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1914 (Eve of World War 1) GDP and GDP Per Capita of British India - 564 Billion $ - 1800 $ GDP and GDP Per Capita of USA - 1.225 Trillion $ (~2x india) - 12,373 $ (~7x india) Today this gap is 8x and 33x respectively.