touchring
3rd August 2007, 04:33 AM
Just found this, interesting as it goes back the last 2000 year and makes an estimate of every era:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(PPP)
Just a few snapshots:
1st century, Indian Subcontinent triumphs at 32.9%, followed by the Han dynasty China at 26.2%. Han China at that time excludes Tibet, Manchuria, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan island, Yunnan, and Gansu provinces. Indian Subcontinent is made up of many kingdoms. Roman empire 3rd at 21.5%. Russia and Japan at around 1%.
If we consider by 'countries', there are only 2 countries with more than 1% share, the Roman empire and Han China:
1st century
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 102 536 100
Indian Subcontinent 33 750 [1] 32.9
Han China 26 820 26.2
Roman Empire 22 000 [2] 21.5
Western Europe 11 115 10.8
West Asia 9 500 9.3
Africa 7 013 6.8
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 [3] 1.5
Japan 1 200 1.2
North America and Australia 468 0.5
For the next 1500 years, India subcontinent was a little bigger than China until the last Han Chinese dynasty, Ming dynasty. Russia and Japan rose to about 3%. France was the leading european power at 4.7%. In comparison UK, only 1.8%. ;) :
1600
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 329 417 100
Ming China 96 000 29.2
Mughal India 74 250 22.6
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 24 088 7.3
Africa 22 000 6.7
France 15 559 4.7
Italy 14 410 4.4
West Asia 12 637 3.8
Germany 12 432 3.8
Russia and Central Asia 11 447 [3] 3.5
Japan 9 620 2.9
Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) 8 743 2.7
Spain 7 416 2.1
United Kingdom 6 007 1.8
South America and Central America 2 623 0.8
Austria 2 093 0.6
Netherlands 2 052 0.6
Belgium 1 561 0.5
Mexico 1 134 0.3
Switzerland 880 0.3
Portugal 850 0.3
Sweden 626 0.2
United States 600 [4] 0.2
Denmark 569 0.2
Canada and Australia 320 0.1
Norway 304 0.1
Finland 215 0.1
This was at the peak of the Manchurian Qing dynasty, before the Opium, closed door policy, backward in science and technology, and China was basically trading with itself most of the time. France was the strongest european power at that time. Russian empire follows next.:
1820
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 694 442 100
Qing China 228 600 32.9
Indian Subcontinent 111 417 [1] 16.0
France 38 434 5.5
Russian Empire 37 710 5.4
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 36 592 5.3
United Kingdom 36 232 5.2
Africa 31 010 4.5
Germany 26 349 3.8
Eastern Europe (excluding Russian Empire) 23 149 3.3
Italy 22 535 3.2
Japan 20 739 3.0
West Asia 18 549 2.7
Spain 12 975 1.9
United States 12 548 1.8
South America and Central America 9 120 1.3
Netherlands 4 288 0.6
Mexico 5 000 0.7
Belgium 4 529 0.7
Austria 4 104 0.6
Portugal 3 175 0.5
Sweden 3 098 0.4
Switzerland 2 342 0.3
Denmark 1 471 0.2
Norway 1 071 0.2
Canada and Australia 941 0.1
Finland 913 0.1
1913, a few years after the collapse of the Qing dynasty, peak of the British empire, China's percentage went down to 8.9%. US rises, close to first, British empire (British india is separate), then followed by Germany at 8.8%:
1913
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 2 704 782 100
British Empire 570 406 [6] 21.1
United States 517 383 19.1
Republic of China 241 344 8.9
Germany 237 332 8.8
Russian Empire 232 351 8.6
United Kingdom 224 618 8.3
British India 204 241 7.6
France 144 489 5.3
Eastern Europe (excluding Russian Empire) 121 559 4.5
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 120 462 4.5
South America and Central America (excluding Mexico ) 95 760 3.5
Italy 95 487 3.5
Africa 72 948 2.7
Japan 71 653 2.6
Canada and Australia 68 249 2.5
Spain 45 686 1.7
West Asia 35 428 1.3
Belgium 32 347 1.2
Mexico 25 921 1.0
Netherlands 24 955 0.9
Austria 23 451 0.9
Sweden 17 403 0.6
Switzerland 16 483 0.6
Denmark 11 670 0.4
Portugal 7 467 0.3
Finland 6 389 0.2
Norway 6 119 0.2
1950, formation of communist China, China was at the same level as India Republic, around 4%. US at 27.3% occupies the dominant position after winning WWII. Britain fell to 6%. Soviet union 2nd at 9.6%. Japan after WWII, stands at 3%:
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
Norway 17 838 0.3
Portugal 17 615 0.3
Finland 17 051 0.3
1998: Just a few years after China started economic reforms in inland China after success in Shenzhen. China's percentage rose to 11.5%. US leads with 21.9%. Britain fell to 3.4%. Japan surged to 7.7%:
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 33 725 635 100
United States 7 394 598 21.9
People's Republic of China 3 873 352 11.5
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 3 140 603 9.3
Japan 2 581 576 7.7
South America and Central America 2 285 700 6.8
Republic of India 1 702 712 5.0
Germany 1 460 069 4.3
West Asia 1 236 328 3.7
United Kingdom 1 150 080 3.4
Russia and Central Asia 1 132 434 3.4
France 1 108 568 3.3
Canada and Australia 1 061 537 3.1
Africa 1 039 408 3.1
Italy 1 022 776 3.0
Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) 660 861 2.0
Mexico 655 910 1.9
Spain 560 138 1.7
Netherlands 317 517 0.9
Belgium 198 249 0.6
Sweden 165 385 0.5
Austria 152 712 0.5
Switzerland 152 345 0.5
Portugal 128 877 0.4
Denmark 117 319 0.3
Norway 104 860 0.3
Finland 94 421 0.3
Now the biggest question: 2007 ?????
And predictions for 2017? 2027? 2037?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(PPP)
Just a few snapshots:
1st century, Indian Subcontinent triumphs at 32.9%, followed by the Han dynasty China at 26.2%. Han China at that time excludes Tibet, Manchuria, Fujian, Zhejiang, Taiwan island, Yunnan, and Gansu provinces. Indian Subcontinent is made up of many kingdoms. Roman empire 3rd at 21.5%. Russia and Japan at around 1%.
If we consider by 'countries', there are only 2 countries with more than 1% share, the Roman empire and Han China:
1st century
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 102 536 100
Indian Subcontinent 33 750 [1] 32.9
Han China 26 820 26.2
Roman Empire 22 000 [2] 21.5
Western Europe 11 115 10.8
West Asia 9 500 9.3
Africa 7 013 6.8
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 [3] 1.5
Japan 1 200 1.2
North America and Australia 468 0.5
For the next 1500 years, India subcontinent was a little bigger than China until the last Han Chinese dynasty, Ming dynasty. Russia and Japan rose to about 3%. France was the leading european power at 4.7%. In comparison UK, only 1.8%. ;) :
1600
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 329 417 100
Ming China 96 000 29.2
Mughal India 74 250 22.6
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 24 088 7.3
Africa 22 000 6.7
France 15 559 4.7
Italy 14 410 4.4
West Asia 12 637 3.8
Germany 12 432 3.8
Russia and Central Asia 11 447 [3] 3.5
Japan 9 620 2.9
Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) 8 743 2.7
Spain 7 416 2.1
United Kingdom 6 007 1.8
South America and Central America 2 623 0.8
Austria 2 093 0.6
Netherlands 2 052 0.6
Belgium 1 561 0.5
Mexico 1 134 0.3
Switzerland 880 0.3
Portugal 850 0.3
Sweden 626 0.2
United States 600 [4] 0.2
Denmark 569 0.2
Canada and Australia 320 0.1
Norway 304 0.1
Finland 215 0.1
This was at the peak of the Manchurian Qing dynasty, before the Opium, closed door policy, backward in science and technology, and China was basically trading with itself most of the time. France was the strongest european power at that time. Russian empire follows next.:
1820
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 694 442 100
Qing China 228 600 32.9
Indian Subcontinent 111 417 [1] 16.0
France 38 434 5.5
Russian Empire 37 710 5.4
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 36 592 5.3
United Kingdom 36 232 5.2
Africa 31 010 4.5
Germany 26 349 3.8
Eastern Europe (excluding Russian Empire) 23 149 3.3
Italy 22 535 3.2
Japan 20 739 3.0
West Asia 18 549 2.7
Spain 12 975 1.9
United States 12 548 1.8
South America and Central America 9 120 1.3
Netherlands 4 288 0.6
Mexico 5 000 0.7
Belgium 4 529 0.7
Austria 4 104 0.6
Portugal 3 175 0.5
Sweden 3 098 0.4
Switzerland 2 342 0.3
Denmark 1 471 0.2
Norway 1 071 0.2
Canada and Australia 941 0.1
Finland 913 0.1
1913, a few years after the collapse of the Qing dynasty, peak of the British empire, China's percentage went down to 8.9%. US rises, close to first, British empire (British india is separate), then followed by Germany at 8.8%:
1913
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 2 704 782 100
British Empire 570 406 [6] 21.1
United States 517 383 19.1
Republic of China 241 344 8.9
Germany 237 332 8.8
Russian Empire 232 351 8.6
United Kingdom 224 618 8.3
British India 204 241 7.6
France 144 489 5.3
Eastern Europe (excluding Russian Empire) 121 559 4.5
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 120 462 4.5
South America and Central America (excluding Mexico ) 95 760 3.5
Italy 95 487 3.5
Africa 72 948 2.7
Japan 71 653 2.6
Canada and Australia 68 249 2.5
Spain 45 686 1.7
West Asia 35 428 1.3
Belgium 32 347 1.2
Mexico 25 921 1.0
Netherlands 24 955 0.9
Austria 23 451 0.9
Sweden 17 403 0.6
Switzerland 16 483 0.6
Denmark 11 670 0.4
Portugal 7 467 0.3
Finland 6 389 0.2
Norway 6 119 0.2
1950, formation of communist China, China was at the same level as India Republic, around 4%. US at 27.3% occupies the dominant position after winning WWII. Britain fell to 6%. Soviet union 2nd at 9.6%. Japan after WWII, stands at 3%:
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
Norway 17 838 0.3
Portugal 17 615 0.3
Finland 17 051 0.3
1998: Just a few years after China started economic reforms in inland China after success in Shenzhen. China's percentage rose to 11.5%. US leads with 21.9%. Britain fell to 3.4%. Japan surged to 7.7%:
Region / Country GDP (PPP)
mill. of International dollars GDP Share
percentage (%)
World 33 725 635 100
United States 7 394 598 21.9
People's Republic of China 3 873 352 11.5
Far East (excluding China, India, Japan, Russia) 3 140 603 9.3
Japan 2 581 576 7.7
South America and Central America 2 285 700 6.8
Republic of India 1 702 712 5.0
Germany 1 460 069 4.3
West Asia 1 236 328 3.7
United Kingdom 1 150 080 3.4
Russia and Central Asia 1 132 434 3.4
France 1 108 568 3.3
Canada and Australia 1 061 537 3.1
Africa 1 039 408 3.1
Italy 1 022 776 3.0
Eastern Europe (excluding Russia) 660 861 2.0
Mexico 655 910 1.9
Spain 560 138 1.7
Netherlands 317 517 0.9
Belgium 198 249 0.6
Sweden 165 385 0.5
Austria 152 712 0.5
Switzerland 152 345 0.5
Portugal 128 877 0.4
Denmark 117 319 0.3
Norway 104 860 0.3
Finland 94 421 0.3
Now the biggest question: 2007 ?????
And predictions for 2017? 2027? 2037?