In 1965, corporate income taxes were 4.1% of the US GDP, compared to 2.4% of GDP in the other OECD countries. By 2000, US corporate income taxes had dropped to 2.5% of GDP, while corporate income taxes in the other OECD countries had risen to 3.4% of GDP. In 2002, corporate taxes reduced to only 1.5% of US GDP.