1 7.0 2.7 9.5 10.7 18.6 36.0 -17.3 208.0 2036 6.1 7.2 2.7 10.0 10.7 18.6 36.7 -18.0 218.9 2037 6.1 7.4 2.7 10.6 10.7 18.6 37.4 -18.8 230.1 2038 6.1 7.6 2.8 11.1 10.7 18.6 38.2 -19.6 241.8 2039 6.1 7.8 2.8 11.7 10.7 18.6 39.0 -20.4 254.0 2040 6.0 7.9 2.8 12.3 10.7 18.6 39.6 -21.0 266.4 2041 6.0 8.1 2.9 12.9 10.7 18.6 40.5 -21.9 279.2 2042 6.0 8.3 2.9 13.5 10.7 18.6 41.3 -22.7 292.4 2043 5.9 8.4 2.9 14.1 10.7 18.6 42.0 -23.4 305.9 2044 5.9 8.6 2.9 14.8 10.7 18.6 42.8 -24.2 319.8 2045 5.9 8.7 3.0 15.4 10.7 18.6 43.6 -25.0 334.0 2046 5.9 8.9 3.0 16.1 10.7 18.6 44.5 -25.9 348.6 2047 5.8 9.1 3.0 16.8 10.7 18.6 45.4 -26.8 363.7 2048 5.8 9.2 3.1 17.6 10.7 18.6 46.3 -27.7 379.3 2049 5.8 9.4 3.1 18.3 10.7 18.6 47.3 -28.7 395.5 2050 5.8 9.6 3.1 19.1 10.7 18.6 48.3 -29.7 412.0 2051 5.8 9.7 3.1 19.9 10.7 18.6 49.2 -30.6 429.0 2052 5.8 9.9 3.2 20.7 10.7 18.6 50.2 -31.6 446.4 2053 5.8 10.1 3.2 21.6 10.7 18.6 51.3 -32.7 464.4 2054 5.8 10.2 3.2 22.4 10.7 18.6 52.3 -33.7 482.7 2055 5.8 10.4 3.2 23.3 10.7 18.6 53.4 -34.7 501.4 2056 5.8 10.6 3.3 24.2 10.7 18.7 54.5 -35.9 520.7 2057 5.8 10.8 3.3 25.1 10.7 18.7 55.7 -37.0 540.6 2058 5.8 11.0 3.3 26.1 10.7 18.7 56.9 -38.2 560.9 2059 5.8 11.2 3.3 27.1 10.7 18.7 58.1 -39.4 581.7 2060 5.8 11.4 3.3 28.1 10.7 18.7 59.3 -40.6 603.0 2061 5.8 11.5 3.4 29.1 10.7 18.7 60.5 -41.8 624.9 2062 5.9 11.7 3.4 30.2 10.7 18.7 61.8 -43.1 647.2 2063 5.8 11.9 3.4 31.2 10.7 18.7 63.0 -44.3 670.1 2064 5.8 12.1 3.4 32.4 10.7 18.7 64.3 -45.6 693.5 2065 5.8 12.3 3.4 33.5 10.7 18.7 65.7 -46.9 717.4 2066 5.8 12.5 3.4 34.6 10.7 18.7 67.0 -48.3 741.8 2067 5.8 12.7 3.5 35.8 10.7 18.7 68.5 -49.7 766.8 2068 5.8 12.9 3.5 37.0 10.7 18.7 69.9 -51.2 792.4 2069 5.8 13.1 3.5 38.3 10.7 18.7 71.3 -52.6 818.6 2070 5.8 13.3 3.5 39.5 10.7 18.7 72.8 -54.1 845.3 2071 5.9 13.5 3.5 40.8 10.7 18.8 74.3 -55.6 872.6 2072 5.9 13.7 3.6 42.1 10.7 18.8 75.9 -57.2 900.6 2073 5.9 13.9 3.6 43.5 10.7 18.8 77.5 -58.7 929.2 2074 5.9 14.2 3.6 44.8 10.7 18.8 79.2 -60.4 958.4 2075 5.9 14.4 3.6 46.3 10.7 18.8 80.8 -62.0 988.2 2076 5.9 14.6 3.6 47.7 10.7 18.8 82.4 -63.7 1018.7 2077 5.9 14.8 3.7 49.2 10.7 18.8 84.2 -65.4 1049.9 2078 5.9 15.0 3.7 50.7 10.7 18.8 85.9 -67.1 1081.7 2079 5.9 15.2 3.7 52.2 10.7 18.8 87.7 -68.9 1114.1 2080 6.0 15.4 3.7 53.8 10.7 18.8 89.5 -70.6 1147.1 2081 6.0 15.6 3.7 55.4 10.7 18.8 91.3 -72.5 1180.8 2082 6.0 15.8 3.7 57.0 10.7 18.8 93.1 -74.3 1215.2 2083 6.0 16.0 3.7 58.6 10.7 18.8 95.0 -76.1 1250.2 "Source: GAO's March 2009 analysis using CBO's long-term projections for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."