Videographic: Which country has the biggest economy?
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Time is money: An animated infographic showing the top three economies throughout history. Does China have the world's largest economy? Is China's economy bigger than America's? Time is money–the world's largest economies throughout history. At the start of the Common Era, India was the world’s largest economy, followed by China. The far-flung Roman Empire came a distant third. A thousand years later, it looked almost the same. But third place shifted to Byzantium, in modern-day Turkey. Five hundred years after that, Italy returned, rich from renaissance trade. Over several centuries, other European powers vied for third: initially France, and then Britain. China and India swapped places. After the industrial revolution, the top three economies accounted for less than half of global output. In the 20th century, America dominated. China temporarily fell away. Russia made the top three. As did Japan. Britain dropped down. Now the modern world resembles the distant past: China and India are back, along with a single Western economy. And America’s preeminence is over. China overtakes US as the world's largest economy. For more multimedia content from The Economist visit our website: http://econ.st/1sWSMMP
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This is bull and false and whole thing seems disingenuous china vs just Italy really? what about the rest of the roman empire but yet you count all of china ??? its non sense roman empire was a economic power house with the consensus being 30% of the economic output by today standards and italy was the wealthiest part of the empire.
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china population is less than 100 million pre 1000 AD
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And at 1AD all Indians were Hindus. Islam wasn't born yet
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India China will be back. indo China roled over world economy almost 2000year.
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1500 years at the top....Damm.....that over 15 centuries at No.1.....and now history repeats itself....21st century, make way for INDIA....
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Italy is going is to be the next biggest economy
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british looted us.. but they r nowhere in this list.. amazing...
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almost 1700 years... india was first... I don't think any other country can sustain that long term number 1 economy... American is just for 150 years no. 1.. n now we r coming back again in our position... history repeats...
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Chinas on top of the world for almost 10 centries. And Americans are saying that their country is the "Greatest country" ever. lol
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Congratulations, to my fellow earthlings
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During pre industrialisation era, the largest economies are the ones with higher population. In early industrial era, the trend continues. After that, industry beats population.
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India was not united before British conquest.
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China had its fun in 1500-1700 and 1750-1850 but but 2100 india will catch up with china and 2050 be 2nd beating the us. Its just a matter of time before india passes china to become the dominant power of the 22nd century. Dont forge india is devided. current ppp figures put india at 8.9 trillion but with bangladeh and pak its 11 trillion so if they cn unite india will be 1st by 2080-90 is pakistan can reform and do well. Bangladesh is doing well already
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Now when British rule ended,British army is not even on top 10 but their economy is good.India is No 1 for economy that is good for them.
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The two new initiatives, The New Silk Road Economic Belt and TPP can fetch huge benefits to China and US and shall make a very large impact on the Global Trade & Commerce. These initiatives either subsume or make irrelevant many existing trade arrangements the participating countries have with other non-participating countries of these two initiatives. To be in the top league and for the benefit of people of India, India need to explore how it can be part of these two initiatives and expand its eighty odd bilateral/multi lateral trade agreements by making them part of either regional or collective trade blocks. The sooner India does it is better.
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-The moment the British come to India-it is fucked (not in top 3 economies of the world)
-The moment the British leave India-it comes back in top 3 (which was its normal place which the British denied them !)
-Hence proved the British were a virus to India (especially a virus to their economy) XD -
Bharat Mata Ki Jai..!!
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The moment the Brits come in the video......India is fucked.....irony is many people in EU/The US/Britain & even some inferiority complex ridden indians think that India was better off as a colony-INFACT a facebook staff member said that very same shit not a month ago !!!
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Very interesting how the ottoman empire (Turkey), at the height of its power wasn't there,
in 1000 AD turkey or the ottoman empire didn't even exist -
Spain and the Spanish empire?? From 1500 to 1700 with all the gold from the Americas, it was one of the richest nations. No way France was richer than Spain
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