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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Bangladesh	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	132,907	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	135,207	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	137,420	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	139,573	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	141,650	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	143,644	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	145,546	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	147,376	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	149,047	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	150,562	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	152,189	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	153,927	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	155,634	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	157,326	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	158,999	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	160,650	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	162,273	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	163,938	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	165,655	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	167,358	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	169,045	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	170,709	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	172,354	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	174,217	21,889	58,966

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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