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Year GDP-US $ billion nominal Population-US million Education-fed percent GDP Education-statelocal percent GDP 1900 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 76.212 0.00 1.13 i 1901 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 77.680 0.00 1.09 i 1902 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 79.176 0.02 a 1.06 a 1903 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 80.701 0.02 i 1.06 i 1904 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 82.255 0.02 i 1.15 i 1905 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 83.839 0.02 i 1.10 i 1906 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 85.453 0.02 i 1.11 i 1907 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 87.099 0.02 i 1.09 i 1908 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 88.776 0.02 i 1.32 i 1909 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 90.486 0.02 i 1.32 i 1910 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 92.229 0.02 i 1.38 i 1911 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 93.523 0.02 i 1.45 i 1912 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 94.836 0.02 i 1.43 i 1913 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 96.167 0.02 a 1.47 a 1914 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 97.516 0.02 i 1.78 i 1915 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 98.885 0.02 i 1.90 i 1916 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 100.273 0.02 i 1.67 i 1917 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 101.680 0.02 i 1.56 i 1918 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 103.107 0.01 i 1.39 i 1919 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 104.554 0.02 i 1.52 i 1920 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 106.022 0.01 i 1.52 i 1921 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 107.626 0.02 i 2.05 i 1922 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 109.254 0.02 a 2.32 a 1923 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 110.908 0.02 i 2.11 i 1924 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 112.586 0.02 i 2.18 i 1925 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 114.290 0.02 i 2.21 i 1926 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 116.019 0.02 i 2.18 i 1927 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 117.775 0.02 a 2.34 a 1928 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 119.557 0.02 i 2.31 i 1929 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 121.366 0.02 i 2.19 i 1930 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 123.203 0.02 i 2.50 i 1931 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 124.071 0.03 i 3.00 i 1932 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 124.945 0.04 a 3.94 a 1933 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 125.825 0.23 i 3.68 i 1934 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 126.712 0.36 a 2.78 a 1935 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 127.605 0.39 i 2.74 i 1936 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 128.504 0.40 a 2.60 a 1937 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 129.410 0.33 i 2.54 i 1938 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 130.321 0.32 a 2.89 a 1939 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 131.240 0.33 i 2.78 i 1940 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 132.165 0.34 a 2.60 a 1941 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 133.966 0.21 i 2.06 i 1942 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 135.792 0.11 a 1.60 a 1943 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 137.643 0.10 i 1.35 i 1944 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 139.519 0.09 a 1.27 a 1945 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 141.421 0.16 i 1.38 i 1946 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 143.349 0.23 a 1.51 a 1947 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 145.303 0.67 i 1.79 i 1948 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 147.283 1.03 a 2.00 a 1949 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 149.291 1.05 i 2.35 i 1950 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 151.326 0.97 a 2.44 a 1951 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 153.917 0.65 a 2.28 i 1952 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 156.552 0.48 a 2.32 a 1953 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 159.232 0.33 a 2.48 a 1954 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 161.958 0.29 a 2.78 a 1955 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 164.731 0.32 a 2.87 a 1956 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 167.551 0.34 a 3.02 a 1957 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 170.420 0.34 a 3.07 a 1958 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 173.337 0.38 a 3.41 a 1959 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 176.305 0.33 a 3.41 a 1960 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 179.323 0.31 a 3.56 a 1961 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 181.588 0.32 a 3.78 a 1962 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 183.881 0.30 a 3.79 a 1963 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 186.204 0.32 a 3.84 a 1964 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 188.555 0.35 a 3.96 a 1965 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 190.937 0.41 a 3.97 a 1966 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 193.348 0.66 a 4.23 a 1967 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 195.790 0.88 a 4.56 a 1968 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 198.263 0.94 a 4.52 a 1969 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 200.766 0.86 a 4.80 a 1970 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 203.302 0.92 a 5.08 a 1971 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 205.515 0.96 a 5.27 a 1972 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 207.752 1.09 a 5.24 a 1973 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 210.013 0.99 a 5.04 a 1974 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 212.299 0.90 a 5.06 a 1975 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 214.609 1.04 a 5.36 a 1976 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 216.945 1.09 a 5.33 a 1977 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 219.307 1.09 a 5.06 a 1978 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 221.694 1.22 a 4.83 a 1979 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 224.107 1.23 a 4.66 a 1980 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 226.546 1.19 a 4.78 a 1981 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 228.670 1.11 a 4.66 a 1982 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 230.815 0.87 a 4.74 a 1983 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 232.979 0.79 a 4.64 a 1984 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 235.164 0.73 a 4.48 a 1985 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 237.369 0.73 a 4.57 a 1986 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 239.595 0.72 a 4.72 a 1987 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 241.842 0.66 a 4.78 a 1988 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 244.110 0.65 a 4.76 a 1989 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 246.399 0.69 a 4.84 i 1990 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 248.710 0.69 a 4.97 a 1991 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 251.802 0.74 a 5.16 a 1992 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 254.933 0.73 a 5.19 a 1993 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 258.103 0.77 a 5.20 a 1994 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 261.312 0.66 a 5.06 a 1995 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 264.561 0.74 a 5.17 a 1996 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 267.850 0.67 a 5.16 a 1997 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 271.180 0.64 a 5.10 a 1998 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 274.552 0.63 a 5.20 a 1999 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 277.966 0.60 a 5.24 a 2000 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 282.172 0.60 a 5.31 a 2001 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 285.082 0.62 a 5.52 i 2002 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 287.804 0.73 a 5.67 a 2003 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 290.326 0.81 a 5.68 i 2004 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 293.046 0.81 a 5.61 a 2005 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 295.507 0.84 a 5.53 a 2006 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 298.109 0.95 a 5.53 a 2007 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 300.733 0.72 a 5.59 a 2008 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 303.380 0.71 a 5.86 a 2009 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 306.051 0.64 a 6.18 a 2010 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 308.746 0.97 a 6.01 a 2011 <a href="http://mswth.org/usgdp">MW gdp</a> 311.592 0.75 a 5.36 e 2012 15684.8 314.123 0.66 a 4.96 g 2013 16202.7 316.847 0.60 b 4.86 g 2014 17011.4 319.594 0.83 b 4.91 g 2015 17936.1 322.366 0.67 b 5.11 g 2016 18934.2 325.010 0.63 b 5.38 g Legend: i - interpolated between actual reported values a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com b - budgeted estimate in US FY14 budget Data Sources for 1900: GDP: <a title="Louis Johnston and Samuel H. Williamson -- What Was the U.S. GDP Then? MeasuringWorth 2013." href="http://www.measuringworth.com/usgdp/">Measuring Worth - US GDP</a> Federal: <a href="http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html">Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970</a> State and Local: <a href="http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html">Hist. Stats of US, Colonial Times to 1970 and 1789 - 1945</a> Data Sources for 2016: GDP: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BUDGET-2014-TAB/xls/BUDGET-2014-TAB-10-1.xls">Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1</a> Federal: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2014&searchPath=Fiscal+Year+2014&leafLevelBrowse=false&isCollapsed=false&isOpen=true&packageid=BUDGET-2014-TAB&ycord=822">Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1</a> State and Local: <a href="http://www.census.gov/govs/local/">State and Local Gov. Finances</a> “<a href="http://usgovernmentspending.blogspot.com/2011/03/change-to-guesstimated-state-and-local.html">Guesstimated</a>” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
US Federal Income tax rate Schedules

New FDSYS federal budget page
from US Government Printing Office

Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government FY 2010
Annual US Treasury Report on Spending and Revenue

US Government - Historical Debt Outstanding
US Treasury's measure of US National Debt

Measuring Worth - GDP Series for US and UK
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Gross Domestic Product by State
from Bureau of Economic Analysis

US Population Estimates from 1900
Census Bureau's annual population estimate from 1900 to 1999

2005 Census of Governments - Finance Technical Documentation
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Hist. Stats of US, Colonial Times to 1970 and 1789 - 1945

Sources for 2016:

GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
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