These are lists of regions and countries sorted by their estimated real gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a country/region in a given year. 1990 GDP dollar (international dollar ) estimates here are derived from PPP estimates.
In some of these lists, the term country corresponds to the geographical region of the country being referred to, not the country itself. Most of the information below is based on estimates by economic historian Angus Maddison , former professor at University of Groningen and assistant director of the economics development division for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , in his work The World Economy: Historical Statistics 1st century to 1998 , with figures in millions of 1990 international dollars , and shares of world GDP are also given.
Economist and Journalist Evan Davis has praised Maddison's research by citing it as a "fantastic publication" and that it was "based on the detailed scholarship of the world expert on historical economic data Angus Maddison." He also added that "One shouldn't read the book in the belief the statistics are accurate to 12 decimal places."[1]
1st century [ ]
Region / Country GDP (PPP) mill. of International dollars GDP Share percentage (%)
World 102 536 100
India (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)33 750 [2]
32.9
India 27,900
27.2
Han China 26 820
26.2
Roman Empire 22 000 [3]
21.5
Western Europe 11 115
10.8
West Asia 10 120 [4]
9.9
Africa 8 030 [4]
7.8
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia)6 970
6.8
Latin America 2 240
2.2
Eastern Europe (excluding Russia)1 900
1.9
Russia and Central Asia 1 560 [5]
1.5
Japan 1 200
1.2
North America and Australia
468
0.5
1000 [ ] 1500 [ ] 1600 [ ] 1700 [ ] 1820 [ ] 1870 [ ] 1913 [ ] 1950 [ ]
Region / Country GDP (PPP) mill. of International dollars GDP Share percentage (%)
World 5 336 101 100
United States 1 455 916
27.3
Soviet Union 510 243
9.6
South America and Central America 356 188
6.7
United Kingdom 347 850
6.5
Germany 265 354
5.0
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia)252 166
4.7
People's Republic of China 239 903
4.5
Republic of India 222 222
4.2
France 220 492
4.1
Africa 194 569
3.6
Eastern Europe (excluding Soviet Union )185 023
3.5
Canada and Australia 179 574
3.4
Italy 164 957
3.1
Japan 160 966
3.0
West Asia 110 412
2.1
Spain 66 792
1.3
Mexico 67 368
1.3
Netherlands 60 642
1.1
Sweden 47 269
0.9
Belgium 47 190
0.9
Switzerland 42 545
0.8
Denmark 29 654
0.6
Austria 25 702
0.5
Brazil 18 126
0.4
Norway 17 838
0.3
Portugal 17 615
0.3
Finland 17 051
0.3
1973 [ ]
Region / Country GDP (PPP) mill. of International dollars GDP Share percentage (%)
World 16 059 180 100
United States 3 536 622
22.0
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia)2 166 225
13.5
Soviet Union 1 513 070
9.4
Japan 1 242 932
7.7
South America and Central America 1 118 398
7.0
Germany 944 755
5.9
West Asia 932 968
5.1
People's Republic of China 740 048
4.6
France 683 965
4.3
United Kingdom 675 941
4.2
Italy 582 713
3.6
Eastern Europe (excluding Soviet Union )550 757
3.4
Africa 529 185
3.3
Canada and Australia 521 667
3.2
Republic of India 494 832
3.1
Spain 304 220
1.9
Mexico 279 302
1.7
Brazil 239 178
1.5
Netherlands 175 791
1.1
Belgium 118 516
0.7
Switzerland 117 251
0.7
Sweden 109 794
0.7
Austria 85 227
0.5
Denmark 70 032
0.4
Portugal 63 397
0.4
Finland 51 724
0.3
Norway 44 544
0.3
1998 [ ] See also [ ] Economic history List of countries by GDP (PPP) List of largest empires Notes [ ]
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4337203.stm .↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 These estimates refer to the combined economy of the various states located in the regions now corresponding to the Republic of India , Pakistan and Bangladesh .
↑ Goldsmith (p. 263, 267).
↑ 4.0 4.1 Maddison (2003)
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 These estimates refer to the combined economy of the various states located in the region corresponding to the former Russian Empire .
↑ Abbasid Caliphate:
Tax revenue: 14 million dinars [1]
Tax ranges from 2.5% to 10%, therefore economy at least 140 million dinars
140 million dinars = 175 million ducats [2]
175 million ducats = $2041.17 million value in 1913 dollars
$2041.17 million 1913 dollars = $26,955 million 1990 dollars ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 A. Lybyer, The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent , 180
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "CPI Inflation Calculator" . Bureau of Labor Statistics . http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm . Retrieved on 2012-02-22 . ↑ Milanovic 2006, p. 468
↑ Milanovic 2006, p. 461
↑ The combined GDP of the Abbasid Caliphate , Fatimid Caliphate , Algeria , Tunisia , and Italy , according to Maddison (2003).
↑ The combined GDP of Morocco , Spain , and Portugual , according to Maddison (2003).
↑ Ottoman Empire:
3.3 million ducats tax revenue, at 2% tax rate, [3] gives economy of 165 million ducats
165 million ducats = $1925 million in 1913 value
$1925 million 1913 dollars = $25,414 million 1990 dollars ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Webster , Noah (1913). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary . http://dictionary.x10host.com/?w=ducat . ↑ The combined GDP of West Asia (excluding Iraq , Iran , and Turkey ), Egypt , and Libya , according to Maddison (2010) [4]
↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 These estimates refer to the combined economy of the various states located in the region now corresponding to the United States .
↑ Ottoman Empire:
$200 million tax revenue, at 4% tax rate, [5] gives economy of $5,000 million 1913 dollars
$5,000 million 1913 dollars = $66,011 million 1990 dollars ↑ The combined GDP of Spain , the Duchy of Milan , the Kingdom of Naples , Sicily and Sardinia (estimated as 50% of Italy ), South America , Central America , Belgium , Mexico , and Portugal (part of the Spanish Empire from 1580 to 1640).
↑ Ottoman Empire:
12 million ducats tax revenue, at 3% tax rate, [6] gives economy of 400 million ducats
400 million ducats = $4,667 million in 1913 value
$4,667 million 1913 dollars = $61,614 million 1990 dollars ↑ A. Lybyer, The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent , 181
↑ The combined GDP of Spain , the Duchy of Milan , the Kingdom of Naples , Sicily and Sardinia (estimated as 50% of Italy ), South America , Central America , Belgium and Mexico .
↑ Combined GDP of West Asia (excluding Iran ), Eastern Europe (excluding later Russian Empire ), Greece , Egypt , Libya , Tunisia , Algeria , and Morocco , according to Maddison (2010) .
↑ Combined GDP of United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , Sri Lanka , Malaysia , and South Africa , according to Maddison (2010) .
↑ Maddison (2010) ↑ The combined GDP of the United Kingdom , British India , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , Ceylon , Hong Kong , Singapore and South Africa was about $265 billion in 1870, in Maddison (2006).
↑ Combined GDP of West Asia (excluding Iran ), Eastern Europe (excluding later Russian Empire ), Egypt , Libya , Tunisia , Algeria , and Morocco , according to Maddison (2010) .
↑ The combined GDP of the United Kingdom , British India , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , Ceylon , Malaya , Hong Kong , Singapore , Egypt , Ghana and South Africa is about $547 billion in 1913, in Maddison (2006). The combined GDP of the remaining territories was estimated by multiplying the average Asian (not including China, India or Japan) and African GDP per capita by the combined populations of the remaining Asian and African territories respectively.
↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe: Volume 2, 1870 to the Present , p. 34↑ Combined GDP of West Asia (excluding Iran ) and Albania , according to Maddison (2010) .
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