Figure C

"Core" infrastructure investments and health and education investments, as a share of GDP, 1947–2011

Core Health plus education
1947 0.86% 0.12%
1948 1.00% 0.30%
1949 1.38% 0.52%
1950 1.29% 0.54%
1951 1.21% 0.59%
1952 1.23% 0.59%
1953 1.29% 0.55%
1954 1.45% 0.63%
1955 1.37% 0.65%
1956 1.49% 0.64%
1957 1.58% 0.67%
1958 1.69% 0.71%
1959 1.66% 0.61%
1960 1.54% 0.61%
1961 1.62% 0.62%
1962 1.66% 0.58%
1963 1.72% 0.63%
1964 1.70% 0.65%
1965 1.68% 0.67%
1966 1.65% 0.74%
1967 1.56% 0.78%
1968 1.58% 0.73%
1969 1.38% 0.68%
1970 1.40% 0.62%
1971 1.38% 0.57%
1972 1.27% 0.54%
1973 1.19% 0.55%
1974 1.31% 0.57%
1975 1.35% 0.56%
1976 1.20% 0.49%
1977 1.08% 0.39%
1978 1.12% 0.36%
1979 1.17% 0.36%
1980 1.21% 0.37%
1981 1.05% 0.31%
1982 0.96% 0.29%
1983 0.88% 0.25%
1984 0.92% 0.25%
1985 0.93% 0.27%
1986 0.95% 0.29%
1987 0.98% 0.28%
1988 0.95% 0.30%
1989 0.88% 0.32%
1990 0.91% 0.33%
1991 0.89% 0.37%
1992 0.85% 0.38%
1993 0.81% 0.34%
1994 0.80% 0.34%
1995 0.77% 0.40%
1996 0.78% 0.41%
1997 0.78% 0.45%
1998 0.73% 0.44%
1999 0.70% 0.42%
2000 0.72% 0.46%
2001 0.74% 0.49%
2002 0.79% 0.52%
2003 0.78% 0.54%
2004 0.73% 0.53%
2005 0.72% 0.52%
2006 0.73% 0.52%
2007 0.83% 0.55%
2008 0.82% 0.59%
2009 0.90% 0.64%
2010 0.87% 0.62%
2011 0.85% 0.52%
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Note: "Core" infrastructure is highway, transportation, sewer, and water-treatment investments.

Source: Author's analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts (Tables1.1.5, 5.8.5a and 5.8.5b)

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