Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs

A SUMMARY OF THE 2009 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) on a calendar year basis for the historical period (1970-2008) and the projection period (2009-2083), under the intermediate set of assumptions.

Plot points for chart B
Calendar year OASI + DI HI + SMI
1970 3.16% 0.74%
1971 3.39% 0.76%
1972 3.47% 0.76%
1973 3.82% 0.77%
1974 4.02% 0.90%
1975 4.22% 1.03%
1976 4.28% 1.07%
1977 4.29% 1.12%
1978 4.18% 1.14%
1979 4.18% 1.19%
1980 4.42% 1.32%
1981 4.61% 1.41%
1982 4.91% 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 4.30% 1.83%
1990 4.36% 1.90%
1991 4.58% 2.01%
1992 4.62% 2.14%
1993 4.64% 2.22%
1994 4.57% 2.34%
1995 4.59% 2.48%
1996 4.52% 2.53%
1997 4.44% 2.52%
1998 4.37% 2.38%
1999 4.24% 2.29%
2000 4.23% 2.28%
2001 4.33% 2.43%
2002 4.41% 2.52%
2003 4.37% 2.57%
2004 4.29% 2.65%
2005 4.27% 2.73%
2006 4.21% 3.11%
2007 4.31% 3.19%
2008 4.38% 3.24%
2009 4.84% 3.59%
2010 4.86% 3.54%
2011 4.76% 3.54%
2012 4.72% 3.60%
2013 4.74% 3.67%
2014 4.80% 3.80%
2015 4.89% 3.76%
2016 4.99% 3.89%
2017 5.09% 4.03%
2018 5.20% 4.19%
2019 5.31% 4.36%
2020 5.42% 4.53%
2021 5.52% 4.70%
2022 5.61% 4.89%
2023 5.70% 5.09%
2024 5.78% 5.28%
2025 5.85% 5.47%
2026 5.92% 5.67%
2027 5.98% 5.87%
2028 6.03% 6.06%
2029 6.07% 6.25%
2030 6.11% 6.43%
2031 6.13% 6.60%
2032 6.15% 6.76%
2033 6.16% 6.92%
2034 6.17% 7.07%
2035 6.16% 7.23%
2036 6.15% 7.38%
2037 6.14% 7.51%
2038 6.12% 7.64%
2039 6.09% 7.75%
2040 6.06% 7.86%
2041 6.03% 7.96%
2042 6.00% 8.06%
2043 5.97% 8.15%
2044 5.95% 8.24%
2045 5.92% 8.33%
2046 5.90% 8.42%
2047 5.88% 8.50%
2048 5.86% 8.58%
2049 5.84% 8.66%
2050 5.82% 8.74%
2051 5.81% 8.82%
2052 5.79% 8.90%
2053 5.78% 8.97%
2054 5.78% 9.05%
2055 5.77% 9.14%
2056 5.77% 9.24%
2057 5.77% 9.33%
2058 5.77% 9.42%
2059 5.77% 9.51%
2060 5.76% 9.60%
2061 5.76% 9.68%
2062 5.76% 9.77%
2063 5.76% 9.86%
2064 5.76% 9.95%
2065 5.76% 10.04%
2066 5.76% 10.13%
2067 5.76% 10.21%
2068 5.77% 10.30%
2069 5.77% 10.38%
2070 5.78% 10.46%
2071 5.78% 10.55%
2072 5.79% 10.63%
2073 5.79% 10.70%
2074 5.80% 10.78%
2075 5.80% 10.85%
2076 5.81% 10.92%
2077 5.82% 10.99%
2078 5.82% 11.06%
2079 5.83% 11.12%
2080 5.84% 11.18%
2081 5.84% 11.24%
2082 5.85% 11.30%
2083 5.86% 11.36%
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Last reviewed or modified 5/12/2009