The UK's real GDP per capita has been growing at about 2% per year since 1940. Some economists have wondered if the UK has grown at that rate since the beginningin 1707 when Scotland and England unitedas the"United Kingdom."The GDP per capita today in 2020 is about $40,000.

What wouldrealincome per person have been back in 1707 if it grew 2% per year from then until2020?Do you thinkyour number for GDPper capitais plausible?For background, we know from historical evidence that the UK in 1707 had enough output to feed and house its people with enough leftover resources to fight wars and sail to America and found colonies.