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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Switzerland	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	125,247

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

Mexico

1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
1895–2003: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.