Harry Potter vs. Afghanistan

By Paul Kedrosky · July 6, 2007 · ·

Things that make you go financially hmmm …

  • Total dollars (books plus movies) generated by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series: ~$7.2-billion
  • GDP of Aghanistan: $7.2-billion

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Comments

  1. bob z says:
    July 6, 2007 at 7:15 am

    clearly the GDP number is ex-heroin

  2. Paul Kedrosky says:
    July 6, 2007 at 7:31 am

    Good point

  3. Kent says:
    July 6, 2007 at 6:07 pm

    Bob Z, but the Harry Potter number is ex pirated stuff. You’re trying to compare apples to cats.