Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs

A SUMMARY OF THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORTS
Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees


The following table presents the plot points for the data in Chart A—Social Security and Medicare Cost (as a percentage of GDP) on a calendar year basis, for the historical period 1970 (1970 - 2019) and the projection period (2020 - 2094),under the intermediate assumptions.

Plot points for Chart A
Year OASI + DI HI + SMI
1970 3.08% 0.71%
1971 3.31% 0.73%
1972 3.38% 0.73%
1973 3.73% 0.76%
1974 3.92% 0.87%
1975 4.11% 0.98%
1976 4.18% 1.05%
1977 4.19% 1.10%
1978 4.08% 1.14%
1979 4.08% 1.19%
1980 4.32% 1.31%
1981 4.50% 1.40%
1982 4.79% 1.57%
1983 4.71% 1.63%
1984 4.47% 1.65%
1985 4.39% 1.66%
1986 4.40% 1.69%
1987 4.31% 1.73%
1988 4.25% 1.70%
1989 4.19% 1.79%
1990 4.24% 1.86%
1991 4.45% 1.97%
1992 4.48% 2.09%
1993 4.50% 2.20%
1994 4.43% 2.31%
1995 4.45% 2.42%
1996 4.38% 2.47%
1997 4.30% 2.46%
1998 4.22% 2.32%
1999 4.08% 2.22%
2000 4.05% 2.20%
2001 4.15% 2.35%
2002 4.22% 2.44%
2003 4.18% 2.48%
2004 4.11% 2.56%
2005 4.06% 2.62%
2006 4.02% 2.99%
2007 4.11% 3.07%
2008 4.25% 3.15%
2009 4.75% 3.48%
2010 4.75% 3.49%
2011 4.74% 3.53%
2012 4.85% 3.53%
2013 4.90% 3.52%
2014 4.90% 3.53%
2015 4.92% 3.56%
2016 4.93% 3.62%
2017 4.88% 3.63%
2018 4.86% 3.65%
2019 4.94% 3.73%
2020 4.98% 3.85%
2021 5.02% 3.95%
2022 5.08% 4.06%
2023 5.16% 4.19%
2024 5.24% 4.32%
2025 5.33% 4.45%
2026 5.41% 4.58%
2027 5.50% 4.71%
2028 5.59% 4.84%
2029 5.67% 4.94%
2030 5.73% 5.17%
2031 5.78% 5.28%
2032 5.82% 5.39%
2033 5.85% 5.48%
2034 5.88% 5.57%
2035 5.89% 5.66%
2036 5.90% 5.74%
2037 5.91% 5.80%
2038 5.91% 5.86%
2039 5.91% 5.90%
2040 5.91% 5.94%
2041 5.90% 5.97%
2042 5.89% 6.00%
2043 5.87% 6.01%
2044 5.86% 6.03%
2045 5.84% 6.04%
2046 5.82% 6.05%
2047 5.81% 6.05%
2048 5.80% 6.06%
2049 5.79% 6.06%
2050 5.78% 6.06%
2051 5.78% 6.07%
2052 5.77% 6.07%
2053 5.77% 6.08%
2054 5.77% 6.09%
2055 5.78% 6.10%
2056 5.78% 6.12%
2057 5.79% 6.13%
2058 5.80% 6.14%
2059 5.81% 6.15%
2060 5.83% 6.17%
2061 5.84% 6.18%
2062 5.85% 6.20%
2063 5.87% 6.22%
2064 5.88% 6.24%
2065 5.90% 6.26%
2066 5.91% 6.28%
2067 5.93% 6.30%
2068 5.94% 6.32%
2069 5.96% 6.34%
2070 5.97% 6.36%
2071 5.99% 6.38%
2072 6.00% 6.40%
2073 6.01% 6.42%
2074 6.02% 6.44%
2075 6.03% 6.46%
2076 6.03% 6.47%
2077 6.03% 6.48%
2078 6.03% 6.49%
2079 6.02% 6.50%
2080 6.01% 6.51%
2081 6.00% 6.51%
2082 5.98% 6.51%
2083 5.96% 6.51%
2084 5.94% 6.50%
2085 5.92% 6.50%
2086 5.91% 6.49%
2087 5.89% 6.48%
2088 5.87% 6.48%
2089 5.86% 6.47%
2090 5.85% 6.47%
2091 5.85% 6.46%
2092 5.85% 6.47%
2093 5.85% 6.47%
2094 5.85% 6.47%

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