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Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP

Updated April 23, 2007

Historical Projected

Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP
Calendar Years 1970-2006


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   .381
2006   .380

Table VI.F5.- Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP
Calendar Years 2007-85


Calendar year   Intermediate   Low Cost   High Cost
2007   0.382   0.382   0.384
2008   .385   .385   .385
2009   .385   .387   .383
2010   .385   .388   .384
2011   .385   .388   .381
2012   .385   .388   .376
2013   .384   .388   .376
2014   .383   .388   .376
2015   .383   .388   .376
2016   .382   .388   .374
2017   .381   .387   .373
2018   .380   .387   .372
2019   .380   .386   .371
2020   .379   .386   .370
2021   .378   .386   .369
2022   .378   .385   .368
2023   .377   .385   .367
2024   .376   .385   .366
2025   .376   .384   .365
2026   .375   .384   .364
2027   .374   .383   .363
2028   .373   .383   .362
2029   .373   .383   .361
2030   .372   .382   .360
2031   .371   .382   .359
2032   .371   .381   .358
2033   .370   .381   .357
2034   .369   .381   .356
2035   .369   .380   .355
2036   .368   .380   .354
2037   .367   .380   .353
2038   .367   .379   .353
2039   .366   .379   .352
2040   .365   .379   .351
2041   .365   .379   .350
2042   .364   .378   .349
2043   .364   .378   .348
2044   .363   .378   .347
2045   .362   .377   .346
2046   .362   .377   .345
2047   .361   .377   .344
2048   .360   .376   .343
2049   .360   .376   .342
2050   .359   .376   .341
2051   .358   .375   .340
2052   .358   .375   .339
2053   .357   .375   .338
2054   .356   .374   .337
2055   .356   .374   .336
2056   .355   .374   .335
2057   .354   .374   .334
2058   .354   .373   .334
2059   .353   .373   .333
2060   .352   .373   .332
2061   .352   .372   .331
2062   .351   .372   .330
2063   .351   .372   .329
2064   .350   .371   .328
2065   .349   .371   .327
2066   .349   .371   .326
2067   .348   .370   .325
2068   .347   .370   .324
2069   .347   .370   .323
2070   .346   .369   .322
2071   .345   .369   .321
2072   .345   .369   .320
2073   .344   .369   .319
2074   .343   .368   .318
2075   .343   .368   .317
2076   .342   .368   .317
2077   .341   .367   .316
2078   .341   .367   .315
2079   .340   .367   .314
2080   .340   .366   .313
2081   .339   .366   .312
2082   .338   .366   .311
2083   .338   .365   .310
2084   .337   .365   .309
2085   .337   .365   .309

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