The statistic represents the U.S. medicare outlays from 2000 to 2017 with an additional forecast from 2018 to 2028 as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Medicare outlays amounted to 702 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, which was about 3.7 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in medicare outlays up to 1,521 billion U.S. dollars in 2028, which would be about 5.1 percent of the projected U.S. GDP.
Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2028 (as a percentage of the GDP)
The statistic represents the U.S. medicare outlays from 2000 to 2017 with an additional forecast from 2018 to 2028 as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Medicare outlays amounted to 702 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, which was about 3.7 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in medicare outlays up to 1,521 billion U.S. dollars in 2028, which would be about 5.1 percent of the projected U.S. GDP.
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| Percentage of the GDP | |
|---|---|
| '00 | 2.1% |
| '01 | 2.3% |
| '02 | 2.3% |
| '03 | 2.4% |
| '04 | 2.5% |
| '05 | 2.6% |
| '06 | 2.8% |
| '07 | 3% |
| '08 | 3.1% |
| '09 | 3.5% |
| '10 | 3.5% |
| '11 | 3.6% |
| '12 | 3.4% |
| '13 | 3.5% |
| '14 | 3.5% |
| '15 | 3.6% |
| '16 | 3.8% |
| '17 | 3.7% |
| '18* | 3.5% |
| '19* | 3.7% |
| '20* | 3.8% |
| '21* | 3.9% |
| '22* | 4.2% |
| '23* | 4.2% |
| '24* | 4.2% |
| '25* | 4.4% |
| '26* | 4.6% |
| '27* | 4.7% |
| '28* | 5.1% |
| Percentage of the GDP | |
|---|---|
| '00 | 2.1% |
| '01 | 2.3% |
| '02 | 2.3% |
| '03 | 2.4% |
| '04 | 2.5% |
| '05 | 2.6% |
| '06 | 2.8% |
| '07 | 3% |
| '08 | 3.1% |
| '09 | 3.5% |
| '10 | 3.5% |
| '11 | 3.6% |
| '12 | 3.4% |
| '13 | 3.5% |
| '14 | 3.5% |
| '15 | 3.6% |
| '16 | 3.8% |
| '17 | 3.7% |
| '18* | 3.5% |
| '19* | 3.7% |
| '20* | 3.8% |
| '21* | 3.9% |
| '22* | 4.2% |
| '23* | 4.2% |
| '24* | 4.2% |
| '25* | 4.4% |
| '26* | 4.6% |
| '27* | 4.7% |
| '28* | 5.1% |
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The statistic represents the U.S. medicare outlays from 2000 to 2017 with an additional forecast from 2018 to 2028 as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Medicare outlays amounted to 702 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, which was about 3.7 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in medicare outlays up to 1,521 billion U.S. dollars in 2028, which would be about 5.1 percent of the projected U.S. GDP.
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- April 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * The data for 2018 to 2028 are projections. Data from before 2017 was taken from prior editions of the report. Figures from 2016 are calculated by Statista using GDP figures provided elsewhere in the report.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * The data for 2018 to 2028 are projections. Data from before 2017 was taken from prior editions of the report. Figures from 2016 are calculated by Statista using GDP figures provided elsewhere in the report.
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- Characteristics of the Medicare population in 2017Characteristics of the Medicare population 2017
- Total Medicare income from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total Medicare income 1970-2017
- Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*Estimated Medicare revenue sources 2017
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- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2016Top U.S. states by Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population 2016
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- Number of Medicare skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Number of Medicare home health agencies in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of home health agencies in the U.S. 1967-2016
- Number of Medicare psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2016*Medicare - number of psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. 1967-2016
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