Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs

A SUMMARY OF THE 2026 ANNUAL REPORTS
Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees

The following table presents the plot points for the data in Chart C—Medicare Cost and Non-Interest Income by Source as a Percentage of GDP on a calendar year basis, for the historical period (1970 - 2025) and the projection period (2026 - 2100 ),under the intermediate assumptions.

Plot points for Chart C

Year	Payroll taxes	Tax on OASDI benefits	Premiums	State payments & drug fees	Government contributions	Total Cost
1972	0.45%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.14%	0.73%
1973	0.70%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.15%	0.76%
1974	0.71%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.18%	0.87%
1975	0.69%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.20%	0.98%
1976	0.69%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.21%	1.05%
1977	0.68%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.30%	1.10%
1978	0.75%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.30%	1.14%
1979	0.80%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%	0.29%	1.19%
1980	0.84%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.29%	1.31%
1981	1.04%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.38%	1.40%
1982	1.04%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%	0.40%	1.57%
1983	1.04%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%	0.53%	1.63%
1984	1.06%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%	0.45%	1.65%
1985	1.11%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%	0.42%	1.66%
1986	1.20%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%	0.40%	1.69%
1987	1.22%	0.00%	0.15%	0.00%	0.50%	1.73%
1988	1.20%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%	0.51%	1.70%
1989	1.22%	0.00%	0.22%	0.00%	0.56%	1.79%
1990	1.21%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%	0.54%	1.86%
1991	1.27%	0.00%	0.20%	0.00%	0.62%	1.97%
1992	1.26%	0.00%	0.22%	0.00%	0.65%	2.09%
1993	1.23%	0.00%	0.22%	0.00%	0.61%	2.20%
1994	1.31%	0.02%	0.25%	0.00%	0.50%	2.31%
1995	1.29%	0.05%	0.27%	0.00%	0.52%	2.42%
1996	1.37%	0.05%	0.25%	0.00%	0.78%	2.47%
1997	1.34%	0.04%	0.24%	0.00%	0.71%	2.46%
1998	1.38%	0.06%	0.25%	0.00%	0.71%	2.32%
1999	1.38%	0.07%	0.21%	0.00%	0.62%	2.22%
2000	1.41%	0.09%	0.21%	0.00%	0.65%	2.19%
2001	1.44%	0.07%	0.23%	0.00%	0.69%	2.34%
2002	1.40%	0.08%	0.24%	0.00%	0.73%	2.43%
2003	1.31%	0.07%	0.25%	0.00%	0.76%	2.48%
2004	1.28%	0.07%	0.27%	0.00%	0.84%	2.56%
2005	1.32%	0.07%	0.31%	0.00%	0.92%	2.62%
2006	1.32%	0.07%	0.35%	0.04%	1.25%	2.99%
2007	1.33%	0.07%	0.37%	0.05%	1.24%	3.07%
2008	1.35%	0.08%	0.40%	0.05%	1.25%	3.14%
2009	1.32%	0.09%	0.45%	0.05%	1.47%	3.48%
2010	1.21%	0.09%	0.41%	0.03%	1.37%	3.48%
2011	1.26%	0.10%	0.44%	0.06%	1.44%	3.52%
2012	1.27%	0.11%	0.43%	0.07%	1.34%	3.52%
2013	1.31%	0.08%	0.46%	0.07%	1.42%	3.50%
2014	1.30%	0.10%	0.46%	0.07%	1.42%	3.51%
2015	1.32%	0.11%	0.47%	0.07%	1.50%	3.55%
2016	1.35%	0.12%	0.48%	0.07%	1.70%	3.60%
2017	1.34%	0.12%	0.52%	0.08%	1.49%	3.61%
2018	1.30%	0.12%	0.55%	0.08%	1.57%	3.64%
2019	1.33%	0.11%	0.56%	0.07%	1.58%	3.74%
2020	1.42%	0.13%	0.62%	0.07%	1.95%	3.91%
2021	1.28%	0.11%	0.56%	0.06%	1.71%	3.78%
2022	1.36%	0.13%	0.59%	0.06%	1.63%	3.66%
2023	1.32%	0.13%	0.56%	0.07%	1.57%	3.73%
2024	1.36%	0.14%	0.56%	0.07%	1.70%	3.83%
2025	1.31%	0.13%	0.56%	0.07%	1.86%	3.94%
2026	1.30%	0.15%	0.63%	0.07%	2.06%	4.14%
2027	1.32%	0.16%	0.65%	0.08%	2.00%	4.31%
2028	1.34%	0.16%	0.70%	0.08%	2.17%	4.51%
2029	1.36%	0.17%	0.73%	0.07%	2.24%	4.69%
2030	1.37%	0.18%	0.81%	0.07%	2.27%	4.84%
2031	1.38%	0.18%	0.85%	0.08%	2.34%	4.99%
2032	1.39%	0.19%	0.88%	0.08%	2.39%	5.10%
2033	1.41%	0.20%	0.92%	0.07%	2.48%	5.27%
2034	1.41%	0.20%	0.96%	0.07%	2.57%	5.46%
2035	1.42%	0.21%	1.00%	0.07%	2.64%	5.60%
2036	1.42%	0.21%	1.03%	0.07%	2.72%	5.73%
2037	1.42%	0.22%	1.05%	0.07%	2.78%	5.84%
2038	1.42%	0.22%	1.08%	0.07%	2.84%	5.94%
2039	1.42%	0.22%	1.10%	0.07%	2.89%	6.02%
2040	1.43%	0.23%	1.12%	0.07%	2.94%	6.10%
2041	1.43%	0.23%	1.14%	0.07%	2.98%	6.17%
2042	1.43%	0.23%	1.16%	0.07%	3.03%	6.23%
2043	1.43%	0.23%	1.17%	0.07%	3.06%	6.29%
2044	1.43%	0.23%	1.18%	0.07%	3.09%	6.34%
2045	1.44%	0.24%	1.20%	0.07%	3.13%	6.39%
2046	1.44%	0.24%	1.21%	0.07%	3.15%	6.43%
2047	1.44%	0.24%	1.22%	0.07%	3.18%	6.46%
2048	1.44%	0.24%	1.23%	0.07%	3.20%	6.49%
2049	1.45%	0.24%	1.23%	0.07%	3.21%	6.52%
2050	1.45%	0.24%	1.24%	0.07%	3.23%	6.53%
2051	1.45%	0.25%	1.24%	0.07%	3.24%	6.55%
2052	1.46%	0.25%	1.25%	0.07%	3.26%	6.57%
2053	1.46%	0.26%	1.26%	0.07%	3.28%	6.60%
2054	1.46%	0.26%	1.26%	0.07%	3.30%	6.62%
2055	1.46%	0.26%	1.27%	0.07%	3.32%	6.66%
2056	1.47%	0.26%	1.28%	0.07%	3.34%	6.69%
2057	1.47%	0.27%	1.29%	0.07%	3.37%	6.73%
2058	1.47%	0.27%	1.30%	0.07%	3.39%	6.76%
2059	1.47%	0.27%	1.31%	0.07%	3.41%	6.79%
2060	1.48%	0.27%	1.32%	0.07%	3.44%	6.83%
2061	1.48%	0.27%	1.33%	0.07%	3.46%	6.87%
2062	1.48%	0.28%	1.34%	0.07%	3.49%	6.90%
2063	1.49%	0.28%	1.35%	0.08%	3.51%	6.94%
2064	1.49%	0.28%	1.36%	0.08%	3.53%	6.98%
2065	1.49%	0.28%	1.37%	0.08%	3.56%	7.02%
2066	1.49%	0.28%	1.38%	0.08%	3.58%	7.07%
2067	1.50%	0.29%	1.39%	0.08%	3.60%	7.10%
2068	1.50%	0.29%	1.40%	0.08%	3.62%	7.14%
2069	1.50%	0.29%	1.40%	0.08%	3.65%	7.18%
2070	1.50%	0.29%	1.41%	0.08%	3.67%	7.22%
2071	1.51%	0.29%	1.42%	0.08%	3.69%	7.26%
2072	1.51%	0.30%	1.43%	0.08%	3.71%	7.29%
2073	1.51%	0.30%	1.44%	0.08%	3.74%	7.33%
2074	1.51%	0.30%	1.45%	0.08%	3.75%	7.37%
2075	1.51%	0.30%	1.45%	0.08%	3.77%	7.39%
2076	1.52%	0.30%	1.46%	0.08%	3.79%	7.42%
2077	1.52%	0.30%	1.47%	0.08%	3.80%	7.44%
2078	1.52%	0.31%	1.47%	0.08%	3.82%	7.47%
2079	1.52%	0.31%	1.48%	0.08%	3.83%	7.49%
2080	1.52%	0.31%	1.49%	0.08%	3.85%	7.51%
2081	1.53%	0.31%	1.49%	0.08%	3.86%	7.53%
2082	1.53%	0.31%	1.50%	0.08%	3.87%	7.55%
2083	1.53%	0.31%	1.50%	0.08%	3.88%	7.56%
2084	1.53%	0.31%	1.50%	0.08%	3.89%	7.57%
2085	1.53%	0.31%	1.51%	0.08%	3.90%	7.58%
2086	1.53%	0.31%	1.51%	0.08%	3.90%	7.58%
2087	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.08%	3.91%	7.59%
2088	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.08%	3.91%	7.59%
2089	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.59%
2090	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.59%
2091	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.59%
2092	1.54%	0.31%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.59%
2093	1.54%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.58%
2094	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.58%
2095	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.57%
2096	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.56%
2097	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.55%
2098	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.54%
2099	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.54%
2100	1.55%	0.30%	1.51%	0.09%	3.92%	7.53%

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