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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 1970-2009


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   .372
2008   .375
2009   .370

Table VI.F5.- Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP,
Calendar Years 2010-85


Calendar year   Intermediate   Low-cost   High-cost
2010   0.369   0.369   0.370
2011   .368   .368   .368
2012   .370   .372   .369
2013   .371   .372   .368
2014   .371   .374   .369
2015   .372   .374   .370
2016   .374   .376   .371
2017   .374   .377   .372
2018   .375   .379   .372
2019   .376   .379   .371
2020   .375   .379   .371
2021   .374   .378   .370
2022   .373   .378   .369
2023   .373   .377   .368
2024   .372   .377   .367
2025   .371   .377   .366
2026   .371   .376   .365
2027   .370   .376   .364
2028   .370   .376   .364
2029   .369   .375   .363
2030   .369   .375   .362
2031   .368   .375   .362
2032   .368   .375   .361
2033   .368   .375   .360
2034   .367   .375   .360
2035   .367   .375   .359
2036   .367   .375   .358
2037   .366   .375   .358
2038   .366   .375   .357
2039   .366   .375   .357
2040   .365   .375   .356
2041   .365   .375   .355
2042   .364   .375   .355
2043   .364   .375   .354
2044   .364   .375   .353
2045   .363   .374   .352
2046   .363   .374   .351
2047   .362   .374   .351
2048   .362   .374   .350
2049   .361   .374   .349
2050   .361   .374   .348
2051   .360   .374   .347
2052   .360   .374   .347
2053   .359   .374   .346
2054   .359   .374   .345
2055   .358   .374   .344
2056   .358   .374   .343
2057   .357   .374   .342
2058   .357   .373   .342
2059   .356   .373   .341
2060   .356   .373   .340
2061   .356   .373   .339
2062   .355   .373   .338
2063   .355   .373   .337
2064   .354   .373   .336
2065   .354   .373   .336
2066   .353   .373   .335
2067   .353   .373   .334
2068   .352   .373   .333
2069   .352   .373   .332
2070   .351   .373   .331
2071   .351   .373   .330
2072   .350   .373   .330
2073   .350   .373   .329
2074   .349   .373   .328
2075   .349   .373   .327
2076   .348   .373   .326
2077   .348   .373   .325
2078   .348   .373   .325
2079   .347   .373   .324
2080   .347   .373   .323
2081   .347   .373   .322
2082   .346   .373   .322
2083   .346   .373   .321
2084   .346   .373   .320
2085   .345   .373   .320

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