Corporate Profits (% of GDP)
After-tax corporate profits measured against the size of the economy.
| Year | Corporate Profits (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 5.6% |
| 1948 | 7.4% |
| 1949 | 6.2% |
| 1950 | 6.3% |
| 1951 | 5.9% |
| 1952 | 5.8% |
| 1953 | 4.6% |
| 1954 | 6.1% |
| 1955 | 6.6% |
| 1956 | 6.2% |
| 1957 | 5.5% |
| 1958 | 5.8% |
| 1959 | 6.3% |
| 1960 | 5.8% |
| 1961 | 6.4% |
| 1962 | 7.1% |
| 1963 | 7.1% |
| 1964 | 7.4% |
| 1965 | 8.1% |
| 1966 | 7.7% |
| 1967 | 7.3% |
| 1968 | 6.8% |
| 1969 | 5.5% |
| 1970 | 4.8% |
| 1971 | 5.9% |
| 1972 | 6.2% |
| 1973 | 6.0% |
| 1974 | 4.6% |
| 1975 | 6.0% |
| 1976 | 6.0% |
| 1977 | 6.6% |
| 1978 | 7.0% |
| 1979 | 6.1% |
| 1980 | 5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.6% |
| 1982 | 5.2% |
| 1983 | 6.1% |
| 1984 | 6.4% |
| 1985 | 6.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6% |
| 1987 | 5.6% |
| 1988 | 5.7% |
| 1989 | 5.0% |
| 1990 | 4.8% |
| 1991 | 5.3% |
| 1992 | 5.3% |
| 1993 | 5.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 7.1% |
| 1996 | 7.4% |
| 1997 | 7.8% |
| 1998 | 6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.4% |
| 2000 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% |
| 2004 | 8.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 11.0% |
| 2025 | 11.5% |
| 2026 | 11.4% |
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Source: FRED · CPATAX/GDP · series · Jan 1947 to Jan 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from FRED.
After-tax corporate profits measured against the size of the economy.
After-tax corporate profits (with inventory-valuation and capital-consumption adjustments) as a percentage of gross domestic product.
Source: FRED · Jan 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
Read across
No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Real Wage Growth (YoY) How pay is moving, alongside the profit share of output.
- Labor Productivity Output per hour, which the profit share divides up.
- Labor Share of Output The share of output paid to workers, the counterpart to the profit share.
- Top 1% Wealth Share Where accumulated wealth sits.