Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
Below are five tables listing the prices of the items in 980: Money.
Dollars[edit]
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
Notes
|
| Dollar bills
|
| $1 Bill
|
$1
|
$1 = $1[citation needed]
|
| $10 Bill
|
$10
|
Ten dollars are equal to ten dollars.[citation needed]
|
| $500 Bill (William McKinley, discontinued)
|
$500
|
Discontinued bills might be worth more than their original value but can still be used as normal currency worth its designated value (in this case $500).
|
| $1000 Bill (Grover Cleveland, discontinued)
|
$1000
|
Discontinued bill, see above.
|
| Fruit
|
| Apples (one dozen)
|
$5.68
|
The price has since risen due to inflation.
|
| Oranges (one dozen)
|
$3.08
|
The price of oranges has since risen due to inflation.
|
| Fast Food
|
| Dollar Menu item
|
$1.00
|
Most dollar menus cost one dollar,[citation needed] hence the name.
|
| Starbucks Coffee
|
$2.00
|
Ten years later, one might for that price get a small tall freshly brewed coffee.
|
| Average US Restaurant Meals
|
| Average single US restaurant meal
|
$35.65
|
According to Zagat's 2012 restaurant survey.
|
| Average meal at the 20 costliest San Francisco restaurants
|
$85.27
|
According to a 2005 Zagat survey.
|
| Dinner for four
|
| Homemade rice and pinto beans
|
$9.26 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, preparation, and cleanup: $41.80)
|
From this infographic made for this NYT article (paywall). Time cost at a rate of $16.27/hr maybe from this source for value of volunteer hours.[actual citation needed]
|
| Homemade chicken dinner
|
$13.78 (With time cost of two hours of shopping, travel, preparation, and cleanup: $46.32)
|
Same sources as above.
|
| McDonalds
|
$27.89 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $36.03)
|
Same sources as above.
|
| Arby’s
|
$34.00 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $42.13)
|
Same value as above for time cost. Base cost possibly from personal experience.[actual citation needed]
|
| Chili’s
|
$69.64 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $77.78)
|
Same as Arby's.
|
| Outback Steakhouse
|
$109.82 (With time cost of 30 minutes travel: $117.96)
|
Same as Arby's.
|
| Vehicles
|
| Low-end bicycle
|
$190
|
A quick google search will tell us that this is still a fairly realistic price.
|
| Clothes
|
| Men's suit
|
$400
|
A quick google search will tell us that this is a fairly realistic price, although much cheaper suits exist.
|
| Debt
|
| Daily interest on average credit card debt
|
$5.63
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Daily income
|
| Median household daily income
|
$136.28
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Taxes
|
$32.16
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| After-tax
|
$104.12
|
The taxes subtracted from the median household daily income.
|
| Game Consoles
|
| PS3
|
$250
|
A quick google search will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (PS4, PS5) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Playstation 3.
|
| Xbox 360
|
$200
|
A quick google search will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Xbox 360.
|
| Wii
|
$150
|
A quick google search will tell us that their demand has decreased significantly since other consoles (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) were released and there are no more new games being developed for the Nintendo Wii.
|
| Electronics
|
| Kindle Fire
|
$199
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as Ebook readers become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| Basic iPad
|
$499
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as iPads become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| iPad + 3G + a year of data
|
$869
|
For the iPad, see above. 3G internet is being gradually phased out across the world (USofA, Europe), so it may not be possible to buy. (Information as of December 2021)
|
| Basic Macbook Air
|
$999
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as laptops become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| Netbook
|
$249.99
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as laptops become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| iPod Nano
|
$129
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as music players become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| Mac Mini
|
$599
|
Like video game consoles, other electronics such as desktop computers become cheaper over time due to release of newer models and obsolescence.
|
| Comcast cable internet for a year ($59.99/month)
|
$719.88
|
Comcast has since changed its name to Xfinity. [Xfinity's website](https://xfinity.com/learn/deals/internet) has internet starting at $25/month or $300/yr, a significant decrease.
|
| Books
|
| Paperback book
|
$6.80
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Hardcover book
|
$32.27
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Audio book
|
$50.42
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Kindle
|
$79.00
|
The price of a Kindle ranges from 24$ up to a little over 300$, depending on the model.
|
| New video game
|
$49.99
|
During the seventh generation of video games, most games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 home consoles would release for $59.99, while games for the handheld Nintendo DS would retail for $39.99[actual citation needed]. Randall appears to be averaging the two numbers.
|
| Kindle keyboard + 3G
|
$139
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Loose change
|
| Loose change value per pound
|
$12.80
|
The chart depicts 12 blocks instead of 13.
|
| Loose change with no quarters
|
$5.40
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| One-gallon jug of loose change
|
$270
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Loose change with no pennies
|
$17.40
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual value of pennies received in change (at one daily cash purchase)
|
$7.30
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Pet ownership (Based on ASPCA estimations)
|
| Annual cost of rabbit ownership
|
$730
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual cost of dog ownership
|
$695
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual cost of cat ownership
|
$670
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual cost of fish ownership
|
$35
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual cost of bird ownership
|
$200
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Annual cost of small mammal ownership
|
$300
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Cell phone bill
|
| Traditional cell phone average monthly fee
|
$77.36
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Traditional cell phone average annual bill
|
$928.30
|
Slightly less than the cell phone average monthly fee time 12, which would be $928.32.
|
| Smartphone average monthly fee
|
$110.30
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Smartphone average annual bill
|
$1,320
|
Smartphone average annual bill times 12 rounded down. (The actual amount works out to $1,323.60)
|
| Worker/CEO comparison
|
| 1965 production worker average hourly wage
|
$19.61
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| 2007 production worker average hourly wage
|
$19.71
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Typical 1965 CEO pay for the same period
|
$490.31
|
[actual citation needed]
|
| Typical 2007 CEO pay for the same period
|
$5,419.97
|
[actual citation needed]
|
Thousands[edit]
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
Notes
|
| Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 1984
|
| <35 years
|
$11,680
|
|
| 35-44 years
|
$72,090
|
|
| 45-54 years
|
$115,060
|
|
| 55-64 years
|
$149,240
|
|
| >65 years
|
$122,100
|
|
| Typical household net worth by head of household’s age in 2009
|
| <35 years
|
$3,710
|
|
| 35-44 years
|
$40,140
|
|
| 45-54 years
|
$103,040
|
|
| 55-64 years
|
$164,270
|
|
| >65 years
|
$172,820
|
|
| Raising a child to age 17
|
| Upper income
|
$302,860
|
|
| Middle income
|
$206,920
|
|
| Lower income
|
$150,380
|
|
| Vacations
|
| All-inclusive one-week trip for two to St. Lucia resort from New England (incl. flights)
|
$3,204
|
|
| Twenty week-long Hawaiian vacations
|
$136,020
|
|
| Typical week-long Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast (incl. flights)
|
$6,801
|
|
| Typical weekend Hawaii trip for two from US West Coast incl. flights)
|
$2,863
|
|
| School Prices
|
| Estimated one-year Hogwarts cost (incl. tuition)
|
$43,000
|
|
| Seven-year Hogwarts degree
|
$301,000
|
|
| Average community college tuition
|
$10,340 (One year $2,580)
|
|
| Average in-state university tuition
|
$28,920 (One year $7,230)
|
|
| Income per capita (2005)
|
| United States 2005 per capita income
|
$32,360
|
|
| Switzerland 2005 per capita income
|
$29,910
|
|
| Germany 2005 per capita income
|
$27,550
|
|
| UK 2005 per capita income
|
$23,240
|
|
| France 2005 per capita income
|
$16,400
|
|
| China 2005 per capita income
|
$3,540
|
|
| Brazil 2005 per capita income
|
$5,540
|
|
| Houses
|
| Small rural house
|
$100,000
|
|
| Typical new home
|
$224,910
|
|
| Health
|
| Average individual health insurance annual premium
|
$5,430
|
|
| Cancer treatment including chemo
|
$117,260
|
The chart depicts 115 blocks instead of 117.
|
| Annual Household Costs
|
| A daily pack of cigarettes for a year (NJ)
|
$3,050
|
|
| One Starbucks latte per day
|
$1,820
|
|
| Average smartphone annual cost
|
$1,320
|
|
| Annual cost of car ownership
|
$3,650
|
|
| Typical annual household food spending
|
$5,650
|
|
| Average household CC debt
|
$9,960
|
|
| Annual cost to carry that debt
|
$2,090
|
|
| Typical annual housing cost for various cities (based on military's Basic Allowance for Housing for an E1 servicemember with no dependents)
|
| NYC
|
$25,416
|
|
| San Francisco
|
$21,888
|
|
| Boston
|
$18,216
|
|
| Los Angeles
|
$17,640
|
|
| Washington DC
|
$16,380
|
|
| Chicago
|
$13,664
|
|
| Worcester
|
$12,456
|
|
| Houston
|
$11,888
|
|
| Minneapolis
|
$10,908
|
|
| Detroit
|
$10,080
|
|
| Salt Lake City
|
$9,108
|
|
| Scranton
|
$8,604
|
|
| Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding
|
| Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake
|
$78,000
|
|
| Kate Middleton's wedding dress
|
$350,000
|
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $375,000.
|
| Flower cost for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding
|
$800,000
|
|
| Value of an investment of $1,000/year
(NOT changing with inflation) for 30 years at 5% annual interest
|
| 1 year
|
$1,000
|
|
| 5 years
|
$5,526
|
|
| 10 years
|
$12,850
|
|
| 15 years
|
$21,580
|
|
| 20 years
|
$33,070
|
|
| 25 years
|
$47,730
|
|
| 30 years
|
$66,440
|
|
| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
|
$30,000
|
|
| 30 years ($1,000/yr at a 4% real return (long-term stock + dividend average)
|
$56,080
|
|
| Value of investment (accounting for inflation)
|
| 30 years
|
$27,370
|
|
| 30 years ($30,000 saved in mattress)
|
$12,360
|
|
| Average Vehicle Costs
|
| Average used car
|
$8,910
|
|
| Average new car
|
$27,230
|
|
| High-end bicycle
|
$1,500
|
|
| Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years
|
| Honda Insight
|
$27,874
|
|
| Toyota Prius
|
$38,771
|
|
| Jeep Patriot
|
$35,425
|
|
| Honda Fit
|
$28,745
|
|
| BMW Z4
|
$61,312
|
|
| Ford Explorer
|
$43,524
|
|
| Toyota Camry
|
$34,697
|
|
| smart fortwo
|
$29,629
|
|
| Honda CR-V
|
$35,183
|
|
| Chevy Volt
|
$42,180
|
|
| Hyundai Sonata
|
$34,644
|
|
| Ford F-150
|
$48,734
|
|
| Nissan Cube
|
$29,383
|
|
| Porsche 911
|
$91,590
|
|
| Total cost to buy and own selected vehicles for five years, if gas were $10/gallon
|
| Toyota Prius
|
$48,990
|
|
| Honda Fit
|
$45,233
|
|
| Ford Explorer
|
$69,076
|
|
| smart fortwo
|
$45,058
|
|
| Chevy Volt
|
$50,612
|
|
| Ford F-150
|
$77,111
|
|
| Typical annual household income
|
| Bottom 20%
|
$10,200
|
|
| Second 20%
|
$24,800
|
|
| Middle 20%
|
$44,400
|
|
| Fourth 20%
|
$76,100
|
|
| Top 10%
|
$201,100
|
|
| Top 1%
|
$822,000
|
|
| Top 1/500th
|
$2,080,000
|
|
| Median US household income
|
| Median US household income
|
$51,270
|
|
| After-tax
|
$39,170
|
|
| Taxes
|
$12,100
|
|
| Total lifetime income from ages 25-65 at $50,000/year after 25% taxes (including Social Security)
|
$1,500,000
|
|
| Cost per household served by US Rural Utilities Service program to expand broadband access
|
$359,790
|
|
| If I had $1000000 (Cost of the items the singer in "If I had $1000000" would buy to win your love: $263,330)
|
| Furniture
|
$21,160
|
|
| Plymouth Reliant
|
$3,000
|
|
| Tree fort
|
$15,000
|
|
| Llama
|
$2,120
|
|
| Joseph Merrick's remains
|
N/A (Held in Royal London Hospital collection and not available for purchase)
|
|
| House
|
$224,820
|
|
| Tiny fridge
|
$99.08
|
|
| Gourmet pre-wrapped sausages (2)
|
$34.48
|
|
| Kraft Dinner (two double servings)
|
$3.06
|
|
| Expensive ketchup
|
$10.75
|
|
| Faux fur coat
|
$198.00
|
|
| Limo ride to the store
|
$186.59
|
|
| Luxuries
|
| Golden Opulence ice cream sundae
|
$1,000
|
|
| Waist deep half-room ball pit
|
$2,400
|
|
| All 30 bestselling game consoles (refurb, eBay)
|
$2,640
|
|
| Initial seat on Virgin Galactic suborbital flight
|
$200,000
|
|
| Video Games
|
| Typing F-U-N-D-S
|
$10,000
|
|
| Daily sales of Minecraft
|
$193,500
|
|
Millions[edit]
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
Notes
|
| Dr. Evil
|
| Amount Dr. Evil thought he was demanding from the 1997 world
|
$6,630,000
|
|
| Amount he was demanding
|
$1,380,000
|
|
| Video Games
|
| Minecraft sales by October 2011
|
$56,780,000
|
|
| William and Kate's wedding
|
| Flowers
|
$800,000
|
|
| Security
|
$20,000,000
|
|
| Total cost
|
$80,000,000
|
|
| Human Values
|
| Amount needed to live comfortably off investments
|
$4,090,000
|
|
| EPA value of a human life
|
$8,120,000
|
The chart depicts 10 blocks instead of 8.
|
| Six Million Dollar Man (2011 dollars)
|
$29,870,000
|
|
| 50,000 salary for 40 years after 25% taxes
|
$1,500,000
|
|
| Lifetime cost to avoid changing your oil by abandoning your car and buying a new one whenever you hit 5,000 miles
|
$3,270,000
|
|
| Corporation Expenses
|
| 30-second Super Bowl ad slot
|
$3,000,000
|
|
| Annual cost to run Wikipedia
|
$18,500,000
|
|
| Loss in NewsCorp value over hacking scandal
|
$750,000,000
|
|
| Vehicles
|
| Most expensive production car (Bugatti Veyron)
|
$2,400,000
|
|
| Most expensive car ever sold (1957 Ferrari 250)
|
$16,390,000
|
|
| Marginal cost to launch one shuttle
|
$450,000,000
|
|
| Total shuttle program per launch
|
$1,451,000,000
|
|
| One B-2 bomber
|
$2,500,000,000
|
|
| Structures
|
| Large city office building
|
$100,000,000
|
|
| Dubai Fountain
|
$224,540,000
|
|
| Burj Khalifa
|
$1,521,000,000
|
|
| New Yankee Stadium
|
$1,545,000,000
|
|
| Rare Items
|
| Qianlong Chinese vase sold in 2010
|
$83,710,000
|
|
| Leonardo’s Codex Leicester (bought by Bill Gates)
|
$45,930,000
|
|
| Estimated value of first-edition Gutenberg Bible
|
$34,610,000
|
|
| 1933 Double Eagle coin (All destroyed uncirculated save a few stolen from the US Mint)
|
$9,330,000
|
|
| Treskilling Yellow postage stamp (At $50 billion/lb possibly the world’s most expensive thing by weight)
|
$2,780,000
|
|
| 1297 Magna Carta original copy signed by Edward I
|
$21,890,000
|
|
| Painting from The Card Players series (rumor)
|
$250,000,000
|
|
| Willem de Kooning’s “Woman III” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
|
$168,780,000
|
|
| Jackson Pollock’s “No. 5, 1948” (2006 auction bought by David Geffen)
|
$153,440,000
|
|
| Airbus A380
|
$264,000,000
|
|
| Mona Lisa assessed value
|
$730,660,000
|
|
| Bitcoins
|
| Market value of all Bitcoins as of 11/2011
|
$22,819,797
|
|
| Market value of all Bitcoins as at July 2011 peak price
|
$210,000,000
|
|
| Millionaires
|
| Darrell Issa (R-CA) net worth
|
$304,000,000
|
|
| Jane Harman (D-CA) net worth
|
$294,000,000
|
|
| John Kerry (D-MA) net worth
|
$239,000,000
|
|
| Mitt Romney net worth
|
$210,000,000
|
|
| Jon Huntsman net worth
|
$40,000,000
|
|
| Average net worth of US senator
|
$13,400,000
|
|
| Average net worth of US representative
|
$4,900,000
|
|
| A billionaire
|
$1,000,000,000
|
|
| Per US resident
|
| $1 per US resident
|
$312,620,000
|
|
| $1 per US household
|
$117,290,000
|
The chart depicts 138 blocks instead of 117.
|
| $10 from every US resident
|
$3,326,200,000
|
The chart depicts 3126 blocks instead of 3326.
|
| $10 from every US household
|
$1,179,180,000
|
The chart depicts 854 blocks instead of 1179.
|
| Raptors
|
| One F-22 raptor
|
$154,500,000
|
|
| One velociraptor (25% of Jurassic Park production budget amortized over three velociraptors)
|
$1,930,000
|
|
| Professional rapper net worth
|
| 50 Cent
|
$100,000,000
|
|
| 50 Cent (stage name)
|
$0.50
|
|
| 50 Cent (adjusted for inflation)
|
$0.70
|
|
| Birdman
|
$100,000,000
|
|
| Dr Dre
|
$125,000,000
|
|
| Jay-Z
|
$450,000,000
|
|
| Diddy
|
$475,000,000
|
|
| J.K. Rowling
|
| J.K. Rowling
|
$1,000,000,000
|
|
| J.K. Rowling had she become a rapper (Professional assessment by rapper/geek culture expert MC Frontalot)
|
$82,000
|
|
| Hurricanes
|
| Annual hurricane forecast R&D funding
|
$20,000,000
|
|
| Hurricane forecast improvement funding since 1989
|
$440,000,000
|
|
| Economic savings—during Hurricane Irene alone—due to limiting evacuations made possible by recent forecast advances
|
$700,000,000
|
|
| Prizes
|
| $64,000 in 1955 when "The $64,000 Question" first aired
|
$528,310
|
|
| £1,000,000 in 1998 when the UK "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired
|
$2,270,000
|
|
| $1,000,000 in 1999 when the US "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired
|
$1,330,000
|
|
| $1,000,000 in 1955 when the TV show "The Millionaire" aired
|
$8,250,000
|
|
| $1,000,000 in 1931 when the film "The Millionaire" opened
|
$14,530,000
|
|
Elections[edit]
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2012 presidential fundraising |
$188,260,000
|
| Herman Cain |
$5,380,000
|
| Jon Huntsman |
$4,510,000
|
| Michele Bachmann |
$9,870,000
|
| Ron Paul |
$12,790,000
|
| Rick Perry |
$17,200,000
|
| Mitt Romney |
$32,610,000
|
| Barack Obama |
$88,420,000
|
| Other |
$17,480,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2008 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,860,390,000
|
| Excluding candidate Lee L. Mercer, Jr of Houston, who claimed, in his combined FEC filings, |
$900,005,507 in fundraising and $900,006,431 in campaign spending.
|
| Ron Paul |
$32,480,000
|
| John Edwards |
$64,410,000
|
| Rudy Giuliani |
$66,520,000
|
| Mitt Romney |
$116,730,000
|
| Barack Obama |
$799,670,000
|
| John McCain |
$394,280,000
|
| Hilary Clinton |
$259,050,000
|
| Other |
$127,250,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2004 presidential campaign fundraising |
$1,006,810,000
|
| Howard Dean |
$61,620,000
|
| Wesley Clark |
$34,620,000
|
| John Edwards |
$39,310,000
|
| John Kerry |
$352,090,000
|
| George W. Bush |
$429,660,000
|
| Other |
$89,510,000
|
| Person |
Funds raised
|
| 2000 presidential campaign fundraising |
$805,120,000
|
| Pat Buchanan |
$37,440,000
|
| John McCain |
$75,180,000
|
| Bill Bradley |
$65,680,000
|
| Steve Forbes |
$114,400,000 *The Money Chart incorrectly reads $11,440,000
|
| Al Gore |
$170,520,000
|
| George W. Bush |
$247,100,000
|
| Other |
$94,800,000
|
2010 midterm elections fundraising[edit]
| Party |
Funds raised
|
| Democrats |
$815,000,000
|
| Republicans |
$587,000,000
|
2011-2012 Campaign donations by industry[edit]
| Industry |
To Democrats (approx) |
To Republicans (approx) |
To Other (approx) |
Total Funds donated
|
| Finance industry |
$47,000,000 |
$68,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$122,900,000
|
| Organized labor |
$14,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$18,720,000
|
| Energy industry |
$6,000,000 |
$21,000,000 |
$0 |
$26,680,000
|
| Lawyers and general lobbyists |
$39,000,000 |
$19,000,000 |
$0 |
$57,590,000
|
| Health industry |
$19,000,000 |
$23,000,000 |
$0 |
$42,727,000
|
| Electronics and communication industry |
$21,000,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$7,000,000 |
$32,420,000
|
Inaugurations[edit]
| Thing |
Price
|
| Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration |
$174,100,000
|
| Festivities (private donors) |
$46,400,000
|
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$127,700,000
|
| Thing |
Price
|
| George Bush’s 2005 inauguration |
$178,600,000
|
| Festivities (private donors) |
$47,800,000
|
| Federal + state + local government (mainly security) |
$130,800,000
|
Past presidential campaign fundraising[edit]
| Campaign Year |
Funds raised
|
| 1996 |
$559,810,000
|
| 1992 |
$521,480,000
|
| 1988 |
$606,300,000
|
| 1984 |
$429,860,000
|
| 1980 |
$434,220,000
|
| 1976 |
$664,160,000
|
Value of a solid gold toilet (626 lbs) by year[edit]
| Year |
Value (Approximate)
|
| 1967 |
$2,000,000
|
| 1968 |
$2,000,000
|
| 1969 |
$2,000,000
|
| 1970 |
$2,000,000
|
| 1971 |
$2,000,000
|
| 1972 |
$3,000,000
|
| 1973 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1974 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1975 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1976 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1977 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1978 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1979 |
$9,000,000
|
| 1980 |
$15,000,000
|
| 1981 |
$10,000,000
|
| 1982 |
$8,000,000
|
| 1983 |
$9,000,000
|
| 1984 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1985 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1986 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1987 |
$8,000,000
|
| 1988 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1989 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1990 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1991 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1992 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1993 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1994 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1995 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1996 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1997 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1998 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1999 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2000 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2001 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2002 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2003 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2004 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$5,000,000
|
| 2006 |
$6,000,000
|
| 2007 |
$8,000,000
|
| 2008 |
$8,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$10,000,000
|
| 2010 |
$13,000,000
|
| 2011 |
$15,000,000
|
Value of a carry-on suitcase full of $100 bills (30,000 ct, 60lbs)[edit]
| Year |
Value (Approximate)
|
| 1967 |
$20,000,000
|
| 1968 |
$19,000,000
|
| 1969 |
$18,000,000
|
| 1970 |
$17,000,000
|
| 1971 |
$16,000,000
|
| 1972 |
$16,000,000
|
| 1973 |
$15,000,000
|
| 1974 |
$13,000,000
|
| 1975 |
$12,000,000
|
| 1976 |
$12,000,000
|
| 1977 |
$11,000,000
|
| 1978 |
$10,000,000
|
| 1979 |
$9,000,000
|
| 1980 |
$8,000,000
|
| 1981 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1982 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1983 |
$7,000,000
|
| 1984 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1985 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1986 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1987 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1988 |
$6,000,000
|
| 1989 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1990 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1991 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1992 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1993 |
$5,000,000
|
| 1994 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1995 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1996 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1997 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1998 |
$4,000,000
|
| 1999 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2000 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2001 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2002 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2003 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2004 |
$4,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2006 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2007 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2008 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2010 |
$3,000,000
|
| 2011 |
$3,000,000
|
Billions[edit]
Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| Harry Potter movie franchise total revenue |
$21,000,000,000
|
| Treasure found in a temple in India in 2011 |
$22,000,000,000
|
Box office revenue[edit]
Adjusted for monetary inflation but not ticket price inflation
Highlighted: films that earned more than 2009's Avatar
Some dates are off by one year.
| Year |
Movie |
Revenue |
Highlighted
|
| 2009 |
Avatar |
$783,510,000 |
|
| 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
$547,520,000 |
|
| 2003 |
Shrek 2 |
$516,610,000 |
|
| 1999 |
The Phantom Menace |
$572,000,000 |
|
| 1997 |
Titanic |
$827,260,000 |
Yes
|
| 1994 |
The Lion King |
$625,810,000 |
|
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
$625,810,000 |
|
| 1984 |
Ghostbusters |
$507,720,000 |
|
| 1983 |
Return of the Jedi |
$686,710,000 |
|
| 1982 |
E.T. |
$996,580,000 |
Yes
|
| 1980 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
$778,530,000 |
|
| 1977 |
Star Wars |
$1,681,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1975 |
Jaws |
$1,067,510,000 |
Yes
|
| 1973 |
The Exorcist |
$1,019,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1965 |
The Sound of Music |
$1,144,920,000 |
Yes
|
| 1962 |
101 Dalmatians |
$1,131,310,000 |
Yes
|
| 1960 |
Ben-Hur |
$561,090,000 |
|
| 1957 |
The Ten Commandments |
$532,570,000 |
|
| 1943 |
Bambi |
$1,391,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1942 |
Fantasia |
$1,146,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1940 |
Gone with the Wind |
$3,157,000,000 |
Yes
|
| 1938 |
Snow White |
$2,841,700,000 |
Yes
|
Charity[edit]
| Area |
Amount given
|
| US annual charitable giving |
$294,850,000,000
|
| To religious organizations |
$102,000,000,000
|
| To educational organizations |
$42,240,000,000
|
| To foundations |
$33,450,000,000
|
| To human services |
$26,850,000,000
|
| To societal benefit organizations |
$24,570,000,000
|
| To health organizations |
$23,140,000,000
|
| To international affairs |
$15,980,000,000
|
| To arts and culture |
$13,460,000,000
|
| To animals and environment |
$6,750,000,000
|
| Other |
$6,410,000,000
|
Type of giving:[edit]
| Type |
Amount given
|
| Individual giving |
$214,650,000,000
|
| Foundation grantmaking |
$41,560,000,000
|
| Bequests |
$23,140,000,000
|
| Corporate giving |
$15,500,000,000
|
Gates Foundation total giving since 1994[edit]
| Area |
Amount given
|
| Gates Foundation total giving since 1994 |
$25,360,000,000
|
| Global health |
~$12,000,000,000
|
| US |
~$4,000,000,000
|
| Developments |
~$3,000,000,000
|
| Grants |
~$1,000,000,000
|
| Missing |
~$5,000,000,000
|
Book publishing industry revenue[edit]
| Genre |
Revenue
|
| Book publishing industry revenue |
$28,320,000,000 (Sum of genres is $29.39 billion, 1 block more than depicted)
|
| Romance |
$1,380,000,000
|
| Trade books |
$14,130,000,000
|
| K-12 |
$5,570,000,000
|
| Professional |
$3,750,000,000
|
| Higher education |
$4,560,000,000
|
Video game industry revenue[edit]
| Area |
Revenue
|
| Video game industry revenue |
$48,900,000,000
|
| United States |
$18,830,000,000
|
Education[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| Student loans outstanding |
$955,800,000,000 (This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $956,800,000,000)
|
| Federal student loans |
$792,900,000,000
|
| Defaulted Federal student loans (Private total unknown) |
$65,020,000,000
|
| Private student loans |
$163,900,000,000
|
| Total spending on primary and secondary education in the US |
$612,470,000,000
|
| Teacher Salaries |
$295,810,000,000
|
| Total annual higher education spending in the US |
$355,110,000,000
|
Harvard University revenue[edit]
| Area |
Revenue
|
| Tuition, donations, and fees |
$1,425,000,000
|
| Investments |
$7,900,000,000
|
In other words, if Harvard eliminated tuition, it would mean roughly a 15% budget cut.
Education foundations[edit]
| Foundation |
Amount given
|
| Gates Foundation |
$36,700,000,000
|
| INGKA Foundation |
$36,000,000,000
|
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
$14,800,000,000
|
| Ford Foundation |
$13,800,000,000
|
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
$6,100,000,000
|
Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities[edit]
| University |
Endowments
|
| Endowments of the 63 wealthiest universities |
$277,570,000,000
|
| Harvard |
$32,000,000,000
|
| Yale |
$19,400,000,000
|
| Princeton |
$17,010,000,000
|
| U of Texas |
$16,610,000,000
|
| Stanford |
$16,500,000,000
|
| MIT |
$9,900,000,000
|
| Columbia |
$7,800,000,000
|
| U of Michigan |
$7,800,000,000
|
| Texas A&M |
$7,030,000,000
|
| Northwestern |
$7,030,000,000
|
| The other 53 |
$136,490,000,000
|
Corporate revenue[edit]
| Corporation |
Revenue |
Profit |
Loss
|
| Walmart |
$421,800,000,000 |
$16,390,000,000 |
|
| ExxonMobil |
$354,700,000,000 |
$30,460,000,000 |
|
| Chevron |
$196,300,000,000 |
$19,020,000,000 |
|
| Fannie Mae |
$153,800,000,000 (the chart depicts 156 blocks instead of 154) |
|
$14,010,000,000
|
| GE |
$151,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 151 blocks instead of 152) |
$11,640,000,000 |
|
| Berkshire Hathaway |
$136,100,000,000 (Randall rounded down from 136.185 billion) |
$12,970,000,000 |
|
| PepsiCo |
$57,840,000,000 |
$6,320,000,000 |
|
| Coca-Cola |
$35,840,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $35,120,000,000) |
$11,800,000,000 |
|
| VISA |
$8,100,000,000 |
$2,700,000,000 |
|
| MasterCard |
$5,500,000,000 (the chart depicts 5 blocks instead of 6) |
$1,850,000,000 |
|
| General Motors |
$135,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 135 blocks instead of 136) |
$6,170,000,000 |
|
| Ford |
$129,000,000,000 |
$6,560,000,000 (the chart depicts 6 blocks instead of 7) |
|
| Chrysler |
$44,950,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $41,950,000,000) |
|
$653,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $652,000,000)
|
| AT&T |
$124,600,000,000 (the chart depicts 126 blocks instead of 125) |
$19,860,000,000 |
|
| Verizon |
$106,560,000,000 (the chart depicts 106 blocks instead of 107) |
$2,550,000,000 |
|
| Bank of America |
$134,200,000,000 (the chart depicts 135 blocks instead of 134) |
|
$2,240,000,000
|
| JP Morgan Chase |
$115,480,000,000 |
$17,370,000,000 |
|
| Citigroup |
$111,060,000,000 |
$10,600,000,000 |
|
| AIG |
$104,420,000,000 |
$7,790,000,000 |
|
| HP |
$126,000,000,000 |
$8,780,000,000 (this appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $8,760,000,000) |
|
| Apple |
$65,230,000,000 |
$14,010,000,000 |
|
| Microsoft |
$62,480,000,000 |
$18,760,000,000 |
|
| Google |
$29,320,000,000 |
$8,510,000,000 |
|
| Combined annual profit of the Fortune 500 companies |
|
$708,600,000,000 |
|
US health care spending[edit]
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
Notes
|
| US cancer spending
|
| US spending on lung cancer treatment
|
$11,310,000,000
|
|
| US spending on tobacco marketing
|
$13,600,000,000
|
|
| US spending on all cancer treatment
|
$106,870,000,000
|
|
| US spending on cigarettes
|
$91,660,000,000
|
The chart depicts 93 blocks instead of 92.
|
| US health care spending (2005 data)
|
| Private insurance
|
$785,900,000,000
|
|
| Out-of-pocket
|
$282,260,000,000
|
The chart depicts 250 blocks instead of 282.
|
| Other private spending
|
$79,000,000,000
|
The chart depicts 111 blocks instead of 79.
|
| Total private spending
|
$1,147,050,000,000
|
|
| Medicare
|
$387,070,000,000
|
|
| Medicaid
|
$351,980,000,000
|
|
| Other government spending
|
$219,000,000,000
|
|
| Total Government spending
|
$958,950,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$2,106,000,000,000
|
|
NCAA budget[edit]
$5,640,000,000
Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies[edit]
| Item |
Value |
Notes
|
| Combined pay at Wall St. banks and securities firms |
$135,000,000,000 |
|
| Mobile computing annual sales |
$220,000,000,000 |
|
| Online spending in 2009 |
$251,070,000,000 |
|
| Total annual tax breaks to the five largest oil companies |
$2,100,000,000 |
|
| US annual oil and gas subsidies |
$41,000,000,000 |
|
| Ethanol subsidies |
$5,000,000,000 |
|
| Combined annual profits of the five largest oil companies |
$36,000,000,000 |
|
| Combined annual profits of the ten largest health insurance companies |
$12,870,000,000 |
|
| 2010 lobbying |
$3,560,000,000 |
|
| 2005 lobbying |
$2,750,000,000 |
|
| 2000 lobbying |
$2,000,000,000 |
|
| One B-2 bomber |
$2,500,000,000 |
The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
|
| Item |
Value
|
| US annual corporate R&D |
$334,490,000,000
|
| Information technology |
$46,560,000,000
|
| Scientific, technical or professional services |
$31,060,000,000
|
| Manufacturing industries (Unlabelled on the money chart) |
$236,151,000,000
|
| Other |
$20,710,000,000
|
The combined economic value of all goods and services produced in a year
| Category
|
Item
|
Value
|
Notes
|
| US GDP
|
|
|
$14,545,950,000,000
|
|
| Government
|
|
|
$1,980,640,000,000
|
|
| Real estate
|
| Non-rental real estate
|
$1,737,500,000,000
|
The chart depicts 1736 blocks instead of 1738.
|
| Rental and leasing
|
$187,610,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$1,925,210,000,000
|
|
| Nondurable Goods
|
| Food, beverage and tobacco
|
$212,330,000,000
|
|
| Chemicals
|
$223,050,000,000
|
|
| Petroleum and coal
|
$123,630,000,000
|
|
| Apparel
|
$12,050,000,000
|
The chart depicts 14 blocks instead of 12.
|
| Paper products
|
$57,800,000,000
|
The chart depicts 62 blocks instead of 58.
|
| Plastics and rubber products
|
$58,410,000,000
|
|
| Textile mills
|
$18,130,000,000
|
The chart depicts 12 blocks instead of 18.
|
| Printing and related supports
|
$33,790,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$739,300,000,000
|
|
| Durable Goods
|
| Computers and electronics
|
$212,640,000,000
|
|
| Metal products
|
$125,590,000,000
|
|
| Machinery
|
$116,110,000,000
|
|
| Wood products
|
$21,530,000,000
|
Rounded down to 21 blocks.
|
| Furniture
|
$24,930,000,000
|
|
| Other transportation equipment
|
$93,440,000,000
|
|
| Motor vehicles, trailers and parts
|
$80,560,000,000
|
|
| Mineral products
|
$39,360,000,000
|
|
| Metals
|
$44,710,000,000
|
|
| Miscellaneous
|
$81,390,000,000
|
|
| Electrical equipment and components
|
$53,260,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$898,420,000,000
|
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $893,420,000,000.
|
| Finance and insurance
|
| Federal Reserve banks and credit intermediaries
|
$529,540,000,000
|
|
| Insurance
|
$437,340,000,000
|
|
| Investments
|
$180,500,000,000
|
|
| Funds and trusts
|
$59,550,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$1,207,030,000,000
|
|
| Professional and business services
|
| Waste management
|
$39,870,000,000
|
|
| Administrative and support services
|
$358,110,000,000
|
|
| Legal services
|
$225,830,000,000
|
|
| Computer systems design and service
|
$174,730,000,000
|
|
| Corporate management
|
$253,950,000,000
|
|
| Other professional or technical services
|
$700,250,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$1,752,750,000,000
|
|
| Health and education
|
| Social assistance
|
$93,750,000,000
|
|
| Ambulatory health care services
|
$529,750,000,000
|
|
| Hospitals
|
$466,390,000,000
|
|
| Educational services
|
$159,580,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$1,294,580,000,000
|
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $1,249,580,000,000
|
| Utilities
|
|
|
$276,210,000,000
|
|
| Other services
|
|
|
$345,540,000,000
|
|
| Construction
|
|
|
$553,750,000,000
|
|
| Mining
|
| Mining (other than oil and gas)
|
$50,380,000,000
|
|
| Mining support
|
$51,270,000,000
|
|
| Oil and gas
|
$145,990,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$248,080,000,000
|
|
| Agriculture
|
| Farms
|
$107,140,000,000
|
|
| Forestry, fishing and related
|
$30,080,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$137,120,000,000
|
|
| Arts and entertainment
|
| Food service
|
$285,480,000,000
|
|
| Performing arts, sports and museums
|
$73,040,000,000
|
|
| Amusements, gambling and general recreation
|
$73,040,000,000
|
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $58,110,000,000
|
| Accomodation [sic]
|
$111,990,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$528,620,000,000
|
|
| Information
|
| Information and data processing
|
$78,300,000,000
|
|
| Publishing (including software)
|
$152,170,000,000
|
|
| Film, video and sound recording
|
$61,610,000,000
|
|
| Broadcasting and telecommunications
|
$366,560,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$658,630,000,000
|
|
| Transportation and storage
|
| Warehousing and storage
|
$40,590,000,000
|
|
| Water
|
$14,730,000,000
|
|
| Air
|
$36,770,000,000
|
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $63,770,000,000
|
| Rail
|
$31,730,000,000
|
|
| Truck
|
$116,520,000,000
|
Rounded down to 116 blocks
|
| Transit and land passenger
|
$24,110,000,000
|
The chart depicts 22 blocks instead of 24
|
| Pipeline
|
$12,360,000,000
|
|
| Other transport
|
$97,560,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$401,280,000,000
|
|
Billionaires[edit]
| Category
|
Person
|
Networth
|
Ten Richest Ranking
|
| Technology
|
| Carlos Slim Helú and family
|
$74,000,000,000
|
First
|
| Bill Gates
|
$56,000,000,000
|
Second
|
| Larry Ellison
|
$39,500,000,000
|
Fifth
|
| Larry Page
|
$19,800,000,000
|
|
| Sergey Brin
|
$19,800,000,000
|
|
| Jeff Bezos
|
$18,000,000,000
|
|
| Steve Ballmer
|
$14,500,000,000
|
|
| Mark Zuckerberg
|
$13,500,000,000
|
|
| Paul Allen
|
$13,500,000,000
|
|
| Steve Jobs (D)
|
$8,300,000,000
|
|
| Eric Schmidt
|
$7,000,000,000
|
|
| Sean Parker
|
$1,600,000,000
|
|
| Steve Case
|
$1,300,000,000
|
|
| Politicians and alleged evil plutocratic puppet masters
|
| Warren Buffett
|
$50,000,000,000
|
Third
|
| Charles Koch
|
$22,000,000,000
|
|
| David Koch
|
$22,000,000,000
|
|
| Michael Bloomberg
|
$18,100,000,000
|
The chart depicts 19 blocks instead of 18.
|
| George Soros
|
$14,000,000,000
|
|
| Silvio Berlusconi and family
|
$7,800,000,000
|
|
| Rupert Murdoch
|
$7,600,000,000
|
|
| David Geffen
|
$6,000,000,000
|
The chart depicts 4 blocks instead of 6.
|
| Uncategorized
|
| Bernard Arnault
|
$41,000,000,000
|
Fourth
|
| Lakshmi Mittal
|
$31,100,000,000
|
Sixth
|
| Amancio Ortega
|
$31,000,000,000
|
Seventh
|
| Eike Batista
|
$30,000,000,000
|
Eighth
|
| Mukesh Ambani
|
$27,000,000,000
|
Ninth
|
| Walmart
|
| Christy Walton and family
|
$26,500,000,000
|
Tenth
|
| Jim Walton
|
$21,300,000,000
|
|
| Alice Walton
|
$21,200,000,000
|
|
| S. Robson Walton
|
$21,000,000,000
|
|
| Fictional (source: Forbes)
|
| Carlisle Cullen
|
$34,500,000,000
|
|
| Scrooge McDuck
|
$33,500,000,000
|
|
| Bruce Wayne
|
$6,500,000,000
|
|
| Artemis Fowl
|
$1,900,000,000
|
|
| Fashion
|
| Lilianne Bettencourt
|
$23,500,000,000
|
|
| Ralph Lauren
|
$5,800,000,000
|
|
| Ronald Lauder
|
$3,100,000,000
|
The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
|
| Art and media
|
| George Lucas
|
$3,200,000,000
|
|
| Oprah Winfrey
|
$3,200,000,000
|
|
| Five wealthiest rappers combined
|
$1,250,000,000
|
|
| J. K. Rowling
|
$1,000,000,000
|
|
| Donald Trump
|
| Donald Trump
|
$2,700,000,000
|
The chart depicts 2 blocks instead of 3.
|
Combined net worth of the world's 1,210 billionaires $4,500,000,000,000
Corporations[edit]
by market capitalization (combined value of all stock)
| Company |
Value
|
| Saudi Aramco (State-owned company—estimated market value) |
$2,940,000,000,000
|
| Apple |
$358,310,000,000
|
| ExxonMobil |
$357,910,000,000
|
| PetroChina |
$280,160,000,000
|
| IBM |
$211,640,000,000
|
| Microsoft |
$211,340,000,000 (the chart depicts 212 blocks instead of 211)
|
| Bank of China |
$208,810,000,000
|
| China Mobile |
$201,510,000,000
|
| Royal Dutch Shell |
$199,780,000,000
|
| Nestlé |
$193,700,000,000
|
| Chevron |
$188,030,000,000
|
| Facebook 2011 valuation |
$70,000,000,000
|
| AT&T attempted T-Mobile purchase |
$39,000,000,000
|
| Facebook 2010 valuation |
$33,450,000,000
|
| Zynga 2011 valuation |
$14,000,000,000
|
| LivingSocial 2011 valuation |
$2,980,000,000
|
Cost to buy the world a coke[edit]
| Item |
Cost
|
| Cost to buy the world a coke (2011 wholesale prices) |
$2,240,000,000
|
| Coca-Cola's annual marketing budget |
$2,980,000,000
|
| Cost to teach the world to sing (four half-hour lessons at $30 each) |
$840,000,000,000
|
US household income[edit]
This section shows the money made every year in the US, broken into five pools of about $2 trillion each. The pools are sorted by income level—the top $2 trillion is made by a small number of wealthy households (the "one percent"), while the bottom $2 trillion represents the combined annual income of the poorer half of the country.
Note: Figures are only estimates—these statistics were computed using data from the Congressional Budget Office analysis of 2007 incomes, and have been subject to the normalizations detailed below.
| Who |
# Households |
% Households |
Typical income/year |
Income
|
| The 1% |
1.6 million |
1.3 |
>$400,000 |
$1,397,000,000,000
|
| High incomes |
9 million |
8 |
$150,000 - $400,000 |
$1,411,000,000,000
|
| Upper incomes |
18 million |
16 |
$90,000 - $150,000 |
$1,553,000,000,000
|
| Upper middle incomes |
27 million |
23 |
$55,000 - $90,000 |
$1,610,000,000,000
|
| The bottom 50% |
63 million |
~50 |
<$55,000 |
$1,711,000,000,000
|
| Total |
118.6 million |
98.3 |
|
$7,682,910,000,000
|
Amount needed[edit]
| Type |
Amount |
Notes
|
| Required for poverty-line income |
$2,602,000,000,000 |
This is the amount that must be set aside from each pool to leave $22,350—roughly a poverty-line income—for each family in that pool. If taxes are cut into this region, then it forces the average after-tax income for the pool below $22,350. (Of course, many families in this group make less than that already.)
|
| Required for a middle-class income |
$4,874,000,000,000 |
This is the amount that must be set aside from each pool to leave $44,700—roughly double the poverty-line income—for each family in that pool.
|
| Amount needed to give everyone an income over $100,000 |
$7,070,000,000,000 |
Amount which must be left in the pool to keep the average income above $100,000 (See descriptions below for details)
|
| Amount needed to give everyone an income over $250,000 |
$8,836,000,000,000 |
Amount which must be left in the pool to keep the average income above $250,000 (See descriptions below for details)
|
| Type |
Amount |
Notes
|
| State taxes |
$642,030,000,000 |
Unlike federal taxes, state taxes are regressive—the poor pay a higher percentage of their income than the rich. This is because sales taxes, a large component of state revenues, fall disproportionately on the poor.
|
| Federal taxes |
$2,192,180,000,000 |
effective total federal taxes paid, after deductions and tax credits
|
Note on methodology: these totals were calculated from an analysis of the 2007 CBO report on effective federal tax rates by income. There were some mismatches between figures on total income from various sources and combined CBO tax rates/federal revenue. The income totals here were adjusted for inflation and then scaled slightly to match federal tax revenue. This should only affect the total reported income and not the distribution of the tax burden or the rough makeup of the quintiles.
State government spending[edit]
[map without amounts]
| Total US states' debt |
$46,000,000,000
|
US foreign military aid[edit]
| Area |
Amount |
Notes
|
| Total |
$11,010,000,000 |
|
| Afghanistan |
$5,800,000,000 |
|
| Israel |
$2,410,000,000 |
|
| Egypt |
$1,320,000,000 |
|
| Other |
$5,800,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $1,480,000,000.
|
US foreign humanitarian and economic aid[edit]
| Area |
Amount
|
| Total |
$34,410,000,000
|
| Iraq and Afghanistan |
$5,370,000,000
|
| West Bank and Ghana |
$1,050,000,000
|
| Africa (total) |
$8,850,000,000
|
| Other |
$19,130,000,000
|
Ft. Knox gold reserves[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| Ft. Knox gold reserves (November 2011 prices) |
$245,900,000,000
|
| Unclaimed US treasury bonds |
$16,000,000,000
|
| All the tea in China |
$4,210,000,000
|
Corporate tax deduction[edit]
(Note: some of the corporate deductions are very technical and, even with the help of a technical accountant, I had trouble making sense of them. The text below is my best attempt at an English interpretation of the legalese.)
| Area |
Deductions |
Notes
|
| Corporate tax deduction |
$125,180,000,000 |
|
| Reduced tax on first $10 million of corporate income |
$3,240,000,000 |
|
| Delay of taxes on 'income' made from defaulting on a debt (Temporary stimulus measure) |
$21,390,000,000 |
|
| Temporary change to equipment depreciation rules allowing more (and sooner) deductions on the purchase of new equipment |
$24,390,000,000 |
|
| Clean energy, space, science and tech R&D |
$13,900,000,000 |
|
| Miscellaneous rules for international corporate finance |
$6,800,000,000 |
|
| Foreign corporation income financing rules |
$13,680,000,000 |
|
| Other |
$41,740,000,000 |
Rounded down to 41 blocks
|
Individual tax deductions[edit]
These are types of income, or uses of income, which the government has partly or fully exempt from tax, often to encourage some activity. This can be thought of as 'spent' tax revenue, although it's not quite that simple; there's no guarantee [that] removing the deduction would add that amount to revenue, because the presence of the deduction may be affecting taxpayers' spending habits.
| Area |
Deductions |
Notes
|
| Small business health insurance |
$1,620,000,000 |
|
| Federal employee expenses abroad |
$7,910,000,000 |
|
| EITC (anti-poverty low-income tax credit) |
$78,760,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $56,460,000,000.
|
| Donations to charity |
$39,130,000,000 |
|
| Capital gains (investment income) |
$78,760,000,000 |
|
| Pension contributions |
$84,940,000,000 |
|
| Other |
$64,970,000,000 |
|
| Employee fringe benefits |
$6,690,000,000 |
|
| Scholarships |
$2,130,000,000 |
|
| Property taxes |
$15,710,000,000 |
|
| Employer-provided transportation |
$3,850,000,000 |
|
| Retirement accounts |
$24,630,000,000 |
Rounded down to 24 blocks.
|
| Cafeteria plans |
$26,760,000,000 |
Rounded down to 26 blocks.
|
| State and local bonds |
$19,560,000,000 |
Rounded down to 19 blocks.
|
| Company daycare |
$3,140,000,000 |
|
| College and university tax credits |
$12,060,000,000 |
|
| Mortgage interest |
$92,040,000,000 |
|
| Medicare Benefits |
$55,850,000,000 |
Rounded down to 55 blocks
|
| Child care |
$55,850,000,000 |
The chart depicts 104 blocks instead of 107.
|
| Employer health plans |
$107,140,000,000 |
|
| Making Work Pay (ending) |
$60,510,000,000 |
The chart depicts 64 blocks instead of 61.
|
| First-time homebuyer credit |
$8,820,000,000 |
|
| Veterans' benefits |
$5,570,000,000 |
|
| Life insurance benefits |
$25,750,000,000 |
|
| Capital gains death exclusion |
$25,750,000,000 |
|
| Social security and railroad retirement |
$27,170,000,000 |
|
| Home sale capital gains |
$15,200,000,000 |
|
| Total |
$964,970,000,000 |
|
Federal spending[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| Annual deficit |
$1,394,530,000,000
|
| Additional receipts |
$83,230,000,000
|
| Taxes raised |
$2,192,180,000,000
|
Disasters[edit]
| Disaster |
Estimated Total Damage |
Notes
|
| Japan 2011 Earthquake |
$235,000,000,000 |
reconstruction and recovery cost, World Bank estimate
|
| Hurricane Katrina |
$107,440,000,000 |
|
| 1988 US Drought |
$78,060,000,000 |
The chart depicts 83 blocks instead of 78
|
| 1980 US Drought |
$60,740,000,000 |
|
| Hurricane Andrew |
$46,180,000,000 |
|
| 9/11 insured losses |
$40,000,000,000 |
For hurricanes, the rule of thumb is that total losses are roughly double insured losses. It is unclear if a similar rule exists for terrorism.
|
| Hurricane Ike |
$28,170,000,000 |
|
| Hurricane Irene |
$8,000,000,000 |
(estimated) (the chart depicts 10 blocks instead of 8)
|
Hypothetical disasters[edit]
Estimated total losses if the disaster happened today
(based on insurance industry modeling)
| Disaster |
Estimated Total Losses |
Notes
|
| 1938 Long Island Express |
$236,960,000,000 |
if it had curved left and made landfall in New Jersey instead of Long Island (rounded down to 236 blocks)
|
| 1812 New Madrid, Missouri earthquake |
$206,050,000,000 |
|
| 1926 Miami hurricane |
$202,000,000,000 |
|
| 1906 San Francisco earthquake |
$197,810,000,000 |
|
| 1900 Galveston hurricane |
$82,420,000,000 |
|
| Long Island Express |
$78,060,000,000 |
(1938 New England Hurricane)
|
| Charleston SC, quake of 1886 |
$76,240,000,000 |
|
| 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake |
$12,360,000,000 |
|
Cost of electricity[edit]
(Price of electricity to power all US homes for a year, by plant type)
| Plant Type |
Cost |
Notes
|
| Advance combined cycle natural gas |
78,100,000,000 |
|
| Conventional Coal (without societal costs) |
117,340,000,000 |
|
| External societal costs from the use of that amount of coal power |
$226,690,000,000 |
Harvard Medical School analysis. The range of possible values was $119b to $342b. Most of the uncertainty was due to potentially lower costs from air pollution or higher ones from climate change.
|
| Public Health Burden in Appalacia [sic] |
$55,400,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $60,400,000,000.
|
| Air pollution from power plants |
$118,300,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $123,300,000,000.
|
| Climate Impact |
$40,030,000,000 |
|
| Advanced coal with carbon capture |
$168,590,000,000 |
|
| Biomass |
$139,250,000,000 |
Estimates of climate impact vary wildly Consensus seems to be more than nothing but less than coal.
|
| Geothermal |
$125,880,000,000 |
|
| Advanced nuclear |
$140,980,000,000 |
Little impact on climate/air, but hard to find assessments of meltdown and fuel storage costs/risks. Some past costs shown for perspective.
|
| Hydroelectric |
$106,940,000,000 |
|
| Wind |
$120,070,000,000 |
|
| Offshore wind |
$301,030,000,000 |
|
| Solar (photovoltaic) |
$260,800,000,000 |
|
| Solar (thermal) |
$385,940,000,000 |
|
Nuclear accidents[edit]
| Accident |
Cost |
Notes
|
| Fukushima meltdown estimated total cost to Japan |
$131,100,000,000 |
Compare to $128,590,000,000 for deaths from quake/tsunami
|
| Fukushima cost from 300 extra cancer deaths (EPA conversion) |
$2,570,000,000 |
|
| Belarus estimated 30-year costs from Chernobyl |
$282,350,000,000 |
|
| Cost of estimated 42,457 Chernobyl deaths (EPA method) |
$344,750,000,000 |
|
BP oil spill claims fund[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| BP oil spill claims fund |
$20,270,000,000
|
| Total 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami aid from all countries |
$15,840,000,000
|
| Worldwide aid to Somalia since 1991 |
$55,000,000,000
|
| G8/IMF loan pledge to Arab Spring |
$73,000,000,000
|
| Japan's contribution to TEPCO victim fund |
$62,000,000,000
|
| Cost to fund Wikipedia at current levels for 100 years |
$1,850,000,000
|
| Cost to provide free yearly tax prep to every US household |
$8,450,000,000
|
| Cost to give every US 18 year-old a free degree at a community college |
$46,340,000,000
|
| Additional cost to fund all US schools at magnet school levels |
$46,340,000,000
|
| Annual cost to send every US child to a university for free |
$127,610,000,000
|
| Cost to buy the Amazon rainforest |
$130,000,000,000 |
$100/acre going rate for poor-access land
|
| UBS loss from one rogue trader |
$2,300,000,000
|
| DoE loan to CA Valley Solar Ranch Project |
$1,200,000,000
|
| Apple's cash on hand |
$76,200,000,000
|
New York City[edit]
| Area |
Combined Property Value |
Notes
|
| New York City |
$806,490,000,000 |
|
| Manhattan |
$281,040,000,000 |
|
| Queens |
$208,180,000,000 |
rounded up to 209 blocks
|
| Brooklyn |
$201,230,000,000 |
|
| Staten Island |
$61,380,000,000 |
|
| Bronx |
$54,660,000,000 |
rounded down to 54 blocks
|
Megaprojects[edit]
| Project |
Cost |
Notes
|
| National missile defense shield cost through 2013 |
$107,690,000,000 |
|
| F-22 Raptor program (halted) |
$67,610,000,000 |
The chart depicts 61 blocks instead of 68.
|
| Planned Russian Bering Strait tunnel |
$66,000,000,000 |
The chart depicts 56 blocks instead of 66.
|
| Obama's 2011 high-speed rail proposal |
$53,000,000,000 |
|
| Cost to build SF-to-LA high-speed rail |
$45,000,000,000 |
|
| UK Crossrail |
$26,490,000,000 |
|
| King Abdullah Economic City |
$50,020,000,000 |
High-speed rail $9,120,000,000
|
| Hong Kong International airport |
$27,120,000,000 |
|
| Manhattan Project |
$24,400,000,000 |
Rounded up to 25 blocks
|
| 2nd Avenue NYC subway line |
$17,960,000,000 |
Rounded down to 17 blocks
|
| Big Dig cost |
$18,510,000,000 |
as of 2008 (rounded down to 18 blocks)
|
| Failed Army intelligence-sharing computer system |
$2,700,000,000 |
|
| Bay Bridge span replacement |
$6,300,000,000 |
|
| Downtown Dubai project |
$20,270,000,000 |
Burj Khalifa $1,520,000,000
|
| Channel Tunnel |
$22,960,000,000 |
|
| Nimitz-class carrier |
$4,930,000,000 |
|
| Gerald R. Ford-class carrier |
$9,000,000,000 |
|
| Amtrak 30-year plan for northeast corridor |
$192,000,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $117,000,000,000.
|
| City Qatar is building to host the 2022 World Cup |
$207,000,000,000 |
|
| Apollo moon landing project |
$192,000,000,000 |
|
| International Space Station |
$138,000,000,000 |
|
| Space Shuttle program |
$194,620,000,000 |
|
| US interstate highway system |
$465,970,000,000 |
The largest single public-works project in the history of mankind
|
Federal budget[edit]
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
Notes
|
| General/Legislative
|
| Policy and regulation
|
$629,460,000
|
Merged into one block with Management.
|
| Fiscal assistance
|
$5,150,000,000
|
|
| Property and records
|
$1,550,000,000
|
|
| Legislative
|
$4,140,000,000
|
|
| Fiscal operations
|
$12,070,000,000
|
|
| Management
|
$535,000,000
|
Merged into one block with Policy and regulation.
|
| Total
|
$24,074,460,000
|
|
| Energy
|
| Conservation
|
$5,070,000,000
|
|
| Supply
|
$5,870,000,000
|
|
| Policy and regulation
|
$629,460,000
|
|
| Preparedness
|
$201,710,000
|
|
| Total
|
$11,771,170,000
|
|
| Science/Tech
|
| General R&D
|
$12,850,000,000
|
Rounded down to 12 blocks.
|
| Space
|
$18,620,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$31,470,000,000
|
|
| Agriculture
|
| Farm income
|
$16,830,000,000
|
|
| R&D and services
|
$4,820,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$21,650,000,000
|
|
| Justice
|
| Law Enforcement
|
$28,140,000,000
|
|
| Criminal justice assistance
|
$4,920,000,000
|
|
| Legal
|
$13,250,000,000
|
|
| Corrections
|
$7,850,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$54,160,000,000
|
|
| Community and regional development
|
| Community
|
$10,040,000,000
|
|
| Regional
|
$3,290,000,000
|
Label swapped with Disaster relief.
|
| Disaster relief
|
$10,800,000,000
|
Label swapped with Regional.
|
| Total
|
$24,130,000,000
|
|
| Transportation
|
| Air
|
$21,720,000,000
|
|
| Water
|
$9,480,000,000
|
Rounded up to 10 bocks.
|
| Ground
|
$61,610,000,000
|
Rounded down to 61 blocks.
|
| Total
|
$92,810,000,000
|
|
| Education and job training
|
| Social services
|
$19,440,000,000
|
|
| Research and other labor
|
$5,470,000,000
|
|
| Training/employment
|
$9,990,000,000
|
|
| Higher education
|
$20,300,000,000
|
|
| K-12 and vocational education
|
$74,260,000,000
|
The chart depicts 73 blocks instead of 74.
|
| Total
|
$129,460,000,000
|
|
| Natural resources
|
| Pollution control
|
$10,990,000,000
|
|
| Conservation
|
$10,930,000,000
|
|
| Recreation
|
$3,960,000,000
|
|
| Other resources
|
$6,560,000,000
|
|
| Water
|
$11,810,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$44,250,000,000
|
|
| Health/Medicaid
|
| Health care
|
$335,320,000,000
|
|
| Safety
|
$4,200,000,000
|
|
| Research
|
$34,670,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$374,080,000,000
|
|
| Interest on debt
|
|
|
$198,870,000,000
|
|
| Social Security
|
|
|
$716,360,000,000
|
|
| Federal payments to dead retirees
|
$120,200,000
|
|
| Income security
|
| Other income aid
|
$184,350,000,000
|
|
| Food aid
|
$96,410,000,000
|
|
| Retirement and disability (non-SS)
|
$6,650,000,000
|
|
| Housing
|
$59,450,000,000
|
|
| Government retirement and disability
|
$121,500,000,000
|
|
| Unemployment
|
$162,330,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$630,680,000,000
|
|
| Veterans
|
| Other
|
$4,940,000,000
|
|
| Training and rehab
|
$8,200,000,000
|
|
| Housing
|
$547,000,000
|
|
| Medical care
|
$46,340,000,000
|
|
| Unemployment
|
$49,830,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$109,860,000,000
|
|
| Military
|
| R&D
|
$78,040,000,000
|
|
| Housing
|
$3,220,000,000
|
|
| Nuclear security
|
$19,580,000,000
|
|
| "Defense-related"
|
$7,670,000,000
|
|
| Construction
|
$21,460,000,000
|
|
| Personnel
|
$157,810,000,000
|
|
| Operations
|
$279,750,000,000
|
|
| Equipment
|
$135,420,000,000
|
|
| Total
|
$703,030,000,000
|
|
Budget options[edit]
Estimates by the Congressional Budget Office of the effect of various hypothetical policy decisions on annual tax revenue averaged over the next ten years.
| Category
|
Item
|
Price
|
| Cost of existing tax cuts (Loss in annual revenue if tax cuts are made permanent)
|
| 2001 (Bush) tax cuts
|
$158,240,000,000
|
| 2003 (Bush) capital gains tax cuts
|
$27,190,000,000
|
| 2010 (Obama) payroll tax cut
|
$111,700,000,000
|
| Potential new taxes (Increase in annual tax revenue if implimented)
|
| Raise corporate taxes by one percentage point
|
$10,060,000,000
|
| Legalize marijuana (and tax it at levels similar to tobacco)
|
$7,020,000,000
|
| Institute tax on CO2 emissions
|
$10,060,000,000 (This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $118,000,000,000)
|
Stimulus spending[edit]
| Year
|
Item
|
Value
|
Notes
|
| 2008
|
| Individual tax breaks
|
$120,110,000,000
|
|
| Student loan guarantees
|
$33,470,000,000
|
|
| Business tax breaks
|
$52,360,000,000
|
Rounded up to 53 blocks.
|
| Total
|
$205,930,000,000
|
|
| 2009
|
| Tax breaks
|
$307,530,000,000
|
The chart depicts 318 blocks.
|
| Education
|
$90,460,000,000
|
The chart depicts 92 blocks.
|
| Medicare/Medicaid
|
$80,500,000,000
|
The chart depicts 89 blocks.
|
| Transportation
|
$32,560,000,000
|
|
| Unemployment
|
$62,740,000,000
|
|
| Infrastructure
|
$24,000,000,000
|
|
| Other
|
$150,160,000,000
|
The chart depicts 183 blocks.
|
| Total
|
$747,950,000,000
|
The chart depicts 800 blocks.
|
Bailouts[edit]
| Item |
Value |
Notes
|
| 1980s-1990 S&L bailout |
$78,300,000,000 |
total cost to taxpayers (the chart depicts 180 blocks)
|
| Cost to FDIC of bank failures |
$19,000,000,000 |
resulting from the 2008 financial crisis
|
| TARP bailout funds distributed |
$392,980,000,000 |
Out of $700,000,000,000 available
|
| Estimated TARP taxpayer losses |
$41,660,000,000 |
The chart depicts 36 blocks instead of 42.
|
| Value of outstanding TARP assets |
$144,440,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $144,440,000,000.
|
| Bailout funds returned |
$206,880,000,000 |
|
| Current Eurozone bailout fund |
$1,361,700,000,000 |
The chart depicts 1162 blocks instead of 1362.
|
Federal Payments[edit]
| Item |
Cost |
Notes
|
| Annual improper federal payments comprising fraud, abuse and poorly-documented payments |
$125,400,000,000 |
|
| Federal payments to dead retirees |
$120,200,000 |
|
| Ground Zero medical expenses fund |
$2,800,000,000 |
|
| NEA-estimated cost to bring all US schools into good repair |
$413,300,000,000,000 |
The chart depicts 423 blocks instead of 413.
|
| Annual economic cost of unmaintained infrastructure |
$129,000,000,000 |
|
| Estimated direct annual agricultural value of bees |
$220,000,000,000 |
|
Military/Security Spending[edit]
| Item |
Cost
|
| Wasted money in Afghanistan/Iraq war contracts |
$60,000,000,000
|
| Reconstruction money reportedly missing |
$18,000,000,000
|
| Total US spending since 2001 to secure borders |
$90,000,000,000
|
| US nuclear arms spending during the Cold War |
$2,818,300,000,000
|
| Ballistic missile submarines |
$451,360,000,000
|
| Ballistic missiles to put on those submarines |
$136,690,000,000
|
| The $87 billion which John Kerry voted for/against |
$101,800,000,000
|
| "Star Wars" missile defense system (1987 Heritage Foundation estimate) |
$185,300,000,000
|
US Spending on Wars[edit]
Including only direct spending on war operations, and not the resulting veterans' benefits or interest on debt incurred.
| War |
Cost |
Notes
|
| World War I |
$334,000,000,000 |
|
| Spanish-American War |
$9,030,000,000 |
|
| Civil War |
$79,740,000,000 |
|
| American revolution |
$2,410,000,000 |
|
| 1812 |
$1,550,000,000 |
|
| Mexican War |
$2,380,000,000 |
|
| World War II |
$4,104,000,000,000 |
|
| Korean War |
$341,000,000,000 |
|
| Vietnam War |
$738,000,000,000 |
|
| Persian Gulf War |
$102,000,000,000 |
|
| Iraq War |
$784,000,000,000 |
The chart depicts 786 blocks.
|
| War in Afghanistan |
$321,000,000,000
|
| Total |
$804,410,000,000 |
This appears to be a mistake by Randall and should read $8,044,100,000,000.
|
Trillions[edit]
Size of derivatives market by year[edit]
| Year |
Amount |
Notes
|
| 1988 |
$3,090,000,000,000 |
|
| 1995 |
$26,690,000,000,000 |
Rounded down to 26 blocks.
|
| 2001 |
$86,390,000,000,000 |
|
| 2005 |
$227,260,000,000,000 |
|
| 2009 |
$439,000,000,000,000 |
|
Size of credit default swap market by year (included in derivatives)[edit]
| Year |
Amount
|
| 2001 |
$1,150,000,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$19,350,000,000,000
|
| 2007 |
$66,280,000,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$31,350,000,000,000
|
US household net worth[edit]
$58,740,000,000,000
| Item |
Net Worth
|
| Richest 1% |
$19,620,000,000,000
|
| Richer half |
$57,270,000,000,000
|
| Poorer half |
$1,470,000,000,000
|
Total debt in the US[edit]
$36,560,000,000,000
| Item |
Debt
|
| Household |
$13,560,000,000,000
|
| State and local government |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| Federal government |
$9,510,000,000,000
|
| Business |
$10,980,000,000,000
|
World GDP[edit]
$62,900,000,000,000
| Region |
GDP
|
| North America |
$17,850,000,000,000
|
| United States |
$14,530,000,000,000
|
| South America |
$3,070,000,000,000
|
| EU |
$16,240,000,000,000
|
| Europe (incl. Russia and Turkey) |
$20,130,000,000,000
|
| Africa |
$1,610,000,000,000
|
| Asia |
$17,530,000,000,000
|
| Oceania |
$1,310,000,000,000
|
Total public debt[edit]
Note: US figures are from 2011, while the other totals use 2010 debt in 2011 dollars, which is likely an underestimate.
| Region |
Debt |
Notes
|
| EU (total) |
$13,340,000,000,000 |
|
| United States |
$10,200,000,000,000 |
Plus internal government borrowing of 4,740,000,000,000
|
| Japan |
$8,630,000,000,000 |
|
| Germany |
$2,480,000,000,000 |
|
| Italy |
$2,140,000,000,000 |
|
| India |
$2,140,000,000,000 |
|
| China |
$1,907,000,000,000 |
|
| France |
$1,767,000,000,000 |
|
| United Kingdom |
$1,654,000,000,000 |
|
| Brazil |
$1,281,000,000,000 |
|
| Canada |
$1,130,000,000,000 |
|
| Spain |
$834,210,000,000 |
|
| Mexico |
$584,860,000,000 |
|
| Greece |
$460,180,000,000 |
|
World total[edit]
| Item |
Value |
Notes
|
| proven oil reserves |
$131,960,000,000,000 |
November 2011 prices
|
| US reserves |
$20,580,000,000,000 |
|
| proven coal reserves |
$72,850,000,000,000 |
2011 central Appalachian prices
|
| US reserves |
$20,020,000,000,000 |
|
| proven natural gas reserves |
$21,470,000,000,000 |
2011 NYMEX prices
|
| US reserves |
$930,470,000,000 |
|
| liquid assets |
$77,000,000,000,000 |
|
| Estimated total economic production of the human race (so far, roughly three-fifths of it since 1980) |
$2,396,950,000,000,000 |
largest single amount of money in this comic
|
Value of 10 years of electricity generated if the surface of Texas were converted to:[edit]
| Item |
Value
|
| Solar power plants |
$89,240,000,000,000
|
| Wind turbines |
$7,950,000,000,000
|
All US real estate[edit]
$28,380,000,000,000
| Type |
Value |
Notes
|
| Home |
$23,010,000,000,000 |
|
| Commercial |
$5,370,000,000,000 |
includes stores, apartments, industrial, etc.
|
Value of all gold ever mined (late 2011 prices)[edit]
$9,120,000,000,000
GDP by year[edit]
| Year |
GDP (total economic activity) the world (minus the US) |
GDP (total economic productivity) of the US (minus government) |
US federal government
|
| 1920 |
|
|
|
| 1930 |
|
|
|
| 1940 |
|
|
|
| 1942 |
|
|
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1943 |
|
|
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1944 |
|
|
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1945 |
|
|
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1946 |
|
|
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1947 |
|
$2,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1948 |
|
$2,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1949 |
|
$2,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1950 |
|
$2,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1951 |
|
$2,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1952 |
|
$2,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1953 |
|
$2,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1954 |
|
$2,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1955 |
|
$3,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1956 |
|
$3,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1957 |
|
$3,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1958 |
|
$3,000,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1959 |
|
$3,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1960 |
|
$3,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1961 |
|
$3,500,000,000,000 |
$500,000,000,000
|
| 1962 |
|
$3,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1963 |
|
$4,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1964 |
|
$4,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1965 |
|
$4,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1966 |
|
$4,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1967 |
|
$5,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1968 |
|
$5,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1969 |
|
$5,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1970 |
|
$5,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1971 |
|
$5,500,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1972 |
|
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1973 |
|
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1974 |
|
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,000,000,000,000
|
| 1975 |
|
$5,500,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1976 |
|
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1977 |
|
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1978 |
|
$6,500,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1979 |
|
$7,000,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1980 |
$19,000,000,000,000 |
$6,500,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1981 |
$19,000,000,000,000 |
$6,500,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1982 |
$19,500,000,000,000 |
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000,000
|
| 1983 |
$20,000,000,000,000 |
$6,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1984 |
$20,000,000,000,000 |
$7,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1985 |
$22,000,000,000,000 |
$7,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1986 |
$23,000,000,000,000 |
$7,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1987 |
$23,500,000,000,000 |
$7,500,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1988 |
$25,000,000,000,000 |
$8,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1989 |
$26,000,000,000,000 |
$8,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1990 |
$27,000,000,000,000 |
$8,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1991 |
$27,000,000,000,000 |
$8,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1992 |
$31,000,000,000,000 |
$8,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1993 |
$32,500,000,000,000 |
$8,500,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1994 |
$33,000,000,000,000 |
$9,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1995 |
$34,000,000,000,000 |
$9,000,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1996 |
$34,500,000,000,000 |
$9,500,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1997 |
$36,500,000,000,000 |
$9,500,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1998 |
$36,500,000,000,000 |
$10,500,000,000,000 |
$2,000,000,000,000
|
| 1999 |
$37,000,000,000,000 |
$10,500,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2000 |
$39,000,000,000,000 |
$10,500,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2001 |
$39,000,000,000,000 |
$10,500,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2002 |
$41,000,000,000,000 |
$10,500,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2003 |
$42,500,000,000,000 |
$11,000,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2004 |
$45,000,000,000,000 |
$11,500,000,000,000 |
$2,500,000,000,000
|
| 2005 |
$47,500,000,000,000 |
$11,500,000,000,000 |
$3,000,000,000,000
|
| 2006 |
$50,000,000,000,000 |
$12,000,000,000,000 |
$3,000,000,000,000
|
| 2007 |
$53,000,000,000,000 |
$12,000,000,000,000 |
$3,000,000,000,000
|
| 2008 |
$58,500,000,000,000 |
$11,500,000,000,000 |
$3,000,000,000,000
|
| 2009 |
$57,500,000,000,000 |
$11,000,000,000,000 |
$3,500,000,000,000
|
| 2010 |
$61,000,000,000,000 |
$11,500,000,000,000 |
$3,500,000,000,000
|
| 2011 |
$63,500,000,000,000 |
$11,500,000,000,000 |
$4,000,000,000,000
|
