Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs

A SUMMARY OF THE 2010 ANNUAL REPORTS
Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees

The following table presents the plot points for the data in Chart B.

Social Security and Medicare Cost as a Percentage of GDP
Calendar
year
OASI + DI HI + SMI
1970 3.19% 0.74%
1971 3.42% 0.76%
1972 3.50% 0.76%
1973 3.84% 0.77%
1974 4.04% 0.90%
1975 4.22% 1.03%
1976 4.29% 1.07%
1977 4.30% 1.12%
1978 4.19% 1.14%
1979 4.19% 1.19%
1980 4.43% 1.32%
1981 4.62% 1.41%
1982 4.92% 1.59%
1983 4.84% 1.66%
1984 4.59% 1.67%
1985 4.52% 1.68%
1986 4.52% 1.71%
1987 4.41% 1.75%
1988 4.36% 1.73%
1989 4.31% 1.84%
1990 4.36% 1.90%
1991 4.58% 2.01%
1992 4.60% 2.14%
1993 4.63% 2.22%
1994 4.56% 2.34%
1995 4.58% 2.47%
1996 4.51% 2.52%
1997 4.43% 2.51%
1998 4.35% 2.37%
1999 4.20% 2.27%
2000 4.17% 2.25%
2001 4.27% 2.40%
2002 4.34% 2.48%
2003 4.30% 2.53%
2004 4.23% 2.61%
2005 4.19% 2.68%
2006 4.15% 3.06%
2007 4.22% 3.12%
2008 4.33% 3.18%
2009 4.81% 3.53%
2010 4.84% 3.59%
2011 4.80% 3.51%
2012 4.76% 3.49%
2013 4.75% 3.49%
2014 4.78% 3.51%
2015 4.83% 3.50%
2016 4.90% 3.54%
2017 4.98% 3.60%
2018 5.08% 3.69%
2019 5.20% 3.80%
2020 5.30% 3.91%
2021 5.41% 4.03%
2022 5.51% 4.16%
2023 5.60% 4.28%
2024 5.68% 4.41%
2025 5.77% 4.53%
2026 5.84% 4.66%
2027 5.90% 4.78%
2028 5.96% 4.90%
2029 6.01% 5.01%
2030 6.05% 5.11%
2031 6.08% 5.21%
2032 6.10% 5.30%
2033 6.12% 5.38%
2034 6.13% 5.45%
2035 6.14% 5.52%
2036 6.14% 5.59%
2037 6.13% 5.64%
2038 6.11% 5.69%
2039 6.10% 5.73%
2040 6.08% 5.76%
2041 6.05% 5.79%
2042 6.03% 5.81%
2043 6.01% 5.83%
2044 5.99% 5.85%
2045 5.97% 5.87%
2046 5.95% 5.89%
2047 5.94% 5.91%
2048 5.92% 5.92%
2049 5.91% 5.93%
2050 5.89% 5.94%
2051 5.88% 5.96%
2052 5.87% 5.97%
2053 5.87% 5.98%
2054 5.87% 6.00%
2055 5.87% 6.02%
2056 5.87% 6.04%
2057 5.87% 6.06%
2058 5.87% 6.08%
2059 5.87% 6.10%
2060 5.87% 6.12%
2061 5.87% 6.14%
2062 5.87% 6.15%
2063 5.87% 6.17%
2064 5.87% 6.19%
2065 5.88% 6.21%
2066 5.88% 6.23%
2067 5.88% 6.24%
2068 5.89% 6.26%
2069 5.89% 6.27%
2070 5.90% 6.29%
2071 5.91% 6.30%
2072 5.92% 6.32%
2073 5.92% 6.33%
2074 5.93% 6.34%
2075 5.94% 6.35%
2076 5.95% 6.35%
2077 5.96% 6.36%
2078 5.97% 6.36%
2079 5.97% 6.37%
2080 5.98% 6.37%
2081 5.99% 6.37%
2082 6.00% 6.37%
2083 6.01% 6.37%
2084 6.02% 6.37%

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Last updated: August 5, 2010