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The chart shows a forecast from an annual government report for the cost, in percent of GDP, of the federal government’s Social Security program for seniors through 2100. It shows the individual cost of the two major parts of Social Security: the Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI)program and the Disability Insurance (DI) program. See the Social Security Administration’s website for more details.
The numbers are obtained from the SSA’s Reports from the Trustees using numbers from two spreadsheets here.
The overall cost of both programs as a percent of GDP is obtained from a table called in 2026 Table VI.G2: “OASDI and HI Annual Income, Cost, and Balance as a Percentage of GDP, Calendar Years 1970-2095.” The breakdown in cost between OASI and DI was obtained form a table called in 2026 Table IV.B1: “Annual Income Rates, Cost Rates, and Balances, Calendar Years 1970-2095.” The names of the tables change slightly from year to year.
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| Year | Social Security OASI percent GDP | Social Security DI percent GDP | ||||
| 2026 | 5.26 | e | 0.52 | e | ||
| 2027 | 5.37 | e | 0.53 | e | ||
| 2028 | 5.45 | e | 0.53 | e | ||
| 2029 | 5.52 | e | 0.52 | e | ||
| 2030 | 5.57 | e | 0.51 | e | ||
| 2031 | 5.61 | e | 0.5 | e | ||
| 2032 | 5.64 | e | 0.5 | e | ||
| 2033 | 5.67 | e | 0.5 | e | ||
| 2034 | 5.69 | e | 0.5 | e | ||
| 2035 | 5.7 | e | 0.51 | e | ||
| 2036 | 5.73 | e | 0.51 | e | ||
| 2037 | 5.76 | e | 0.52 | e | ||
| 2038 | 5.78 | e | 0.52 | e | ||
| 2039 | 5.8 | e | 0.53 | e | ||
| 2040 | 5.82 | e | 0.54 | e | ||
| 2041 | 5.84 | e | 0.55 | e | ||
| 2042 | 5.86 | e | 0.56 | e | ||
| 2043 | 5.87 | e | 0.57 | e | ||
| 2044 | 5.89 | e | 0.58 | e | ||
| 2045 | 5.91 | e | 0.59 | e | ||
| 2046 | 5.93 | e | 0.6 | e | ||
| 2047 | 5.94 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2048 | 5.96 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2049 | 5.98 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2050 | 6 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2051 | 6.02 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2052 | 6.05 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2053 | 6.08 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2054 | 6.11 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2055 | 6.15 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2056 | 6.19 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2057 | 6.22 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2058 | 6.26 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2059 | 6.3 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2060 | 6.34 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2061 | 6.38 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2062 | 6.41 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2063 | 6.44 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2064 | 6.47 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2065 | 6.51 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2066 | 6.54 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2067 | 6.57 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2068 | 6.6 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2069 | 6.63 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2070 | 6.67 | e | 0.65 | e | ||
| 2071 | 6.7 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2072 | 6.73 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2073 | 6.76 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2074 | 6.79 | e | 0.64 | e | ||
| 2075 | 6.82 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2076 | 6.85 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2077 | 6.87 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2078 | 6.89 | e | 0.63 | e | ||
| 2079 | 6.9 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2080 | 6.91 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2081 | 6.92 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2082 | 6.93 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2083 | 6.93 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2084 | 6.93 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2085 | 6.93 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2086 | 6.92 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2087 | 6.91 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2088 | 6.9 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2089 | 6.88 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2090 | 6.86 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2091 | 6.84 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2092 | 6.82 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2093 | 6.8 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2094 | 6.78 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2095 | 6.76 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2096 | 6.74 | e | 0.61 | e | ||
| 2097 | 6.72 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2098 | 6.71 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2099 | 6.7 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
| 2100 | 6.69 | e | 0.62 | e | ||
Legend: Data source: Social Security Trustees Report, Table VI.G4 | ||||||
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