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WORLD INFO
Who’s
got the power??? (Global 500)
How is the world changing?
Economic trends
1700
India(24.4%) was the world's largest economy followed by China (22.3%)and
France(5.7%).
1725
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.
Collapse of the central authority of the Mughal
dynasty and the resultant chaos triggered India's long but slow decline on the
world stage.
1750
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.
1775
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.
1800
China was the world's largest economy followed by India and France.
1825
China(32.9%) was the world's largest economy followed by India(16.0%) and
France(5.5%).
1850
China was the world's largest economy followed by the UK and India.
Industrial revolution in the UK catapulted the nation to the top league of
Europe for the first time ever.
1875
China(17.2%) was the world's largest economy followed by theUK(9.1%), USA(8.9%) and India(12.2%).
1900
USA was the world's largest economy followed by China, UK, Germany and
India. Collapse of the central authority of the Qing dynasty and the resultant
chaos triggered China's short but rapid decline on the world stage.
1925
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the UK, China, France,
Germany and India.
1950
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the USSR, UK, China,
France, Germany and India.
1975
USA was the world's largest economy followed by the USSR, Japan and
Germany.