Public capital as a share of GDP and as a share of private capital stock, 1948–2007
| Public capital as a share of GDP | Public capital as a share of private capital stock | |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.626994425 | 0.502985531 |
| 1949 | 0.651758995 | 0.504863531 |
| 1950 | 0.622148202 | 0.506391403 |
| 1951 | 0.59915142 | 0.507696469 |
| 1952 | 0.598562021 | 0.511355123 |
| 1953 | 0.593540852 | 0.513137256 |
| 1954 | 0.62354232 | 0.521084737 |
| 1955 | 0.607626849 | 0.526298865 |
| 1956 | 0.621838347 | 0.529806626 |
| 1957 | 0.636837492 | 0.534971988 |
| 1958 | 0.673744212 | 0.549464246 |
| 1959 | 0.658406287 | 0.561926153 |
| 1960 | 0.671651777 | 0.571360914 |
| 1961 | 0.688138647 | 0.584199117 |
| 1962 | 0.680517689 | 0.594590096 |
| 1963 | 0.685630911 | 0.606057502 |
| 1964 | 0.682922655 | 0.614789282 |
| 1965 | 0.676796509 | 0.617461407 |
| 1966 | 0.670266113 | 0.617075009 |
| 1967 | 0.687721568 | 0.620260225 |
| 1968 | 0.688033895 | 0.622424752 |
| 1969 | 0.69537342 | 0.619431033 |
| 1970 | 0.718688162 | 0.616741167 |
| 1971 | 0.717465407 | 0.614860044 |
| 1972 | 0.700770496 | 0.609025708 |
| 1973 | 0.680527722 | 0.597857387 |
| 1974 | 0.702448414 | 0.589715462 |
| 1975 | 0.721374903 | 0.588790613 |
| 1976 | 0.700392239 | 0.586596184 |
| 1977 | 0.682747191 | 0.579199463 |
| 1978 | 0.661348017 | 0.568701157 |
| 1979 | 0.656250027 | 0.55667764 |
| 1980 | 0.672990927 | 0.548158547 |
| 1981 | 0.668618561 | 0.537220671 |
| 1982 | 0.692158023 | 0.529868065 |
| 1983 | 0.672342635 | 0.525480881 |
| 1984 | 0.638966775 | 0.516702341 |
| 1985 | 0.626773325 | 0.508836727 |
| 1986 | 0.619518631 | 0.505938789 |
| 1987 | 0.613893767 | 0.504773718 |
| 1988 | 0.602876178 | 0.503193605 |
| 1989 | 0.595501129 | 0.501811645 |
| 1990 | 0.599438766 | 0.502666159 |
| 1991 | 0.61595219 | 0.507519717 |
| 1992 | 0.610184345 | 0.512578622 |
| 1993 | 0.60633131 | 0.513684207 |
| 1994 | 0.594277085 | 0.512248751 |
| 1995 | 0.592446514 | 0.508965007 |
| 1996 | 0.585029935 | 0.50517404 |
| 1997 | 0.572938565 | 0.498820818 |
| 1998 | 0.562083641 | 0.491220607 |
| 1999 | 0.550017092 | 0.484065146 |
| 2000 | 0.541636446 | 0.476043496 |
| 2001 | 0.549576738 | 0.47423177 |
| 2002 | 0.554100917 | 0.478489007 |
| 2003 | 0.554110283 | 0.48333283 |
| 2004 | 0.547528793 | 0.4858424 |
| 2005 | 0.5417175 | 0.486237227 |
| 2006 | 0.538863777 | 0.484571897 |
| 2007 | 0.539499736 | 0.481383385 |
Notes: Public capital measure excludes national defense capital stock. Private capital stock excludes residential capital stock.
Source: Author’s analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis Fixed-Assets Accounts (Table 1.1, 7.1A and 7.1B) and BEA National Income and Product Accounts (Table 1.1.5)