English: This map shows the evolution of major economies over two millennia, in terms of percent GDP contribution by each major economy over history. The chart plots the data from the published tables of Angus Maddison as of 2010.

The %GDP of Western Europe in the chart is the region in Europe that includes the following modern countries - the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and other smaller states in the Western part of Europe.

The %GDP of Middle East in the chart is the region in West Asia and Northeast Africa that includes the following modern countries - Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Iran, Iraq and others in the Arabian region.

Data Source: Tables of Prof. Angus Maddison, which can be downloaded in a spreadsheet from here.

The data for the first 2003 years (1-2003 AD) are in the table of hardcopy version here: Maddison A (2007), Contours of the World Economy I-2030AD, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199227204

The data can also be viewed in a different graph here, as prepared by Ken Henry (Secretary to the Treasury, Australian Government, 18 May 2010).