Where can I get GNP & Pop figures for European countries for the last half-centurie?

[Kinniken]

If anyone knew that it would be very helpful... I am currently working on a essay/document on the expension of the EU, and I would like to make comparisons between the GNP/head levels of member countries and candidates countries both for previous enlargements (1973,1981,1986,1995) and for the planned ones (2004 & 2007).
I looked on the World Bank website, but the free statistics only go back to a few years.
Any help would be welcome

 

[Cecasander]

aren't there any books about it in the library?

 

[Kinniken]

Since I'm doing CS studies, our library is not very good for this sort of things I tried searching on the web, to no avail.
I would not be asking it here if I had found that elsewhere... Statistic such as these going back 40 years are pretty hard to find.

 

[jack merchant]

You may be able to find some of that data in the Penn World Tables - can't give you a URL atm but those keywords should be enough for another internet search. I believe the PWT goes back to the late 50s, though not all the data is there and for some of the prospective entrants, it's none too reliable.

 

[amadeus]

http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/

There's the tables jack was talking about.

 

[jack merchant]

thanks, rmsharpe I was really too lazy to look up the precise URL.

I think the IMF should have some data as well, although I don't know if their International Financial Statistics are available online.

 

[Kinniken]

Thanks Jack & rmsharpe, looks like there is everything I need there.