Just to add to the above, this is also reflected in historical GDP figures (pre Renaissance say): https://infogr.am/Share-of-world-GDP-throughout-history https:

Just to add to the above, this is also reflected in historical GDP figures (pre Renaissance say): https://infogr.am/Share-of-world-GDP-throughout-history https://infogr.am/Share-of-world-GDP-throughout-history