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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Spain	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	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

Spain

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
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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.