List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP

The scope listed in the table is prefecture-level cities, including direct-administered municipality and special administrative regions that are equivalent in area and economic volume. 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).

Methodology

Shown here are GDP figures publicized in provincial-level Statistical Yearbooks or official statistical communiques.

All GDP figures are based on the national currency Chinese yuan (code:CN¥). For an easy comparison they are converted into US dollars according to official average annual exchange rates, purchasing power parity (PPP) according to comparison of IMF WEO figures.

Shanghai is the biggest city by GDP in China
Beijing is the second biggest Chinese city in terms of GDP
Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, is the third biggest Chinese city in GDP terms
Chongqing is the fourth city with the highest GDP in China
Guangzhou, in Guangdong province, is the fifth largest city in China in economic terms

2020 List

List of top municipalities and prefecture-level divisions by GDP[1]
Nominal GDP is based on the official annual average exchange rate at CN¥ 6.8974 per US dollar in 2020;[2]
CN¥4.2082 per Int'l. dollar (according to World Economic Outlook published by IMF on April 2021 publication)[3]
rankcitiesprovincesGDP (billion CNY)GDP (billion US$)GDP (billion US$ in PPP)Comparable economies
1Shanghaimunicipality3,870561920 Belgium
2Beijingmunicipality3,610523858 Thailand
3ShenzhenGuangdong2,767401658 United Arab Emirates
4GuangzhouGuangdong2,502363595 Singapore
5Chongqingmunicipality2,500363594 Singapore
Hong Kong[4]SAR2,410349445 Vietnam
6SuzhouJiangsu2,017292479 Colombia
7ChengduSichuan1,772257421 Portugal
8HangzhouZhejiang1,611234383 New Zealand
9WuhanHubei1,562226371 Peru
10NanjingJiangsu1,482215352 Greece
11Tianjinmunicipality1,408204335 Greece
12NingboZhejiang1,241180295 Kazakhstan
13QingdaoShandong1,240180295 Kazakhstan
14WuxiJiangsu1,237179294 Hungary
15ChangshaHunan1,214176289 Hungary
16ZhengzhouHenan1,200174285 Hungary
17FoshanGuangdong1,082157257 Qatar
18QuanzhouFujian1,016147241 Kenya
19JinanShandong1,014147241 Algeria
20HefeiAnhui1,005146239 Algeria
21NantongJiangsu1,003146238 Algeria
22Xi'anShaanxi1,002145238 Algeria
23FuzhouFujian1,002145238 Algeria
24DongguanGuangdong965140229 Algeria
25YantaiShandong782113186 Slovakia
26ChangzhouJiangsu781113185 Slovakia
27XuzhouJiangsu732106174 Kenya
28TangshanHebei721105171 Kenya
29DalianLiaoning703102167 Ecuador
30WenzhouZhejiang687100163 Ecuador

See also

References

  1. The GDP figures are from the statistical communiqué on 2020 national economic and social development published by the statistical agencies of relevant cities, see 2020年中国GDP总量三十强城市排行榜(完整版). qq.comn. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. According to the Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2020 National Economic and Social Development, The average rate was 6.8974 RMB per USD dollar in 2020, appreciated by 0.02 percent over that of 2019. "Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2020 National Economic and Social Development" (Press release). China NBS. February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. the historical PPP GDP figures of Mainland China and exchange rates of Chinese yuan to Int'l. dollar are based on the World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021 "International Monetary Fund, April 2021" (Press release). International Monetary Fund. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. The GDP2020 data of Hong Kong are from the IMF World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021 "International Monetary Fund, April 2021" (Press release). International Monetary Fund. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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