Maddison Database GDP Trick

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Mnemonic '50 to 3': India and China held 50.5% of global GDP in 1000 AD, but British rule dropped India's share below 3% by 1947.

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They often test the exact percentage drop. Just remember the British era wiped out almost all of India's historical global GDP dominance.

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Mnemonic '50 to 3': India and China held 50.5% of global GDP in 1000 AD, but British rule dropped India's share below 3% by 1947.

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They often test the exact percentage drop. Just remember the British era wiped out almost all of India's historical global GDP dominance.

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