Visualized: DOGE’s Spending Cuts vs. U.S. Federal Budget

Niccolo Conte
2025-07-01 16:18:00
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How Much Spending Has DOGE Cut?

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As debates over spending intensify in Washington, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s 2025 cost-cutting efforts are worth putting into visual perspective.

This graphic visualizes DOGE’s proposed spending cut goals and its actual savings against the total projected 2025 federal spending of $7 trillion.

Data comes from the Department of Government Efficiency and the Congressional Budget Office. Elon Musk’s quote comes from Reuters. The chart was originally made on June 20th when the DOGE’s savings were $180 billion, which the organization has now updated to be $190 billion.

DOGE Cuts Fall Short of Ambitious Goals

Below, we show DOGE’s estimated savings, their proposed “best-case” and “good shot” scenario savings, and the U.S.’ projected 2025 spending.

Originally ideated by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, DOGE was proposed as a radical reimagining of federal budgeting, aimed at streamlining government efficiency and cutting costs.

Musk helped set the tone with an ambitious “best-case” goal of $2 trillion in spending cuts.

He later acknowledged that a $1 trillion cut was a more realistic “good shot.” Musk has since distanced himself from the initiative, especially as he has critiqued Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”.

So far, the actual estimated savings from DOGE’s proposed cuts come in at just $190 billion as of the end of 2025—only 2.7% of the proposed federal budget.

Under these cuts, the administration has enacted sweeping layoffs across multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Education, which has seen some of the steepest personnel reductions.

More DOGE Cuts on the Horizon

Despite these efforts and Musk leaving the organization, more spending cuts may be on the way.

The House of Representatives recently passed the “recissions package” that would claw back $9.4 billion in approved spending, including funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development, NPR and PBS, and codify cuts proposed by DOGE. The bill is now headed to the Senate.

The push for additional cuts comes as broader fiscal pressures mount. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is projected to add $2.4 trillion to the federal deficit between 2025 and 2034.

Meanwhile, the slowdown in federal outlays under DOGE may also be contributing to weaker GDP growth during Trump’s second term, at least in the first quarter. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow forecasting model sees Q2 GDP currently coming in at 2.9%.

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