List of top Chinese cities by GDP per capita

As one of the types of administrative divisions in China, cities includes three categories: municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. In addition, China's two special administrative regions are highly urbanized and commercialized, and also one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Both the international and Chinese governments classify them as cities. In terms of area, prefecture-level cities and municipalities are comparable, and the population and economic sizes are not much different, belonging to the same order of magnitude. There are no county-level cities in municipalities, which is the biggest difference between municipalities and prefecture-level cities in administrative divisions. Mostly, a China's county-level city has all been reformed and developed from a county as a whole, but the development focus, policies authorized by the central and provincial governments, and authorized development plan are different from that of a county. Based on this, this entry only includes China's prefecture-level cities, municipalities and special administrative regions. leagues and prefectures with economic characteristics in the same level divisions are appropriately included. Unless the unique resource development drives GDP growth, resulting in a sharp increase in the per capita and attracts attention, the inclusion of such administrative regions in this entry is only a case study due to their lack of advantage in population size and overall economic development level. If you want to fully understand the economic level of prefecture-level administrative regions, you must refer to list of prefecture-level divisions of China by GDP.

Macau has the highest GDP per capita in China (US$73,115).

The GDP indicators included in this entry are all based on nominal GDP at current price. The converted US dollar GDP data is calculated based on the annual average exchange rate announced by the Chinese government (NBS) that year. The IMF publishes the purchasing power parity index of various currencies based on the average purchasing power of the US dollar in the United States and the average purchasing power of various currencies in the local area. It is adjusted twice a year, and the data varies greatly each time. The purchasing power parity of the GDP indicator is no longer included in the entry.

Methodology

A county-level city is itself a type of administrative divisions of a prefecture-level city. Compared with prefecture-level cities, the economic size and population size of a county-level city are not on the same order of magnitude. Including China's county-level cities and prefecture-level cities in the same set of comparative data is like including U.S. states and U.S. counties in the same set of data for comparison. In fact, they are not comparable. This entry does not include the per capita GDP of a county-level city.

The GDP per capita here is based on the annual average population. The annual average population or mid-year population is the average of the resident population at the end of the two consecutive years.

The per capita GDP of mainland China exceeded US$10,000 for the first time in 2018, and only 11 of the 31 provinces had a per capita GDP of over US$10,000 in 2018, and as of 2023, the per capita GDP of mainland China exceeded US$13,000, with 11 provinces exceeding the average level; 21 provinces had a per capita GDP of over US$10,000, accounting for the absolute majority. The per capita GDP of the cities included in this entry cannot be lower than the average level in order to highlight the characteristics of the entry.

According to the level of economic development, the top 90 Chinese cities in terms of nominal GDP per capita can basically reflect the overall development level of China's economy. The per capita GDP levels of these cities are higher than the national average. The unit of measurement for the data listed is the local currency Chinese yuan. In order to facilitate international comparison, the local currency is converted into US dollars, and the purchasing power parity (int'l dollar) indicators change too frequently and cannot be used as the main reference. All GDP data are officially released by the cities. This entry currently contains GDP data for 2023 and 2024, of which the 2023 GDP is revised based on the results of the fifth national economic census in 2023.

List

List of top 90 Chinese cities by GDP per capita (based on 2024)

Nominal GDP is based on the official annual average exchange rate at CNY 7.1217 per US dollar in 2024[1] The data in the colored background in the table have all been updated; the uncolored part is the population data at the end of the previous year, and the economic data is the data for 2024.
Rank	Cities			GDP per capita		Reference index (2024)
	City	城市	Province	CNY	USD	GDP (CNY mil.)	GDP (USD mil.)	mid-yr. pop.
1	Macau[2]	澳门	SAR	520,700	73,115	357,200	50,157	687,300
2	Hong Kong[3]	香港	SAR	385,398	53,939	2,899,775	407,176	7,524,100
3	Ordos[4][5]	鄂尔多斯	Inner Mongolia	285,286	40,059	636,303	89,347	2,230,400
4	Karamay[6]	克拉玛依	Xinjiang	270,292	37,953	132,700	18,633	490,950
5	Beijing[7]	北京	municipality	228,167	32,038	4,984,310	699,876	21,845,000
6	Shanghai[8]	上海	municipality	217,109	30,486	5,392,671	757,217	24,838,550
7	Wuxi[9]	无锡	Jiangsu	216,844	30,448	1,626,329	228,362	7,500,000
8	Yulin[10][11]	榆林	Shaanxi	209,261	29,384	754,868	105,995	3,607,300
9	Suzhou[12]	苏州	Jiangsu	206,028	28,930	2,672,700	375,290	12,972,500
10	Shenzhen[13]	深圳	Guangdong	205,714	28,886	3,680,187	516,757	17,889,800
11	Changzhou[14]	常州	Jiangsu	200,978	28,220	1,081,360	151,840	5,380,500
12	Dongying[15]	东营	Shandong	195,170	27,405	430,770	60,487	2,207,150
13	Nanjing[16]	南京	Jiangsu	193,483	27,168	1,850,081	259,781	9,562,000
14	Zhoushan[17][18]	舟山	Zhejiang	189,548	26,616	222,624	31,260	1,174,500
15	Ningbo[19][18]	宁波	Zhejiang	186,379	26,171	1,814,770	254,823	9,737,000
16	Haixi Prefecture[20]	海西州	Qinghai	179,617	25,221	84,788	11,906	472050
17	Zhuhai[21]	珠海	Guangdong	178,712	25,094	447,906	62,893	2506300
18	Hangzhou[22][18]	杭州	Zhejiang	173,865	24,413	2,186,000	306,949	12,573,000
19	Zhenjiang[23]	镇江	Jiangsu	171,677	24,106	554,001	77,791	3,227,000
20	Yangzhou[24]	扬州	Jiangsu	170,297	23,912	780,964	109,660	4,585,900
21	Fuzhou[25]	福州	Fujian	167,787	23,560	1,423,676	199,907	8,485,000
22	Baotou[26][5]	包头	Inner Mongolia	165,351	23,218	457,510	64,242	2,766,900
23	Guangzhou[27]	广州	Guangdong	164,171	23,052	3,103,250	435,746	18,902,500
24	Hami[28]	哈密	Xinjiang	162,151	22,769	108,439	15,227	668,750
25	Xiamen[29]	厦门	Fujian	160,888	22,591	858,901	120,603	5,338,500
26	Qingdao[30]	青岛	Shandong	160,656	22,559	1,671,946	234,768	10,407,000
27	Nantong[31]	南通	Jiangsu	160,298	22,508	1,242,190	174,423	7,749,250
28	Yichang[32]	宜昌	Hubei	157,725	22,147	619,110	86,933	3,925,250
29	Taizhou[33]	泰州	Jiangsu	156,351	21,954	702,095	98,585	4,490,500
30	Shaoxing[34][18]	绍兴	Zhejiang	154,645	21,715	836,860	117,508	5,411,500
31	Changji[35]	昌吉州	Xinjiang	154,571	21,704	250,923	35,234	1,623,350
32	Alxa[36]	阿拉善盟	Inner Mongolia	153,840	21,602	41,360	5,808	268,850
33	Yantai[37]	烟台	Shandong	153,302	21,526	1,078,283	151,408	7,033,700
34	Wuhan[38]	武汉	Hubei	153,037	21,489	2,110,623	296,365	13,791,550
35	Quanzhou[39]	泉州	Fujian	147,158	20,663	1,309,487	183,873	8,898,500
36	Changsha[40]	长沙	Hunan	144,525	20,294	1,526,878	214,398	10,564,800
37	Jinan[41]	济南	Shandong	142,759	20,046	1,352,760	189,949	9,475,850
38	Foshan[42]	佛山	Guangdong	138,363	19,428	1,336,190	187,622	9,657,150
39	Hefei[43]	合肥	Anhui	136,063	19,105	1,350,770	189,670	9,927,500
40	Wuhu[43]	芜湖	Anhui	135,589	19,039	512,050	71,900	3,776,500
41	Jiaxing[44][18]	嘉兴	Zhejiang	135,267	18,994	756,953	106,288	5,596,000
42	Tianjin[45]	天津	municipality	132,143	18,555	1,802,432	253,090	13,640,000
43	Tangshan[46]	唐山	Hebei	129,569	18,194	1,000,390	140,471	7,720,900
44	Weihai[47]	威海	Shandong	127,951	17,966	372,862	52,356	2,914,100
45	Longyan[48]	龙岩	Fujian	127,065	17,842	341,868	48,004	2,690,500
46	Maanshan[43]	马鞍山	Anhui	126,806	17,806	278,465	39,101	2,196,000
47	Dalian[49]	大连	Liaoning	126,185	17,718	951,690	133,632	7,542,000
48	Ezhou[50]	鄂州	Hubei	125,063	17,561	134,130	18,834	1,072,500
49	Ningde[51]	宁德	Fujian	123,403	17,328	390,199	54,790	3,162,000
50	Huzhou[52][18]	湖州	Zhejiang	122,057	17,139	421,340	59,163	3,452,000
51	Sanming[53]	三明	Fujian	120,583	16,932	292,294	41,043	2,424,000
52	Yingtan[54][55]	鹰潭	Jiangxi	120,550	16,927	138,434	19,438	1,148,350
53	Zhangzhou[56]	漳州	Fujian	119,612	16,795	606,371	85,144	5,069,500
54	Huai'an[57]	淮安	Jiangsu	119,473	16,776	541,302	76,007	4,538,300
55	Nanchang[55][54]	南昌	Jiangxi	117,843	16,547	780,037	109,530	6,619,300
56	Dongguan[58]	东莞	Guangdong	116,661	16,381	1,228,215	172,461	10,528,050
57	Yancheng[59]	盐城	Jiangsu	116,455	16,352	777,920	109,232	6,680,000
58	Jinchang[60]	金昌	Gansu	116,448	16,351	50,480	7,088	433,500
59	Xiangyang[61]	襄阳	Hubei	115,596	16,231	610,241	85,688	5,279,100
60	Panzhihua[62]	攀枝花	Sichuan	114,317	16,052	139,524	19,591	1,220,500
61	Yuxi[63]	玉溪	Yunnan	113,975	16,004	258,210	36,257	2,265,500
62	Lhasa[64]	拉萨	Tibet	113,563	15,946	99,004	13,902	871,800
63	Hohhot[65]	呼和浩特	Inner Mongolia	113,400	15,923	410,708	57,670	3,621,750
64	Zhengzhou[66]	郑州	Henan	111,383	15,640	1,453,210	204,054	13,047,000
65	Fangchenggang[67][68]	防城港	Guangxi	111,195	15,614	116,755	16,394	1,050,000
66	Xilingol[69]	锡林郛勒盟	Inner Mongolia	110,898	15,572	123,596	17,355	1,114,500
67	Chengdu[70]	成都	Sichuan	109,850	15,425	2,351,130	330,136	21,403,000
68	Xiangtan[71]	湘潭	Hunan	109,663	15,398	295,706	41,522	2,696,500
69	Ürümqi[72]	乌鲁木齐	Xinjiang	109,632	15,394	416,850	58,532	4,084,800
70	Putian[73]	莆田	Fujian	108,075	15,175	344,274	48,342	3,185,500
71	Wuhai[74][5]	乌海	Inner Mongolia	106,973	15,021	59,557	8,363	556,750
72	Xuzhou[75]	徐州	Jiangsu	105,792	14,855	953,712	133,916	9,015,000
73	Yan'an[76]	延安	Shaanxi	105,709	14,843	238,336	33,466	2,254,650
74	Zibo[77]	淄博	Shandong	104,913	14,731	488,408	68,580	4,655,350
75	Daqing[78]	大庆	Heilongjiang	104,289	14,644	281,580	39,538	2,700,000
76	Yueyang[79]	岳阳	Hunan	102,770	14,431	512,766	72,001	4,989,450
77	Panjin[80]	盘锦	Liaoning	102,468	14,388	141,350	19,848	1,379,460
78	Tongling[43]	铜陵	Anhui	101,844	14,301	132,550	18,612	1,301,500
79	Lianyungang[81]	连云港	Jiangsu	101,641	14,272	466,313	65,478	4,587,850
80	Zhuzhou[82]	株洲	Hunan	101,497	14,252	390,245	54,797	3,844,900
81	Xi'an[83]	西安	Shaanxi	101,485	14,250	1,331,778	187,003	13,122,900
82	Chongqing[84]	重庆	municipality	100,889	14,166	3,219,315	452,043	31,909,500
83	Huizhou[85]	惠州	Guangdong	100,677	14,137	613,639	86,165	6,095,100
84	Chuzhou[43]	滁州	Anhui	99,480	13,969	403,440	56,649	4,055,500
85	Wenzhou[86][18]	温州	Zhejiang	99,106	13,916	971,880	136,467	9,806,500
86	Taizhou, Zhejiang[87][18]	台州	Zhejiang	99,046	13,908	665,640	93,466	6,720,500
87	Taiyuan[88]	太原	Shanxi	98,803	13,874	541,887	76,090	5,479,700
88	Quzhou[89][18]	衢州	Zhejiang	98,470	13,827	226,283	31,774	2,298,000
89	Jiayuguan[90]	嘉峪关	Gansu	98,365	13,812	30,990	4,351	315,050
90	Shenyang[91]	沈阳	Liaoning	97,871	13,743	902,710	126,755	9,223,500

See also

• Economy of China
• Historical GDP of China
• List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP
• List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP per capita
• List of top Chinese cities by GDP
• List of prefecture-level divisions of China by GDP
• Prefecture-level city
• List of cities in China by population
• List of cities in China
• List of twin towns and sister cities in China
• Sub-provincial division
• List of capitals in China
• List of the largest administrative divisions by GRDP
• List of cities in China by population
• List of renminbi exchange rates
• Provincial city
• Administrative divisions of China
• Global city