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| Year | Inflation | GDP-US $ billion nominal | Population-US million | Individual Income Tax -Federal percent GDP | Corporate Income Tax -Federal percent GDP | |||
| 1910 | 2.63 | MW gdp | a | 92.229 | 0.00 | i | 0.00 | i |
| 1911 | -0.49 | MW gdp | a | 93.523 | 0.00 | i | 0.00 | i |
| 1912 | 4.17 | MW gdp | a | 94.836 | 0.00 | i | 0.00 | i |
| 1913 | 0.75 | MW gdp | a | 96.167 | 0.00 | a | 0.09 | a |
| 1914 | 0.86 | MW gdp | a | 97.516 | 0.00 | i | 0.11 | i |
| 1915 | 3.29 | MW gdp | a | 98.885 | 0.00 | i | 0.12 | i |
| 1916 | 14.48 | MW gdp | a | 100.273 | 0.13 | i | 0.11 | i |
| 1917 | 22.75 | MW gdp | a | 101.680 | 0.29 | i | 0.33 | i |
| 1918 | 18 | MW gdp | a | 103.107 | 1.66 | i | 1.89 | i |
| 1919 | 2.49 | MW gdp | a | 104.554 | 1.59 | i | 1.80 | i |
| 1920 | 13.78 | MW gdp | a | 106.022 | 2.13 | i | 2.39 | i |
| 1921 | -14.44 | MW gdp | a | 107.626 | 2.17 | i | 2.41 | i |
| 1922 | -5.79 | MW gdp | a | 109.254 | 1.43 | a | 1.58 | a |
| 1923 | 3.15 | MW gdp | a | 110.908 | 0.93 | i | 1.02 | i |
| 1924 | -1.28 | MW gdp | a | 112.586 | 0.97 | i | 1.06 | i |
| 1925 | 1.82 | MW gdp | a | 114.290 | 0.89 | i | 0.96 | i |
| 1926 | 0.5 | MW gdp | a | 116.019 | 0.87 | i | 1.08 | i |
| 1927 | -2.42 | MW gdp | a | 117.775 | 0.91 | a | 1.31 | a |
| 1928 | 0.76 | MW gdp | a | 119.557 | 0.86 | i | 1.26 | i |
| 1929 | 0.73 | MW gdp | a | 121.366 | 1.00 | i | 1.13 | i |
| 1930 | -3.35 | 92.2 | a | 123.203 | 1.19 | i | 1.31 | i |
| 1931 | -9.65 | 77.4 | a | 124.071 | 1.03 | i | 1.26 | i |
| 1932 | -10.22 | 59.5 | a | 124.945 | 0.68 | a | 1.01 | a |
| 1933 | -2.63 | 57.2 | a | 125.825 | 0.71 | i | 0.86 | i |
| 1934 | 5.97 | 66.8 | a | 126.712 | 0.61 | a | 0.58 | a |
| 1935 | 2.18 | 74.2 | a | 127.605 | 0.72 | i | 0.76 | i |
| 1936 | 1.39 | 84.8 | a | 128.504 | 0.79 | a | 0.88 | a |
| 1937 | 4.55 | 93 | a | 129.410 | 1.04 | i | 1.12 | i |
| 1938 | -2.71 | 87.4 | a | 130.321 | 1.46 | a | 1.53 | a |
| 1939 | -1.16 | 93.4 | a | 131.240 | 1.20 | i | 1.31 | i |
| 1940 | 1.36 | 102.9 | a | 132.165 | 0.87 | a | 1.16 | a |
| 1941 | 7.95 | 129.3 | a | 133.966 | 1.02 | a | 1.64 | a |
| 1942 | 9.5 | 166 | a | 135.792 | 1.97 | a | 2.84 | a |
| 1943 | 5.32 | 203.1 | a | 137.643 | 3.20 | a | 4.71 | a |
| 1944 | 2.53 | 224.4 | a | 139.519 | 8.78 | a | 6.61 | a |
| 1945 | 2.58 | 228 | a | 141.421 | 8.06 | a | 7.01 | a |
| 1946 | 11.39 | 227.5 | a | 143.349 | 7.08 | a | 5.22 | a |
| 1947 | 10.86 | 249.6 | a | 145.303 | 7.19 | a | 3.45 | a |
| 1948 | 5.86 | 274.5 | a | 147.283 | 7.04 | a | 3.53 | a |
| 1949 | -0.17 | 272.5 | a | 149.291 | 5.71 | a | 4.11 | a |
| 1950 | 1.33 | 299.8 | a | 151.326 | 5.26 | a | 3.49 | a |
| 1951 | 7.66 | 346.9 | a | 153.917 | 6.23 | a | 4.06 | a |
| 1952 | 1.8 | 367.3 | a | 156.552 | 7.61 | a | 5.78 | a |
| 1953 | 1.52 | 391.2 | a | 159.232 | 7.62 | a | 5.43 | a |
| 1954 | 0.72 | 391 | a | 161.958 | 7.56 | a | 5.40 | a |
| 1955 | 2.01 | 430.2 | a | 164.731 | 6.68 | a | 4.15 | a |
| 1956 | 3.93 | 451.2 | a | 167.551 | 7.13 | a | 4.63 | a |
| 1957 | 3.2 | 479.5 | a | 170.420 | 7.43 | a | 4.41 | a |
| 1958 | 2.04 | 485.8 | a | 173.337 | 7.15 | a | 4.13 | a |
| 1959 | 1.34 | 525 | a | 176.305 | 6.99 | a | 3.30 | a |
| 1960 | 1.44 | 545.6 | a | 179.323 | 7.46 | a | 3.94 | a |
| 1961 | 1.04 | 567.7 | a | 181.588 | 7.28 | a | 3.69 | a |
| 1962 | 1.27 | 609 | a | 183.881 | 7.48 | a | 3.37 | a |
| 1963 | 0.99 | 644.4 | a | 186.204 | 7.38 | a | 3.35 | a |
| 1964 | 1.87 | 692 | a | 188.555 | 7.04 | a | 3.39 | a |
| 1965 | 1.93 | 749.3 | a | 190.937 | 6.51 | a | 3.40 | a |
| 1966 | 3.34 | 819.6 | a | 193.348 | 6.77 | a | 3.67 | a |
| 1967 | 2.83 | 865.2 | a | 195.790 | 7.11 | a | 3.93 | a |
| 1968 | 4.56 | 950.8 | a | 198.263 | 7.23 | a | 3.01 | a |
| 1969 | 5.38 | 1030 | a | 200.766 | 8.47 | a | 3.56 | a |
| 1970 | 5.02 | 1086.1 | a | 203.302 | 8.32 | a | 3.02 | a |
| 1971 | 5.43 | 1177.7 | a | 205.515 | 7.32 | a | 2.27 | a |
| 1972 | 4.21 | 1290.6 | a | 207.752 | 7.34 | a | 2.49 | a |
| 1973 | 6.33 | 1433.8 | a | 210.013 | 7.20 | a | 2.52 | a |
| 1974 | 9.43 | 1560 | a | 212.299 | 7.63 | a | 2.48 | a |
| 1975 | 8.8 | 1709.8 | a | 214.609 | 7.16 | a | 2.38 | a |
| 1976 | 5.38 | 1886.6 | a | 216.945 | 6.98 | a | 2.19 | a |
| 1977 | 6.52 | 2118.5 | a | 219.307 | 7.44 | a | 2.59 | a |
| 1978 | 7.81 | 2395.1 | a | 221.694 | 7.56 | a | 2.50 | a |
| 1979 | 8.99 | 2667.6 | a | 224.107 | 8.17 | a | 2.46 | a |
| 1980 | 8.71 | 2856.5 | a | 226.546 | 8.54 | a | 2.26 | a |
| 1981 | 9.82 | 3260.6 | a | 228.670 | 8.77 | a | 1.88 | a |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 3366.3 | a | 230.815 | 8.84 | a | 1.46 | a |
| 1983 | 3.86 | 3689.2 | a | 232.979 | 7.83 | a | 1.00 | a |
| 1984 | 3.81 | 4084.3 | a | 235.164 | 7.31 | a | 1.39 | a |
| 1985 | 3.14 | 4386.8 | a | 237.369 | 7.63 | a | 1.40 | a |
| 1986 | 1.92 | 4607.7 | a | 239.595 | 7.57 | a | 1.37 | a |
| 1987 | 2.75 | 4884.6 | a | 241.842 | 8.04 | a | 1.72 | a |
| 1988 | 3.96 | 5282.8 | a | 244.110 | 7.59 | a | 1.79 | a |
| 1989 | 3.9 | 5695.4 | a | 246.399 | 7.83 | a | 1.81 | a |
| 1990 | 3.89 | 6015.1 | a | 248.710 | 7.76 | a | 1.55 | a |
| 1991 | 3.28 | 6205.9 | a | 251.802 | 7.54 | a | 1.58 | a |
| 1992 | 2.15 | 6566.6 | a | 254.933 | 7.25 | a | 1.53 | a |
| 1993 | 2.52 | 6882.1 | a | 258.103 | 7.41 | a | 1.71 | a |
| 1994 | 2.19 | 7331.1 | a | 261.312 | 7.41 | a | 1.91 | a |
| 1995 | 2.13 | 7683.1 | a | 264.561 | 7.68 | a | 2.04 | a |
| 1996 | 1.78 | 8131.4 | a | 267.850 | 8.07 | a | 2.11 | a |
| 1997 | 1.86 | 8662.8 | a | 271.180 | 8.51 | a | 2.10 | a |
| 1998 | 1.19 | 9121.1 | a | 274.552 | 9.08 | a | 2.07 | a |
| 1999 | 1.41 | 9686.6 | a | 277.966 | 9.08 | a | 1.91 | a |
| 2000 | 2.55 | 10318.2 | a | 282.172 | 9.73 | a | 2.01 | a |
| 2001 | 2.22 | 10598 | a | 285.082 | 9.38 | a | 1.43 | a |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 10984 | a | 287.804 | 7.81 | a | 1.35 | a |
| 2003 | 2.07 | 11566.7 | a | 290.326 | 6.86 | a | 1.14 | a |
| 2004 | 2.89 | 12305.3 | a | 293.046 | 6.57 | a | 1.54 | a |
| 2005 | 3.36 | 13142.6 | a | 295.753 | 7.06 | a | 2.12 | a |
| 2006 | 3.21 | 13870.2 | a | 298.593 | 7.53 | a | 2.55 | a |
| 2007 | 2.63 | 14564.1 | a | 301.580 | 7.99 | a | 2.54 | a |
| 2008 | 2.03 | 14899 | a | 304.375 | 7.69 | a | 2.04 | a |
| 2009 | 0.11 | 14448.9 | a | 307.007 | 6.33 | a | 0.96 | a |
| 2010 | 1.45 | 15141.6 | a | 309.327 | 5.93 | a | 1.26 | a |
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Data Sources for 1910_2010:
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GDP: Samuel H. Williamson, "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" MeasuringWorth, 2015.
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