Maddison, Angus; Jorge Braga De Macedo (ed); Donald Johnston (ed);
The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective
OECD Publishing, 2001, 384 pages
ISBN 9264186085, 9789264186088 @EBOOK
topics: | reference | econ | world | statistics
Estimating India's wealth relative to world GDP for the years 1000, 1500,
1600, 1700. ... India and China used to be front runners for the title of
"richest country". India's share of world GDP is given as slightly more
than a quarter in the year 1000, and slightly less than a quarter between
1500 and 1700.
GDP in millions of dollars
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Year 1000 1500 1600 1700
India 33 750 60 500 74 250 90 750
China 26 550 61 800 96 000 82 800
Western Europe 10 165 44 345 65 955 83 395
World Total 116 790 247 116 329 417 371 369