Figure 1. Gross domestic product (GDP) and potential GDP, 1949–2016
| Year |
Potential GDP (billions of chained 2009 dollars) |
Actual GDP (billions of chained 2009 dollars) |
|
1949
|
2051.7 |
2008.9 |
|
1950
|
2161.2 |
2184.0 |
|
1951
|
2276.6 |
2360.0 |
|
1952
|
2405.5 |
2456.1 |
|
1953
|
2521.3 |
2571.4 |
|
1954
|
2598.9 |
2556.9 |
|
1955
|
2663.5 |
2739.0 |
|
1956
|
2732.7 |
2797.4 |
|
1957
|
2815.4 |
2856.3 |
|
1958
|
2915.7 |
2835.3 |
|
1959
|
3023.3 |
3031.0 |
|
1960
|
3141.5 |
3108.7 |
|
1961
|
3266.5 |
3188.1 |
|
1962
|
3399.2 |
3383.1 |
|
1963
|
3550.1 |
3530.4 |
|
1964
|
3708.1 |
3734.0 |
|
1965
|
3871.5 |
3976.7 |
|
1966
|
4045.4 |
4238.9 |
|
1967
|
4236.7 |
4355.2 |
|
1968
|
4435.9 |
4569.0 |
|
1969
|
4627.8 |
4712.5 |
|
1970
|
4789.0 |
4722.0 |
|
1971
|
4932.6 |
4877.6 |
|
1972
|
5081.5 |
5134.3 |
|
1973
|
5240.3 |
5424.1 |
|
1974
|
5426.6 |
5396.0 |
|
1975
|
5621.3 |
5385.4 |
|
1976
|
5802.2 |
5675.4 |
|
1977
|
5988.0 |
5937.0 |
|
1978
|
6193.2 |
6267.2 |
|
1979
|
6402.6 |
6466.2 |
|
1980
|
6568.5 |
6450.4 |
|
1981
|
6718.2 |
6617.7 |
|
1982
|
6922.4 |
6491.3 |
|
1983
|
7149.2 |
6792.0 |
|
1984
|
7397.6 |
7285.0 |
|
1985
|
7676.0 |
7593.8 |
|
1986
|
7962.4 |
7860.5 |
|
1987
|
8244.0 |
8132.6 |
|
1988
|
8516.9 |
8474.5 |
|
1989
|
8784.8 |
8786.4 |
|
1990
|
9042.8 |
8955.0 |
|
1991
|
9276.7 |
8948.4 |
|
1992
|
9503.8 |
9266.6 |
|
1993
|
9750.7 |
9521.0 |
|
1994
|
10023.1 |
9905.4 |
|
1995
|
10319.0 |
10174.8 |
|
1996
|
10633.8 |
10561.0 |
|
1997
|
11010.3 |
11034.9 |
|
1998
|
11457.0 |
11525.9 |
|
1999
|
11933.6 |
12065.9 |
|
2000
|
12409.4 |
12559.7 |
|
2001
|
12860.6 |
12682.2 |
|
2002
|
13244.6 |
12908.8 |
|
2003
|
13584.7 |
13271.1 |
|
2004
|
13926.0 |
13773.5 |
|
2005
|
14272.7 |
14234.2 |
|
2006
|
14578.7 |
14613.8 |
|
2007
|
14843.6 |
14873.7 |
|
2008
|
15098.3 |
14830.4 |
|
2009
|
15310.3 |
14418.7 |
|
2010
|
15457.0 |
14783.8 |
|
2011
|
15615.8 |
15020.6 |
|
2012
|
15815.5 |
15354.6 |
|
2013
|
16049.4 |
15612.2 |
|
2014
|
16305.7 |
16013.3 |
|
2015
|
16573.4 |
16471.5 |
|
2016
|
16832.8 |
16716.2 |