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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Spain	Italy	Burkina Faso
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	56,940	11,075
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	56,966	11,405
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	57,004	11,828
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	57,114	12,380
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	57,423	12,829
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	57,852	13,178
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	58,191	13,540
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	58,424	13,917
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	58,781	14,309
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	59,236	14,722
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	59,580	15,152
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	59,844	15,600
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	60,052	16,064
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	60,216	16,563
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	60,337	17,072
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	60,346	17,575
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	60,255	18,094
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	60,140	18,621
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	60,027	19,157
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	59,902	19,698
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	59,754	20,242
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	59,464	20,788
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	59,158	21,336
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	58,966	21,889

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.