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Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.

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If you’d like to create your own custom chart of revenue data you should use the table above to make your selections.

Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
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Year GDP-US $ billion Total Direct Revenue-total pct GDP 1900 20.567 3.26 a 1901 22.269 3.14 a 1902 24.062 2.71 a 1903 25.93 2.55 i 1904 25.681 2.52 i 1905 28.788 2.29 i 1906 31.037 2.35 i 1907 33.851 2.45 i 1908 30.133 2.52 i 1909 32.229 2.39 i 1910 33.423 2.62 i 1911 34.343 2.68 i 1912 37.384 2.46 i 1913 39.14 2.46 a 1914 36.479 2.55 i 1915 38.675 2.16 i 1916 49.638 1.79 i 1917 59.702 2.05 i 1918 75.835 5.34 i 1919 78.333 7.27 i 1920 88.393 8.35 i 1921 73.603 8.40 i 1922 73.432 5.80 a 1923 85.414 5.01 i 1924 86.947 4.95 i 1925 90.575 4.47 i 1926 96.949 4.36 i 1927 95.544 4.68 a 1928 97.365 4.45 i 1929 103.6 4.14 i 1930 91.2 5.30 i 1931 76.5 5.20 i 1932 58.7 4.49 a 1933 56.4 5.78 i 1934 66 5.89 a 1935 73.3 6.18 i 1936 83.8 6.18 a 1937 91.9 6.75 i 1938 86.1 8.39 a 1939 92.2 7.71 i 1940 101.4 6.90 a 1941 126.7 7.45 i 1942 161.9 9.92 a 1943 198.6 13.73 i 1944 219.8 23.38 a 1945 223 23.85 i 1946 222.2 20.88 a 1947 244.1 18.29 i 1948 269.1 17.56 a 1949 267.2 16.53 i 1950 293.7 14.82 a 1951 339.3 16.72 a 1952 358.3 20.04 a 1953 379.3 19.57 a 1954 380.4 19.94 a 1955 414.7 17.34 a 1956 437.4 18.59 a 1957 461.1 18.88 a 1958 467.2 18.41 a 1959 506.6 16.87 a 1960 526.4 18.96 a 1961 544.8 18.60 a 1962 585.7 17.02 a 1963 617.8 17.25 a 1964 663.6 16.97 a 1965 719.1 16.24 a 1966 787.7 16.61 a 1967 832.4 17.88 a 1968 909.8 16.81 a 1969 984.4 18.98 a 1970 1038.3 18.57 a 1971 1126.8 16.61 a 1972 1237.9 16.75 a 1973 1382.3 16.70 a 1974 1499.5 17.55 a 1975 1637.7 17.04 a 1976 1824.6 16.34 a 1977 2030.1 17.51 a 1978 2293.8 17.42 a 1979 2562.2 18.08 a 1980 2788.1 18.55 a 1981 3126.8 19.17 a 1982 3253.2 18.99 a 1983 3534.6 16.99 a 1984 3930.9 16.95 a 1985 4217.5 17.40 a 1986 4460.1 17.25 a 1987 4736.4 18.04 a 1988 5100.4 17.83 a 1989 5482.1 18.08 a 1990 5800.5 17.79 a 1991 5992.1 17.61 a 1992 6342.3 33.07 a 1993 6667.4 33.39 a 1994 7085.2 33.51 a 1995 7414.7 34.27 a 1996 7838.5 34.85 a 1997 8332.4 35.40 a 1998 8793.5 36.25 a 1999 9353.5 35.83 a 2000 9951.5 36.93 a 2001 10286.2 34.30 i 2002 10642.3 31.00 a 2003 11142.2 31.03 i 2004 11853.3 32.83 a 2005 12623 33.62 a 2006 13377.2 35.10 a 2007 14028.7 36.86 a 2008 14369.1 32.71 a 2009 13939 26.08 a 2010 14526.5 32.53 e Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values e - out-year estimate in US fy13 budget

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1900 to 2010
Year	GDP-US $ billion	Total Direct Revenue -total pct GDP
1900	20.567	3.26	a
1901	22.269	3.14	a
1902	24.062	2.71	a
1903	25.93	2.55	i
1904	25.681	2.52	i
1905	28.788	2.29	i
1906	31.037	2.35	i
1907	33.851	2.45	i
1908	30.133	2.52	i
1909	32.229	2.39	i
1910	33.423	2.62	i
1911	34.343	2.68	i
1912	37.384	2.46	i
1913	39.14	2.46	a
1914	36.479	2.55	i
1915	38.675	2.16	i
1916	49.638	1.79	i
1917	59.702	2.05	i
1918	75.835	5.34	i
1919	78.333	7.27	i
1920	88.393	8.35	i
1921	73.603	8.40	i
1922	73.432	5.80	a
1923	85.414	5.01	i
1924	86.947	4.95	i
1925	90.575	4.47	i
1926	96.949	4.36	i
1927	95.544	4.68	a
1928	97.365	4.45	i
1929	103.6	4.14	i
1930	91.2	5.30	i
1931	76.5	5.20	i
1932	58.7	4.49	a
1933	56.4	5.78	i
1934	66	5.89	a
1935	73.3	6.18	i
1936	83.8	6.18	a
1937	91.9	6.75	i
1938	86.1	8.39	a
1939	92.2	7.71	i
1940	101.4	6.90	a
1941	126.7	7.45	i
1942	161.9	9.92	a
1943	198.6	13.73	i
1944	219.8	23.38	a
1945	223	23.85	i
1946	222.2	20.88	a
1947	244.1	18.29	i
1948	269.1	17.56	a
1949	267.2	16.53	i
1950	293.7	14.82	a
1951	339.3	16.72	a
1952	358.3	20.04	a
1953	379.3	19.57	a
1954	380.4	19.94	a
1955	414.7	17.34	a
1956	437.4	18.59	a
1957	461.1	18.88	a
1958	467.2	18.41	a
1959	506.6	16.87	a
1960	526.4	18.96	a
1961	544.8	18.60	a
1962	585.7	17.02	a
1963	617.8	17.25	a
1964	663.6	16.97	a
1965	719.1	16.24	a
1966	787.7	16.61	a
1967	832.4	17.88	a
1968	909.8	16.81	a
1969	984.4	18.98	a
1970	1038.3	18.57	a
1971	1126.8	16.61	a
1972	1237.9	16.75	a
1973	1382.3	16.70	a
1974	1499.5	17.55	a
1975	1637.7	17.04	a
1976	1824.6	16.34	a
1977	2030.1	17.51	a
1978	2293.8	17.42	a
1979	2562.2	18.08	a
1980	2788.1	18.55	a
1981	3126.8	19.17	a
1982	3253.2	18.99	a
1983	3534.6	16.99	a
1984	3930.9	16.95	a
1985	4217.5	17.40	a
1986	4460.1	17.25	a
1987	4736.4	18.04	a
1988	5100.4	17.83	a
1989	5482.1	18.08	a
1990	5800.5	17.79	a
1991	5992.1	17.61	a
1992	6342.3	33.07	a
1993	6667.4	33.39	a
1994	7085.2	33.51	a
1995	7414.7	34.27	a
1996	7838.5	34.85	a
1997	8332.4	35.40	a
1998	8793.5	36.25	a
1999	9353.5	35.83	a
2000	9951.5	36.93	a
2001	10286.2	34.30	i
2002	10642.3	31.00	a
2003	11142.2	31.03	i
2004	11853.3	32.83	a
2005	12623	33.62	a
2006	13377.2	35.10	a
2007	14028.7	36.86	a
2008	14369.1	32.71	a
2009	13939	26.08	a
2010	14526.5	32.53	e
Legend: a - actual reported i - interpolated between actual reported values e - out-year estimate in US fy13 budget

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Sources

U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
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New FDSYS federal budget page
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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
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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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JpGraph Chart Library
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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