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Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP

Single-Year Tables

Projected ratios

Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP,
Calendar Years 1970-2010


Calendar Year   Historical
1970   0.389
1971   .368
1972   .381
1973   .395
1974   .414
1975   .396
1976   .394
1977   .392
1978   .390
1979   .408
1980   .412
1981   .407
1982   .411
1983   .420
1984   .404
1985   .406
1986   .410
1987   .413
1988   .410
1989   .408
1990   .406
1991   .404
1992   .399
1993   .395
1994   .392
1995   .393
1996   .391
1997   .393
1998   .400
1999   .400
2000   .401
2001   .404
2002   .398
2003   .390
2004   .383
2005   .376
2006   .375
2007   .373
2008   .377
2009   .372
2010   .363

Table VI.F5.- Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP,
Calendar Years 2011-86


Calendar year   Intermediate   Low-cost   High-cost
2011   0.363   0.363   0.363
2012   .366   .366   .365
2013   .367   .368   .367
2014   .368   .369   .367
2015   .369   .370   .368
2016   .371   .372   .369
2017   .373   .374   .371
2018   .375   .376   .372
2019   .375   .378   .373
2020   .375   .378   .372
2021   .374   .377   .371
2022   .373   .377   .369
2023   .372   .376   .368
2024   .371   .375   .367
2025   .370   .375   .366
2026   .370   .374   .365
2027   .369   .374   .364
2028   .368   .374   .364
2029   .368   .373   .363
2030   .367   .373   .362
2031   .367   .373   .361
2032   .367   .373   .361
2033   .366   .373   .360
2034   .366   .373   .359
2035   .365   .372   .359
2036   .365   .372   .358
2037   .364   .372   .357
2038   .364   .372   .356
2039   .364   .372   .356
2040   .363   .372   .355
2041   .363   .372   .354
2042   .362   .372   .353
2043   .362   .372   .353
2044   .361   .372   .352
2045   .361   .371   .351
2046   .360   .371   .350
2047   .360   .371   .349
2048   .359   .371   .348
2049   .359   .371   .347
2050   .358   .371   .347
2051   .358   .371   .346
2052   .357   .371   .345
2053   .357   .371   .344
2054   .356   .370   .343
2055   .356   .370   .342
2056   .355   .370   .341
2057   .355   .370   .340
2058   .354   .370   .340
2059   .354   .370   .339
2060   .353   .370   .338
2061   .353   .370   .337
2062   .352   .370   .336
2063   .352   .370   .335
2064   .351   .370   .334
2065   .351   .369   .333
2066   .350   .369   .332
2067   .350   .369   .332
2068   .349   .369   .331
2069   .349   .369   .330
2070   .348   .369   .329
2071   .348   .369   .328
2072   .347   .369   .327
2073   .347   .369   .326
2074   .346   .369   .326
2075   .346   .369   .325
2076   .345   .369   .324
2077   .345   .369   .323
2078   .345   .369   .322
2079   .344   .369   .322
2080   .344   .369   .321
2081   .343   .369   .320
2082   .343   .369   .319
2083   .343   .369   .319
2084   .342   .369   .318
2085   .342   .369   .317
2086   .342   .370   .317

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