Monday, May 17, 2021

Per Capita Real GDP in The U.S., 1929-2020

This is adjusted for inflation, in 2012 dollars. Here are the numbers:
 

Year

Per Capita

 

Year

Per Capita

 

Year

Per Capita

1929

$9,111

 

1960

$18,044

 

1991

$36,981

1930

$8,247

 

1961

$18,202

 

1992

$37,756

1931

$7,659

 

1962

$19,022

 

1993

$38,287

1932

$6,628

 

1963

$19,567

 

1994

$39,343

1933

$6,508

 

1964

$20,409

 

1995

$39,922

1934

$7,166

 

1965

$21,466

 

1996

$40,950

1935

$7,750

 

1966

$22,619

 

1997

$42,259

1936

$8,694

 

1967

$22,987

 

1998

$43,641

1937

$9,085

 

1968

$23,877

 

1999

$45,192

1938

$8,717

 

1969

$24,384

 

2000

$46,537

1939

$9,340

 

1970

$24,147

 

2001

$46,539

1940

$10,068

 

1971

$24,628

 

2002

$46,911

1941

$11,738

 

1972

$25,647

 

2003

$47,841

1942

$13,803

 

1973

$26,838

 

2004

$49,201

1943

$15,931

 

1974

$26,451

 

2005

$50,462

1944

$16,991

 

1975

$26,137

 

2006

$51,405

1945

$16,641

 

1976

$27,284

 

2007

$51,874

1946

$14,558

 

1977

$28,261

 

2008

$51,316

1947

$14,118

 

1978

$29,511

 

2009

$49,577

1948

$14,448

 

1979

$30,110

 

2010

$50,429

1949

$14,120

 

1980

$29,747

 

2011

$50,843

1950

$15,036

 

1981

$30,203

 

2012

$51,611

1951

$15,972

 

1982

$29,378

 

2013

$52,202

1952

$16,343

 

1983

$30,445

 

2014

$53,132

1953

$16,829

 

1984

$32,367

 

2015

$54,367

1954

$16,439

 

1985

$33,419

 

2016

$54,903

1955

$17,304

 

1986

$34,258

 

2017

$55,830

1956

$17,362

 

1987

$35,127

 

2018

$57,203

1957

$17,410

 

1988

$36,264

 

2019

$58,164

1958

$16,995

 

1989

$37,242

 

2020

$55,846

1959

$17,872

 

1990

$37,519

 

 

 


 
Here is a timeline chart: 

 
How to get this info.
 
First go to the following site from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which is part of the Commerce Department 

Gross Domestic Product.

Then  scroll down to find the "Interactive Data" data link. Click on that. Then you will see a link called "GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables." Click on that.

When that page opens up, click on "Begin using the data." When that page opens ups, click on "SECTION 1 - DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME."
 
Then you will see a list of tables. Click on "Table 1.1.6. Real Gross Domestic Product, Chained Dollars (A) (Q) ." When that table opens up, click on the circular arrow called "Modify."

Then you will get a dialogue box called "Data Table Options." Select 1929 as your First Year and 2020 as your Last Year. Where it says "Series" select the "Annual" option. 

Then click on the "Refresh Table" option. You will see a table that begins with 1929. It has Real GDP (in 2012 dollars) every year from 1929-2020. This is done horizontally.

There is a download button above the table so you can get the data into Microsoft Excel. Once you have saved your file you might want to transpose the rows into columns. That makes it easier to work with.

To get per capita numbers, divide by the population. The following links is my source for population data.

US Population by Year.

That site got its data from:

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