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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Congo - Kinshasa	Italy	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	56,940	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	56,966	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	57,004	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	57,114	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	57,423	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	57,852	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	58,191	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	58,424	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	58,781	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	59,236	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	59,580	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	59,844	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	60,052	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	60,216	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	60,337	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	60,346	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	60,255	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	60,140	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	60,027	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	59,902	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	59,754	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	59,464	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	59,158	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	58,966	223,735

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

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.

Nigeria

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.