CBO Budget and Economic Data

aid: congressional-budget-office:budget-and-economic-data
name: CBO Budget and Economic Data
description: Downloadable budget and economic data accompanying CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook reports.
  Includes 10-year projections of revenues, outlays, deficits, debt, employment, GDP, interest rates,
  and historical data going back several decades. Files are published as Excel workbooks and PDFs.
humanURL: https://www.cbo.gov/data/budget-economic-data
baseURL: https://www.cbo.gov
tags:
- Budget
- Economic
- Excel
- Projections
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.cbo.gov/data/budget-economic-data
- type: Reference
  url: https://www.cbo.gov/about/products/budget-economic-data
- type: Reference
  url: https://www.cbo.gov/data/baseline-projections-selected-programs
x-features:
- Budget projections workbook published with each Outlook
- Historical baseline data extending back to 1962
- Economic projections including GDP, employment, and rates
- Excel and PDF formats; no JSON API
x-useCases:
- Track CBO baseline revenue and outlay projections over time
- Compare current law projections with prior CBO baselines
- Build analytical models that ingest CBO Excel workbooks