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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 1970-2008


Calendar Year   Historical
1970   0.389
1971   .368
1972   .380
1973   .394
1974   .413
1975   .396
1976   .394
1977   .392
1978   .390
1979   .409
1980   .412
1981   .406
1982   .411
1983   .422
1984   .409
1985   .409
1986   .414
1987   .412
1988   .409
1989   .407
1990   .406
1991   .404
1992   .400
1993   .395
1994   .393
1995   .394
1996   .392
1997   .394
1998   .402
1999   .403
2000   .407
2001   .410
2002   .405
2003   .396
2004   .388
2005   .382
2006   .382
2007   .380
2008   .385

Table VI.F5.- Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP,
Calendar Years 2009-85


Calendar year   Intermediate   Low-cost   High-cost
2009   0.392   0.392   0.392
2010   .389   .389   .389
2011   .385   .385   .387
2012   .385   .381   .385
2013   .383   .385   .381
2014   .381   .384   .375
2015   .379   .383   .372
2016   .378   .382   .372
2017   .377   .381   .371
2018   .376   .380   .369
2019   .375   .379   .368
2020   .374   .379   .367
2021   .373   .378   .366
2022   .372   .377   .365
2023   .371   .376   .363
2024   .370   .376   .362
2025   .369   .375   .361
2026   .368   .374   .360
2027   .367   .374   .359
2028   .366   .373   .358
2029   .365   .372   .357
2030   .364   .372   .355
2031   .364   .371   .354
2032   .363   .371   .353
2033   .362   .370   .352
2034   .361   .370   .351
2035   .360   .369   .350
2036   .360   .369   .349
2037   .359   .368   .348
2038   .358   .368   .347
2039   .357   .367   .346
2040   .357   .367   .345
2041   .356   .367   .344
2042   .355   .366   .343
2043   .355   .366   .342
2044   .354   .366   .341
2045   .354   .366   .340
2046   .353   .365   .339
2047   .352   .365   .339
2048   .352   .365   .338
2049   .351   .365   .337
2050   .350   .364   .336
2051   .350   .364   .335
2052   .349   .364   .334
2053   .349   .364   .333
2054   .348   .364   .332
2055   .347   .363   .331
2056   .347   .363   .330
2057   .346   .363   .329
2058   .346   .363   .328
2059   .345   .363   .327
2060   .345   .362   .326
2061   .344   .362   .325
2062   .343   .362   .324
2063   .343   .362   .324
2064   .342   .362   .323
2065   .342   .362   .322
2066   .341   .361   .321
2067   .341   .361   .320
2068   .340   .361   .319
2069   .339   .361   .318
2070   .339   .361   .317
2071   .338   .361   .316
2072   .338   .360   .315
2073   .337   .360   .314
2074   .336   .360   .313
2075   .336   .360   .312
2076   .335   .360   .311
2077   .335   .360   .311
2078   .334   .359   .310
2079   .334   .359   .309
2080   .333   .359   .308
2081   .332   .359   .307
2082   .332   .359   .306
2083   .331   .359   .305
2084   .331   .358   .304
2085   .330   .358   .303

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