Saturday, March 10, 2012

How much would the British East India company be worth in today's terms?

568,623 billion dollarsHow much would the British East India company be worth in today's terms?
Well, when?

At several times in its history the EIC was nearly bankrupt.How much would the British East India company be worth in today's terms?
At it's pinnacle the HEIC was granted a 21 year monopoly on the 31st of December 1600, over the East Indies, which is effectively India. India's GDP in 2006 was $4.156 trillion dollars. So that's roughly what a company would be worth if it had first say when it came to trade throughout the entire country.

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