GovXRay
Les governments, ensemble ou un à un.
Which governments regarder ?
The words on this page: 12 definitions, including 3 acronyms, no jargon
- City
- On this site, "city" means ALL the governments that serve a person who lives there: national, regional and municipal together. When we write "Montreal", that set is what we mean.
- Municipality
- The city hall alone, and nothing else. Its revenue, its spending, its debt. That is a small part of what a resident carries: the rest comes from the other two governments.
- Tier
- One of the governments that administer you. Here there are up to three: national, regional (province, state, Land…) and municipal. Each collects its own taxes and pays its own services.
- Per capita
- The total amount divided by the number of people. Note: each government is divided by the population of ITS territory: the national one by the whole country, the city by its residents only.
- Resident public footprint
- Our way of adding the three governments to give an order of magnitude. This is not an official account: these are three calculations on three different populations, placed end to end.
- Scope
- What is counted and what is not. "MUNICIPAL ONLY" counts only the municipality; "all governments" adds the province and the federal tier. Two very different amounts can both be right.
- Vintage
- The financial year of the figure: the fiscal year the report covers. It is not always the same from one government to another, and the page writes it each time.
- Own revenue
- Money a government collects itself: taxes, levies, fees, fines. What it receives from another government is excluded, otherwise the same tax would be counted twice.
- Transfer
- Money one government pays to another: for example Ottawa paying Quebec for health. This is not a new tax: it is a tax already collected, moved.
- MTS
- Monthly Treasury Statement: the US Treasury monthly statement
- GFSM
- Government Finance Statistics Manual: the IMF standard that defines how to consolidate public accounts
- S13
- the European code for all of a country's general government, every layer together
GOVERNMENT STACK
Washington DC Government Stack
The public administrations around Washington DC residents.
Federal (United States) · District of Columbia (state AND Local functions)
Government StackCity only
Les public finances autour of a resident de Washington DC.
Indicateur du Stack, construit à partir des moyennes par habitant (Fédéral (États-Unis) ÷ 341,784,857, District of Columbia (state AND Local functions) ÷ 670,050). Ce n'est pas la dépense mesurée dans Washington DC, ni une consolidation GFSM, ni une facture fiscale personnelle.
No defensible Stack total for this perimeter: figures by administration below.
- Federal (United States) (÷ 341,784,857)
- District of Columbia (state AND Local functions) (÷ 670,050)
No published reconciliation ledger for a Stack total: the participating administrations are shown separately.
CALCULATIONS AND EVIDENCEFinancial analysis, calculations and evidenceOpen calculations and evidenceReplier
Sous ce bouton: le contrôle de plafond, ce qui ressort des comptes, le solde de chaque palier, le bilan par palier et la qualité de la fiche. Each figure porte son scope (city, pile des paliers, province, aire urbaine ou pays), son exercice et son unité. D'où vient chaque montant est écrit plus haut, au source ledger.
Who governs here: 2 institution(s)
The list of the governments qui s'appliquent à un résident, qu'on ait leurs chiffres ou non. An institution does not disappear because its data is missing.
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Federal Government of the United States
ordre FEDERAL · fiscal data on the site · additionnable
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District of Columbia· fusion: state_province + municipality
district fédéral: État et ville à la fois · fiscal data on the site · additionnable
Census gives the district NO state unit: its state level is null and everything goes local. Showing « State: 0 » would be a true figure under a false label: there is not a state at zero, there is NO STATE. One government exercises both functions.
Balance Sheet: per capita, By tier
| Tier | Revenue/res. | Spending/res. | Balance/res. | Fiscal year | Status | Source | Calcul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States (national) | USD 15,317 | USD 20,510 | −USD 5,193 | 2025 | AUDITEDValue from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return. | API | revenue 5,235,000 mn · spending 7,010,000 mn · balance -1,775,000 mn ÷ 341,784,857 hab |
 Washington DC | USD 31,769 | USD 30,843 | USD 926 | 2023 | AUDITEDValue from audited financial statements or a final official accounting return. | API | revenue 21,287 mn · spending 20,666 mn · balance 621 mn ÷ 670,050 hab |
| Resident public footprint (Spending by category) | USD 34,055 | USD 49,164 | −USD 15,109 | by tier | not published | footprint GovXRay | La même formule que Dépenses par catégorie (G = T + D, module consolide): all-purpose spending G 49,164 − own-source revenue T 34,055 = 15,109 USD/res.. NE PAS additionner avec les lignes par palier: chacune divise par SA population et porte SON fiscal year; their sum is not the resident's deficit. |
Chaque ligne = une entité des comptes officiels (contrôles passés); le calcul de chaque cellule est dans la cellule elle-même quand publié. « Ensemble des administrations (S13) » est l'agrégat du FMI: les lignes « dont » et la municipalité sont DEDANS, ne pas additionner; Σ des « dont » dépasse le S13 (transferts counted deux fois avant élimination). La ligne « Empreinte publique du résident » est la même formule que Dépenses par catégorie (G = T + D): ce n'est PAS une consolidation au sens GFSM, et elle ne se déduit pas des lignes du dessus: dénominateurs et exercices différents. Monnaies locales: conversion USD On the Side-by-side comparison.
Why these rows do not add up
Each tier is counted per capita of its own territory: le fédéral par habitant du pays, la province par habitant de la province, la ville par résident. Additionner trois dénominateurs différents ne donne aucun chiffre réel: c'est pourquoi la somme des soldes ci-dessus (−USD 4,267) is not the resident's balance (−USD 15,109). This gap breaks down exactly into four lines: See the calculation, row by row ↑
What "receiving" means: 66% of this spending is services delivered or transfers; the rest is an accounting share
Une dépense nationale divisée par la population du pays n'est pas un service received, même quand le montant par habitant est juste. Chaque cause est classée selon ce qu'elle est RÉELLEMENT pour un résident: la classification dépend de la cause ET du palier qui paie.
43%Individual servicea service consumed individually: actually received, but not equally
19%Non attribuablethere is no basis for determining who benefits
14%Versement directmoney paid to households; the amount received depends on eligibility
10%National shareune dépense du pays divisée par sa population: une part comptable, PAS un service received
9%Service localdelivered on the city's territory
5%Bien collectifindivisible by nature: no one receives an individual share
Fact receipt
Claim Stack: bodies_only
Indicateur du Stack, construit à partir des moyennes par habitant (Fédéral (États-Unis) ÷ 341,784,857, District of Columbia (state AND Local functions) ÷ 670,050). Ce n'est pas la dépense mesurée dans Washington DC, ni une consolidation GFSM, ni une facture fiscale personnelle.
No published reconciliation ledger for a Stack total: the participating administrations are shown separately.
- Total Stack combiné: No published reconciliation ledger for a Stack total: the participating administrations are shown separately. (Federal (United States) · District of Columbia (state AND Local functions))
TAKE THIS PAGE
Les tables displayed ci-dessus, tels qu'ils sont displayed, column source comprise. L'en-tête du fichier porte l'adresse de la page, sa date de publication et la devise active au moment du clic: un tableau exporté sans its provenance becomes an unsourced figure the next time it is opened.
COLOURSfamily « Public finances » la même teinte désigne cette fonction publique partout: onglets, flow diagram, Spending by category, figure cards.intensity = position pâle = bas de la fourchette des pays chiffrés, plein = haut. This is un position marker, NOT a score: "high" does not mean "good."light stroke the median of countries with figures, on the position bar.green / amber / grey on the counter tous les indicateurs de la section sont chiffrés / une partie seulement / aucun. The counter is the number of rows with figures on this page.gris no datum. Le gris est réservé au manque et n'habille jamais une value: a grey cell is an empty cell, clearly disclosed.
Generated from official
accounts at each publication, mandatory checks: no figure typed by hand;
sections with no connected source are greyed and named, never filled.
coverage & holds
WHERE THE FIGURES COME FROMOpen the official receipt, tier by tier
Each tier is a menu: closed, you read its name, vintage and Population; open, its line items. Each row is one line from the official accounts of un tier: tax, levy, contribution or deficit: divided by the Population of ce Tier. L'impôt du national tier ÷ la population de tout le pays n'est pas ce qu'un habitant de cette ville verse; la taxe levée par la ville ÷ sa propre population l'est davantage. Native currency first. Les transferts changent de hauteur parce que le payeur et le bénéficiaire n'ont pas la même population: même argent, deux dénominateurs.
Phone: the line, its kind, the calculation. The source note is on the calculation hover.
Federal (United States)7 line items in this tier
| What it is | Nature | Official ÷ Population = /res. | Where the amount comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal income tax | revenue | 2,176,480.6 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 6,368 | 2,176,480.6 M USD (Individual Income Taxes, MTS table 9). Individual Income Taxes, MTS table 9 |
| Social contributions (payroll) | revenue | 1,614,453.8 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 4,724 | 1,614,453.8 M USD (Employment and General Retirement + Unemployment Insurance + Other Retirement). Employment and General Retirement + Unemployment Insurance + Other Retirement |
| Corporate income tax | revenue | 419 583.8 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 1,228 | 419 583.8 M USD (Corporation Income Taxes). Corporation Income Taxes |
| Accises, douanes & successions | revenue | 189 809.0 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 555 | 189 809.0 M USD (Excise Taxes + Customs Duties + Estate and Gift Taxes). Excise Taxes + Customs Duties + Estate and Gift Taxes |
| Miscellaneous revenue | revenue | 38 956.5 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 114 | 38 956.5 M USD (Miscellaneous Receipts). Miscellaneous Receipts |
| Functions with a negative balance and offsetting receipts (named) | revenue | 135 051.5 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 395 | 135 051.5 M USD: Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: 131 926.2 M USD; Education (primary → university): function with a negative net balance in 2023: 3 125.2 M USD. The MTS publishes NET spending: a function can be negative (loan re-estimates, intra-budgetary offsetting receipts); carried here as revenue, named, so that nothing is hidden or subtracted silently. Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: 131 926.2 M USD; Education (primary → university): function with a negative net balance in 2023: 3 125.2 M USD. The MTS publishes NET spending: a function can be negative (loan re-estimates, intra-budgetary offsetting receipts); carried here as revenue, named, so that nothing is hidden or subtracted silently |
| Besoin de financement (deficit FEDERAL) | deficit (borrowing) | 1,695,148.3 M USD ÷ 341,784,857 = 4,960 | 1,695,148.3 M USD: net spending − revenue, federal FY 2023 (Treasury's actual deficit, not a projection). net spending − revenue, federal FY 2023 (Treasury's actual deficit, not a projection) |
District of Columbia (state AND local functions)6 line items in this tier
| What it is | Nature | Official ÷ Population = /res. | Where the amount comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property taxes | revenue | 2 997.2 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 4,473 | 2 997.2 M USD (code T01). code T01 |
| Sales taxes & excise | revenue | 2 368.1 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 3,534 | 2 368.1 M USD (codes T09-T19). codes T09-T19 |
| Personal income taxes | revenue | 4 174.5 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 6,230 | 4 174.5 M USD (T40 individuals + T41 corporations). T40 individuals + T41 corporations |
| Other taxes & licences | revenue | 696.8 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 1,040 | 696.8 M USD (other T codes). other T codes |
| Charges, sales & miscellaneous revenue | revenue | 3 317.5 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 4,951 | 3 317.5 M USD (codes A, D, U: excluding debt movements, named exclusions). codes A, D, U: excluding debt movements, named exclusions |
| Other intergovernmental transfers (C codes, origin not reinvented) | revenue | 296.5 M USD ÷ 670,050 = 443 | 296.5 M USD: the merged Census unit publishes revenue under C codes. Because DC has no separate state unitée, ce montant reste une entrée distincte et n'est pas transformé en ruban depuis un État fictif.. the merged Census unit publishes revenue under C codes. Because DC has no separate state unitée, ce montant reste une entrée distincte et n'est pas transformé en ruban depuis un État fictif. |
Transfers between tiers1 line item in this tier
| What it is | Nature | Official ÷ Population = /res. | Where the amount comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal (United States) → District of Columbia (state AND Local functions) | intergovernmental transfer | 7 436.3 M USD · 22 → 11,098 /res. | 341,784,857 → 670,050 · Fédéral → District de Columbia 7 436.3 M USD (codes B de l'unité Census exacte) = 22 USD/hab fédéral. Aucun palier d'État séparé n'est interposé. |
Two tiers, not three: Washington DC has no separate state unit in the Census files. The District's single government exercises state and local functions; it is therefore shown once. Actual 2023 vintage at both tiers. C codes published by the unit stay a distinct intergovernmental revenue, with no invented origin. Fiduciary insurance and debt movements excluded as on the other US cards.