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The world economy is 110 times larger than in 1820

Original title: Global GDP over the long run · Our World in Data · Date unavailable

The world economy is 110 times larger than in 1820

Chart: Our World in Data, CC BY 4.0

So what

World output grew less than sevenfold in the 1,800 years to 1820, then grew about 110-fold to $180 trillion by 2025. Fifteen-fold of that has come since 1950 alone. Modern growth is a two-century anomaly, which is why small shifts in its trend rate matter so much.

LabelValueUnitPeriod
World GDP247963000000international-$ (2021 prices)1
World GDP285147000000international-$ (2021 prices)1000
World GDP584186000000international-$ (2021 prices)1500
World GDP872930000000international-$ (2021 prices)1700
World GDP1631491000000international-$ (2021 prices)1820
World GDP2725427000000international-$ (2021 prices)1870
World GDP6698807000000international-$ (2021 prices)1920
World GDP11747753000000international-$ (2021 prices)1950
World GDP44403660000000international-$ (2021 prices)1980
World GDP78748266091431international-$ (2021 prices)2000
World GDP112369774826691international-$ (2021 prices)2010
World GDP147750738921631international-$ (2021 prices)2020
World GDP180028791385506international-$ (2021 prices)2025