List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP

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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
Guangzhou, also in Guangdong province, is the fourth largest city in China in economic terms
Chongqing is the fifth city with the highest GDP in China

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]
rank cities provinces GDP (billion CNY) GDP (billion US$) GDP (billion US$ in PPP) Comparable economies
1 Shanghai municipality 3,870 561 920  Belgium
2 Beijing municipality 3,610 523 858  Thailand
3 Shenzhen Guangdong 2,767 401 658  United Arab Emirates
4 Guangzhou Guangdong 2,502 363 595  Singapore
5 Chongqing municipality 2,500 363 594  Singapore
Hong Kong[4] SAR 2,410 349 445  Vietnam
6 Suzhou Jiangsu 2,017 292 479  Colombia
7 Chengdu Sichuan 1,772 257 421  Portugal
8 Hangzhou Zhejiang 1,611 234 383  New Zealand
9 Wuhan Hubei 1,562 226 371  Peru
10 Nanjing Jiangsu 1,482 215 352  Greece
11 Tianjin municipality 1,408 204 335  Greece
12 Ningbo Zhejiang 1,241 180 295  Kazakhstan
13 Qingdao Shandong 1,240 180 295  Kazakhstan
14 Wuxi Jiangsu 1,237 179 294  Hungary
15 Changsha Hunan 1,214 176 289  Hungary
16 Zhengzhou Henan 1,200 174 285  Hungary
17 Foshan Guangdong 1,082 157 257  Qatar
18 Quanzhou Fujian 1,016 147 241  Kenya
19 Jinan Shandong 1,014 147 241  Algeria
20 Hefei Anhui 1,005 146 239  Algeria
21 Nantong Jiangsu 1,003 146 238  Algeria
22 Xi'an Shaanxi 1,002 145 238  Algeria
23 Fuzhou Fujian 1,002 145 238  Algeria
24 Dongguan Guangdong 965 140 229  Algeria
25 Yantai Shandong 782 113 186  Slovakia
26 Changzhou Jiangsu 781 113 185  Slovakia
27 Xuzhou Jiangsu 732 106 174  Kenya
28 Tangshan Hebei 721 105 171  Kenya
29 Dalian Liaoning 703 102 167  Ecuador
30 Wenzhou Zhejiang 687 100 163  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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