Economic Snapshot
Why Taxing Capital Income Makes Sense: Capital's share of national income, 1933–2013
| Capital share 1933–1975 | Capital share 1975–2013 | Capital share trend 1933–1975 | Capital share trend 1975–2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.330337 | 0.328629 | ||
| 1934 | 0.334615 | 0.328673 | ||
| 1935 | 0.337434 | 0.328717 | ||
| 1936 | 0.33179 | 0.328761 | ||
| 1937 | 0.326843 | 0.328805 | ||
| 1938 | 0.326923 | 0.32885 | ||
| 1939 | 0.330579 | 0.328894 | ||
| 1940 | 0.343284 | 0.328938 | ||
| 1941 | 0.349066 | 0.328982 | ||
| 1942 | 0.335094 | 0.329026 | ||
| 1943 | 0.314702 | 0.32907 | ||
| 1944 | 0.306964 | 0.329114 | ||
| 1945 | 0.293855 | 0.329158 | ||
| 1946 | 0.301026 | 0.329202 | ||
| 1947 | 0.321557 | 0.329246 | ||
| 1948 | 0.335327 | 0.32929 | ||
| 1949 | 0.332872 | 0.329334 | ||
| 1950 | 0.339583 | 0.329378 | ||
| 1951 | 0.332016 | 0.329422 | ||
| 1952 | 0.321079 | 0.329467 | ||
| 1953 | 0.318254 | 0.329511 | ||
| 1954 | 0.327267 | 0.329555 | ||
| 1955 | 0.33972 | 0.329599 | ||
| 1956 | 0.332442 | 0.329643 | ||
| 1957 | 0.331129 | 0.329687 | ||
| 1958 | 0.330217 | 0.329731 | ||
| 1959 | 0.338799 | 0.329775 | ||
| 1960 | 0.332375 | 0.329819 | ||
| 1961 | 0.33483 | 0.329863 | ||
| 1962 | 0.339091 | 0.329907 | ||
| 1963 | 0.342937 | 0.329951 | ||
| 1964 | 0.343554 | 0.329995 | ||
| 1965 | 0.348252 | 0.330039 | ||
| 1966 | 0.342051 | 0.330084 | ||
| 1967 | 0.335306 | 0.330128 | ||
| 1968 | 0.330776 | 0.330172 | ||
| 1969 | 0.321209 | 0.330216 | ||
| 1970 | 0.31164 | 0.33026 | ||
| 1971 | 0.320705 | 0.330304 | ||
| 1972 | 0.322372 | 0.330348 | ||
| 1973 | 0.323539 | 0.330392 | ||
| 1974 | 0.323634 | 0.330436 | ||
| 1975 | 0.335803 | 0.335803 | 0.33048 | 0.341231 |
| 1976 | 0.339906 | 0.342114 | ||
| 1977 | 0.343959 | 0.342997 | ||
| 1978 | 0.345399 | 0.34388 | ||
| 1979 | 0.343383 | 0.344763 | ||
| 1980 | 0.343374 | 0.345646 | ||
| 1981 | 0.355692 | 0.346529 | ||
| 1982 | 0.359666 | 0.347412 | ||
| 1983 | 0.364941 | 0.348295 | ||
| 1984 | 0.368658 | 0.349178 | ||
| 1985 | 0.364459 | 0.35006 | ||
| 1986 | 0.354284 | 0.350943 | ||
| 1987 | 0.352929 | 0.351826 | ||
| 1988 | 0.354782 | 0.352709 | ||
| 1989 | 0.354265 | 0.353592 | ||
| 1990 | 0.348579 | 0.354475 | ||
| 1991 | 0.347781 | 0.355358 | ||
| 1992 | 0.340205 | 0.356241 | ||
| 1993 | 0.343759 | 0.357124 | ||
| 1994 | 0.35141 | 0.358006 | ||
| 1995 | 0.358352 | 0.358889 | ||
| 1996 | 0.36189 | 0.359772 | ||
| 1997 | 0.363283 | 0.360655 | ||
| 1998 | 0.353657 | 0.361538 | ||
| 1999 | 0.350403 | 0.362421 | ||
| 2000 | 0.343092 | 0.363304 | ||
| 2001 | 0.341598 | 0.364187 | ||
| 2002 | 0.348409 | 0.36507 | ||
| 2003 | 0.354264 | 0.365953 | ||
| 2004 | 0.358851 | 0.366835 | ||
| 2005 | 0.371476 | 0.367718 | ||
| 2006 | 0.37812 | 0.368601 | ||
| 2007 | 0.369553 | 0.369484 | ||
| 2008 | 0.361959 | 0.370367 | ||
| 2009 | 0.373476 | 0.37125 | ||
| 2010 | 0.385633 | 0.372133 | ||
| 2011 | 0.386805 | 0.373016 | ||
| 2012 | 0.392149 | 0.373899 | ||
| 2013 | 0.396049 | 0.374782 |
Source: EPI calculations of Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) NIPA tables 1.7.5 and 1.12
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