So then no definitive answer. From a Wikipedia entry about India's "ESTIMATED" GDP, "In 1820, India's GDP was 16% of the world total. By 1870. Periods of stagnation in India apparently can be only partially attributed to the Raj... the burgeoning population and other global economic forces seem to have had equal effects.
So then no definitive answer. From a Wikipedia entry about India's "ESTIMATED" GDP, "In 1820, India's GDP was 16% of the world total. By 1870. Periods of stagnation in India apparently can be only partially attributed to the Raj... the burgeoning population and other global economic forces seem to have had equal effects.