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Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP

Historical Projected

Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP
Calendar Years 1970-2007


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   .411
2002   .405
2003   .396
2004   .388
2005   .382
2006   .381
2007   .381

Table VI.F5.- Ratio of OASDI Taxable Payroll to GDP
Calendar Years 2008-85


Calendar year   Intermediate   Low Cost   High Cost
2008   0.385   0.385   0.387
2009   .386   .387   .387
2010   .386   .387   .384
2011   .385   .387   .384
2012   .384   .387   .381
2013   .383   .386   .375
2014   .382   .385   .374
2015   .381   .385   .374
2016   .379   .384   .373
2017   .378   .383   .371
2018   .377   .382   .370
2019   .376   .381   .369
2020   .375   .381   .368
2021   .374   .380   .366
2022   .373   .379   .365
2023   .372   .378   .364
2024   .371   .378   .363
2025   .370   .377   .362
2026   .369   .376   .361
2027   .368   .375   .359
2028   .367   .375   .358
2029   .366   .374   .357
2030   .366   .374   .356
2031   .365   .373   .355
2032   .364   .372   .354
2033   .363   .372   .353
2034   .362   .371   .352
2035   .362   .371   .351
2036   .361   .370   .350
2037   .360   .370   .349
2038   .359   .370   .348
2039   .359   .369   .347
2040   .358   .369   .346
2041   .357   .369   .345
2042   .357   .368   .344
2043   .356   .368   .343
2044   .355   .368   .342
2045   .355   .367   .341
2046   .354   .367   .340
2047   .353   .367   .339
2048   .353   .367   .338
2049   .352   .366   .337
2050   .352   .366   .336
2051   .351   .366   .335
2052   .350   .366   .334
2053   .350   .366   .333
2054   .349   .365   .332
2055   .349   .365   .331
2056   .348   .365   .330
2057   .347   .365   .330
2058   .347   .365   .329
2059   .346   .364   .328
2060   .346   .364   .327
2061   .345   .364   .326
2062   .344   .364   .325
2063   .344   .364   .324
2064   .343   .364   .323
2065   .343   .363   .322
2066   .342   .363   .321
2067   .341   .363   .320
2068   .341   .363   .319
2069   .340   .363   .318
2070   .340   .363   .317
2071   .339   .362   .316
2072   .339   .362   .315
2073   .338   .362   .315
2074   .337   .362   .314
2075   .337   .362   .313
2076   .336   .362   .312
2077   .336   .361   .311
2078   .335   .361   .310
2079   .335   .361   .309
2080   .334   .361   .308
2081   .333   .361   .307
2082   .333   .360   .306
2083   .332   .360   .305
2084   .332   .360   .305
2085   .331   .360   .304

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