> Population growth is not a requirement for GDP growth. It also doesn't always help, plenty of countries have historically shown vast population growth with mediocre economic growth.
In developed countries most GDP growth is linked to population growth. See the US. Not taking into account that the US has an artificial inflated GDP.
> Their economy has increased several fold in that time
Long ago, different situation.
Besides that, the limits of using the GDP as a useful number have long been shown. The Iraq war with its trillion dollar cost helped the GDP a lot...
In developed countries most GDP growth is linked to population growth. See the US. Not taking into account that the US has an artificial inflated GDP.
> Their economy has increased several fold in that time
Long ago, different situation.
Besides that, the limits of using the GDP as a useful number have long been shown. The Iraq war with its trillion dollar cost helped the GDP a lot...