How much in tariff revenue did the U.S. collect from 2019 through 2024, by year?
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Executive summary
Official, public-source tallies show U.S. customs (tariff) receipts rose sharply after the 2018–19 trade actions and fluctuated thereafter: commonly cited figures include roughly $70–90 billion per year for 2020–2024 and a specific FY2024 figure of $77.0 billion (USAFacts) [1] [2]. Independent trackers and analysts show different baselines and point to very large increases again in 2025 — but available sources do not provide a single, authoritative calendar‑year 2019–2024 by‑year table in the set you supplied; instead they report FY totals, ranges, and model estimates [1] [3] [2].
1. What the public numbers say: FY2024 as a concrete anchor
The clearest single number in the supplied reporting is that customs duties (tariffs and related import fees) totaled $77.0 billion in fiscal year 2024, as reported by USAFacts using Treasury/OMB data [2]. Journalists and budget analysts commonly use fiscal‑year Customs and Border Protection/Treasury receipts as the comparable series; that $77 billion is the best firm anchor for the latest full year contained in the sources you provided [2].
2. Broader multi‑year picture reported by analysts
Several sources characterize the post‑2018 period as a step change. One independent write‑up reports that collections rose to roughly $70–90 billion annually in 2020–2023 and that 2024 “ended the year at about $70 billion,” summarizing Treasury/CBP trends and analyst estimates [1]. Statista (citing CBO data) lists about $80 billion for 2023 and forecasts higher figures for 2024, reflecting variation in reporting approach (calendar vs. fiscal year and gross vs. net adjustments) [3].
3. Why exact year‑by‑year calendar numbers are messy
Different outlets use different series: fiscal vs. calendar year, gross receipts vs. net after refunds/rebates and offsets, or “customs duties” vs. narrower “tariff” lines on Treasury statements. CBO and budget modelers adjust for scheduled expirations, trade preferences, and income/payroll tax offsets — producing projections rather than raw historicals [4] [5]. The Republic of 72 summary and non‑government trackers combine daily Treasury statements and monthly Treasury releases into rolling tallies, which yields divergent year totals depending on methodology [1] [6].
4. Conflicting or headline claims and their limits
Some journalistic pieces and commentators cite very large cumulative or year‑to‑date totals (for example, multibillion‑dollar 2025 spikes), and one PBS story cited $257 billion “so far this year” (a 2025 context) — claims that rely on different cutoffs and on 2025 tariff policy changes, not the 2019–2024 window you asked about [7]. Thus, extrapolating those 2025 figures backward would misstate 2019–2024 collections; available sources do not supply a consistent calendar‑year 2019–2024 breakdown in the documents you provided [7].
5. What authoritative budget offices and trackers produce
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Penn Wharton Budget Model produce time series and projections using Treasury/USITC trade data; CBO publishes customs duty projections and methodology notes that explain differences (fiscal vs. calendar, offsets, and preference claims) [4] [5]. Bipartisan Policy Center’s tariff tracker draws directly from Daily Treasury Statements and Monthly Treasury Statements and emphasizes that differences in measurement (e.g., removing “Certain Excise Taxes”) matter for year totals [6].
6. Bottom line and next steps to get a precise by‑year table
Based on sources supplied, you can reliably cite FY2024 customs duties at $77.0 billion [2] and characterizations that 2020–2023 collections generally ranged $70–90 billion [1] and 2023 around $80 billion [3]. For a definitive, year‑by‑year calendar‑year 2019–2024 table, request the Monthly Treasury Statements or the Treasury’s Annual Financial Report and specify whether you want fiscal year or calendar year totals and whether refunds/rebates and excise‑tax offsets should be included — those raw primary data series are referenced by CBO and trackers but are not reproduced as a consistent 2019–2024 calendar table in the materials provided [4] [6] [5].
Limitations: these sources mix fiscal/calendar years and model projections; they agree that tariffs rose after 2018 but do not converge to a single, cited 2019–2024 calendar‑year series in the documents you supplied [1] [2].