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US 1790 to 2006 Annual GDP & GDP Per Capita - both Nominal & Adjusted for Inflation


Below is a table of annual GDP data for the United States that I have shamelessly stolen from Wikipedia. I am rather irritated that it has taken me as long as it did to find historical GDP data going back before the 80's. Why this is a massive challenge (as in the OECD, IMF and World Bank websites have no easily accessible historical GDP data) in 2016 is beyond me.

Anyway.

United States Annual Economic Data[257]
YearGDP
Nominal
($ billions)
GDP
Adjusted
($ billions)
Population
(millions)
GDP per capita
Nominal ($)
GDP per capita
Adjusted ($)
17900.193.603.92948916
17910.213.824.04852944
17920.224.104.17153983
17930.254.434.297581031
17940.315.004.428701129
17950.385.314.562831164
17960.415.474.700871164
17970.415.574.843851150
17980.415.804.990821162
17990.446.205.141861206
18000.486.555.297911237
18010.516.875.486931252
18020.457.095.679791248
18030.487.215.872821228
18040.537.496.065871235
18050.567.886.258891259
18060.618.266.451951280
18070.588.276.644871245
18080.648.286.838941211
18090.688.927.031971269
18100.709.407.224971301
18110.769.827.4601021316
18120.7810.27.7001011326
18130.9610.87.9391211358
18141.0611.28.1791301372
18150.9111.38.4191081342
18160.8111.38.659941304
18170.7611.58.899851297
18180.7212.09.139791308
18190.7212.39.379771309
18200.7012.89.618731328
18210.7313.49.939731351
18220.8014.010.268781360
18230.7514.510.596711364
18240.7515.310.924691400
18250.8116.011.252721421
18260.8616.611.580741431
18270.9117.111.909761433
18280.8917.312.237731415
18290.9218.012.565731431
18301.0119.512.901781518
18311.0421.213.321781591
18321.1222.613.742821646
18331.1423.314.162801647
18341.2023.714.582821625
18351.3225.015.003881664
18361.4625.715.423951667
18371.5426.015.843971639
18381.5827.116.264971663
18391.6527.816.684991666
18401.5527.817.123911622
18411.6328.417.733921603
18421.6029.418.345871600
18431.5530.818.957821623
18441.6932.619.569861665
18451.8434.620.182911715
18462.0437.420.794981799
18472.3940.021.4061121870
18482.4141.422.0181091881
18492.4042.022.6311061855
18502.5643.923.2611101889
18512.7047.524.0861121972
18523.0453.024.9111222128
18533.2857.325.7361272226
18543.6859.326.5611392232
18553.9461.727.3861442254
18564.0064.128.2121422270
18574.1364.429.0371422218
18584.0567.129.8621362247
18594.3872.030.6871432346
18604.3272.331.5131372296
18614.5873.732.3511422277
18625.7682.933.1881742497
18637.6089.334.0262232624
18649.4390.434.8632702592
18659.8693.035.7012762606
18668.9888.836.5382462430
18678.3390.437.3762232418
18688.1493.938.2132132458
18697.8596.639.0512012473
18707.7910039.9051952509
18717.6810540.9381882573
18728.2111341.9721962683
18738.6812343.0062022824
18748.4312444.0401912815
18758.0512345.0731792726
18768.2112846.1071782781
18778.2713247.1411752804
18788.3113948.1741722894
18799.3615749.2081903188
188010.417050.2622063379
188111.619151.5422263708
188212.220152.8212313800
188312.320654.1002273808
188411.820355.3792123667
188511.420156.6582023552
188612.021857.9382083764
188713.023459.2172193944
188813.824960.4962274108
188913.825861.7752244169
189015.228463.0562404502
189115.528764.3612404459
189216.430165.6662504590
189315.528466.9702314242
189414.227168.2752083972
189515.630069.5802244313
189615.429470.8852184153
189716.130772.1892234256
189818.234473.4942484685
189919.536574.7992614884
190020.737676.0942724943
190122.439777.5842895112
190224.241779.1633055261
190326.142980.6323235317
190425.841482.1663145034
190528.945983.8223445480
190630.947585.4503625564
190734.049287.0083915649
190830.343988.7103424949
190932.246890.4903565169
191033.447392.4073625116
191134.348893.8633665200
191237.451195.3353925359
191339.153197.2254035462
191436.549099.1113684948
191538.7504100.5463855011
191649.6574101.9614875626
191759.7560103.2685785418
191875.8610103.2087355910
191978.3615104.5147495883
192088.4609106.4618305721
192173.6595108.5386785483
192273.4628110.0496675708
192385.4711111.9477636350
192487.0733114.1097626422
192590.6750115.8297826475
192697.0799117.3978266806
192795.5807119.0358036777
192897.4816120.5098086771
1929103.6865.2121.7678517105
193091.2790.7123.0777416424
193176.5739.9124.0406175965
193258.7643.7124.8404705156
193356.4635.5125.5794495061
193466.0704.2126.3745225572
193573.3766.9127.2505766027
193683.8866.6128.0536546768
193791.9911.1128.8257137072
193886.1879.7129.8256636776
193992.2950.7130.8807047264
1940101.41034.1131.9547687837
1941126.71211.1133.1219529098
1942161.91435.4133.920120910718
1943198.61670.9134.245147912447
1944219.81806.5132.885165413594
1945223.11786.3132.481168413483
1946222.31589.4140.054158711348
1947244.21574.5143.446170210976
1948269.21643.2146.093184311248
1949267.31634.6148.665179810995
1950293.81777.3151.235194311752
1951339.31915.0153.310221312491
1952358.31988.3155.687230112771
1953379.42079.5158.242239813141
1954380.42065.4161.164236012816
1955414.82212.8164.308252513467
1956437.52255.8167.306261513483
1957461.12301.1170.371270613506
1958467.22279.2173.320269613150
1959506.62441.3176.289287413848
1960526.42501.8179.979292513901
1961544.72560.0182.992297713990
1962585.62715.2185.771315214616
1963617.72834.0188.483327715036
1964663.62998.6191.141347215688
1965719.13191.1193.526371616489
1966787.83399.1195.576402817380
1967832.63484.6197.457421717647
1968911.03652.7199.399456418319
1969984.63765.4201.385488918698
19701038.53771.9203.984509118491
19711127.13898.6206.827544918850
19721238.34105.0209.284591719614
19731382.74341.5211.357654220541
19741500.04319.6213.342703120247
19751638.34311.2215.465760420009
19761825.34540.9217.583838920870
19772030.94750.5219.760924121617
19782294.75015.0222.0951033222580
19792563.35173.4224.5671141423037
19802789.55161.7227.2251227622716
19813128.45291.7229.4661363323061
19823255.05189.3231.6641405122400
19833536.75423.8233.7921512823199
19843933.25813.6235.8251667824652
19854220.36053.7237.9241773825444
19864462.86263.6240.1331858526084
19874739.56475.1242.2891956126725
19885103.86742.7244.4992087527578
19895484.46981.4246.8192222028286
19905803.17112.5249.6232324728493
19915995.97100.5252.9812370128067
19926337.77336.6256.5142470728601
19936657.47532.7259.9192561328981
19947072.27835.5263.1262687829779
19957397.78031.7266.2782778230163
19967816.98328.9269.3942901730917
19978304.38703.5272.6473045831922
19988747.09066.9275.8543170932868
19999268.49470.3279.0403321533939
20009817.09817.0282.2173478534785
200110128.09890.7285.2263550934677
200210469.610048.8288.1263633734876
200310960.810301.0290.7963769235423
200411685.910675.8293.6383979736357
200512433.911003.4296.5074193537110
200613194.711319.4299.984407137807


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