The United States disinvested in nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs over the past decade

NDD outlays as a share of GDP, fiscal years 2010–2020 and projected through 2031

Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Office of Management and Budget, "Historical Tables 1.2 and 8.7," available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/ (last accessed March 2021); Congressional Budget Office, "Budget and Economic Data: 10-Year Budget Projections and Historical Budget Data," available at https://www.cbo.gov/data/budget-economic-data#2 (last accessed March 2021).