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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Ghana	Oman	Hong Kong SAR China
Dec 31, 1999	19,327	2,348	6,587
Dec 31, 2000	19,792	2,403	6,646
Dec 31, 2001	20,280	2,457	6,695
Dec 31, 2002	20,806	2,510	6,725
Dec 31, 2003	21,350	2,562	6,712
Dec 31, 2004	21,900	2,613	6,765
Dec 31, 2005	22,469	2,663	6,794
Dec 31, 2006	23,058	2,713	6,838
Dec 31, 2007	23,661	2,764	6,897
Dec 31, 2008	24,270	2,816	6,938
Dec 31, 2009	24,899	2,871	6,953
Dec 31, 2010	25,559	2,928	7,004
Dec 31, 2011	26,244	2,986	7,052
Dec 31, 2012	26,945	3,047	7,130
Dec 31, 2013	27,664	3,110	7,159
Dec 31, 2014	28,405	3,174	7,209
Dec 31, 2015	29,146	3,240	7,271
Dec 31, 2016	29,879	3,307	7,316
Dec 31, 2017	30,617	3,375	7,372
Dec 31, 2018	31,362	3,444	7,432
Dec 31, 2019	32,111	3,512	7,487
Dec 31, 2020	32,864	3,582	7,460
Dec 31, 2021	33,622	3,651	7,392
Dec 31, 2022	34,280	3,696	7,387

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

Ghana

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 Oman, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.