The following estimates are taken from a revision of Angus Maddison's numbers for the whole of Europe by the Italian economists Elio Lo Cascio and Paolo Malanima.[13] According to their calculations, the basic level of European GDP (PPP) was historically higher, but its increase was less pronounced.
Reference 1: GDP (PPP) in millions of 1990 International Dollars.
Reference 2: 1500, 1600, 1700, 1750, 1800 and 1870.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(PPP)
Reference 2: 1500, 1600, 1700, 1750, 1800 and 1870.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(PPP)
