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Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses as a percentage of total expenditures, 1957-2007
Calendar
year
Percentage of total expenditures Administrative expenses (in millions)
Total OASI DI Total OASI DI
1957 2.2% 2.2% 5.1% $164 $162 $3
1958 2.3% 2.2% 4.6% 207 194 12
1959 2.2% 1.8% 10.3% 234 184 50
1960 2.0% 1.8% 6.0% 240 203 36
1961 2.3% 1.9% 6.7% 303 239 64
1962 2.1% 1.8% 5.6% 322 256 66
1963 2.1% 1.9% 5.2% 348 281 68
1964 2.2% 1.9% 5.6% 375 296 79
1965 2.2% 1.9% 5.3% 418 328 90
1966 1.9% 1.3% 7.0% 393 256 137
1967 2.3% 2.0% 5.2% 515 406 109
1968 2.3% 2.0% 5.2% 603 476 127
1969 2.2% 1.9% 5.1% 612 474 138
1970 1.9% 1.6% 5.0% 635 471 164
1971 1.9% 1.5% 5.1% 719 514 205
1972 2.1% 1.7% 4.9% 907 674 233
1973 1.6% 1.4% 3.2% 837 647 190
1974 1.8% 1.6% 3.0% 1,082 865 217
1975 1.7% 1.5% 2.9% 1,152 896 256
1976 1.6% 1.4% 2.7% 1,244 959 285
1977 1.6% 1.3% 3.3% 1,379 981 399
1978 1.5% 1.3% 2.5% 1,440 1,115 325
1979 1.4% 1.2% 2.6% 1,483 1,113 371
1980 1.2% 1.1% 2.3% 1,522 1,154 368
1981 1.2% 1.0% 2.5% 1,743 1,307 436
1982 1.3% 1.1% 3.3% 2,109 1,519 590
1983 1.3% 1.0% 3.4% 2,153 1,528 625
1984 1.3% 1.0% 3.4% 2,264 1,638 626
1985 1.2% 0.9% 3.1% 2,200 1,592 608
1986 1.1% 0.9% 2.9% 2,202 1,601 600
1987 1.1% 0.8% 4.0% 2,373 1,524 849
1988 1.1% 0.9% 3.3% 2,513 1,776 737
1989 1.0% 0.8% 3.2% 2,427 1,673 754
1990 0.9% 0.7% 2.8% 2,270 1,563 707
1991 0.9% 0.7% 2.8% 2,587 1,792 794
1992 0.9% 0.7% 2.6% 2,664 1,830 834
1993 1.0% 0.7% 2.7% 2,963 1,996 966
1994 0.8% 0.6% 2.6% 2,674 1,645 1,029
1995 0.9% 0.7% 2.5% 3,141 2,077 1,064
1996 0.8% 0.6% 2.6% 2,962 1,802 1,160
1997 0.9% 0.7% 2.7% 3,409 2,128 1,280
1998 0.9% 0.6% 3.1% 3,467 1,899 1,567
1999 0.8% 0.5% 2.9% 3,328 1,809 1,519
2000 0.9% 0.6% 2.9% 3,788 2,148 1,639
2001 0.8% 0.5% 2.8% 3,702 1,961 1,741
2002 0.9% 0.5% 3.0% 4,185 2,137 2,049
2003 1.0% 0.6% 2.7% 4,562 2,553 2,008
2004 0.9% 0.6% 2.7% 4,536 2,384 2,152
2005 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% 5,272 2,957 2,315
2006 1.0% 0.7% 2.5% 5,337 3,010 2,326
2007 0.9% 0.6% 2.5% 5,542 3,075 2,468

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