GDP GROWTH

 

·        Average GDP growth per year under Democratic Presidents: 3.47%

·        Average GDP growth per year under Republican Presidents: 2.4%

 

Year

% Growth

Administration

Year

%Growth

Administration

1961

2.3

\

1993

2.6

\

1962

6.1

 |  Kennedy (D)

1994

4.1

 |

1963

4.4

/  

1995

2.2

 |

 

 

 

1996

4.4

 |  Clinton (D)

1964

5.8

\

1997

4.5

 |   

1965

6.4

 |

1998

4.9

 |

1966

6.5

 |  Johnson (D)

1999

4.8

 |

1967

2.5

 |   

2000

           3.0

/

1968

4.8

/

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

0.2

\

1969

2.0

\

2002

2.0

 |

1970

-0.2

 |

2003

4.3

 |

1971

4.4

 |  Nixon (R)

2004

3.4

 |  Bush II (R)

1972

6.9

 |  

2005

3.0

 |

1973

4.0

 |

2006

2.6

 |

1974

-1.9

/

2007

2.2

 |

 

 

 

2008

-2.5

/

1975

2.6

Ford (R)

 

 

 

1976

4.3

/  

2009

0.1

\

 

 

 

2010

2.8

 | 

1977

5.0

\

2011

1.5

 |

1978

6.7

 | Carter (D)

2012

1.6

 |  Obama (D)

1979

1.3

 |  

2013

3.0

 |

1980

0

/

2014

2.7

 |

 

 

 

2015

2.1

 |

1981

1.3

\

2016

2.2

/

1982

-1.4

 |

 

 

 

1983

7.9

 |

2017

3.0

\

1984

5.6

 |  Reagan (R)

2018

2.1

 |  Trump (R)

1985

4.2

 |  

2019

3.2

 |

1986

2.9

 |

2020

-1.1

/

1987

4.5

 |

 

 

 

1988

3.8

/

2021

5.4

\

 

 

 

2022

0.7

 |  Biden (D)

1989

2.7

\

2023*

3.1

 |

1990

0.6

 |  Bush (R)

 

 

/

1991

1.2

 |  

 

 

 

1992

.4

/

 

 

 

*estimate

 


                                Republicans

President                      Average GDP %   

Nixon                           2.53

Ford                             3.45

Reagan                        3.6

Bush                            1.26

Bush II                         1.9

Trump                          1.8

           

                    Democrats

President                 Average GDP %

Kennedy                               4.27

Johnson                               5.2

Carter                                 3.25

Clinton                                 3.81

Obama                                 2

Biden                                   3.07


 

·Source:1962-1971: Economic Report of the President  (ERP) 2008 Table B-4: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/ERP/2008/ERP_2008.pdf

·1971-2023:Economic Report of the President (ERP) 2024 Table B-1:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ERP-2024.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AO 08/24