List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP per capita explained

The article is about China's first-level administrative divisions by their gross domestic product per capita in main years. All figures are given in the national currency, renminbi (CNY), and in USD at nominal values, according to China official exchange rates as well as according to purchasing power parity (PPP). The average CNY exchange rate used here is from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, and CNY PPP exchange rates are estimated according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Since the implementation of reform and opening up in mainland China in 1978, its economy has developed rapidly. In 1995, the GDP per capita of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai reached more than 1,000 US dollars; by 2000, there were 10 provinces with GDP per capita exceeding 1,000 US dollars, of which Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai exceeded 2,000 US dollars. Per capita GDP exceeded US$10,000 for the first time in Beijing (US$10,402) and Shanghai (US$10,593) in 2009. Mainland China's per capita GDP (US$10,158) exceeded US$10,000 for the first time in the year of 2019, and 11 provinces including Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hubei, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia and Shandong had per capita GDP exceeding US$10,000, among which the per capita GDP in Beijing and Shanghai overtook US$20,000 in the year. By 2022, only Gansu Province had per capita GDP of US$6,638, while the others all were above US$7,500.

Apart from the national capital of Beijing and the financial capital of Shanghai, coastal provinces lead the per capita GDP rankings within China, as these coastal provinces are most heavily exposed to export-oriented industrialization. The seaports present within the coastal provinces enable the provinces' greater exposure to international trade and allow both local and foreign companies, which are recipients of foreign direct investment into China, to export goods and reach global markets faster.^[1]

For comparison purposes, this article also displays the GDPs of the special administrative regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau, which maintain separate economic systems and currencies. These figures are shown in USD based on PPP, as estimated by the International Monetary Fund.

2022 map

Map of Chinese provinces and SARs by GDP per capita in US$:
＜$7,500 $7,500 - $10,000 $10,000 - $15,000 $15,000 - $20,000 $20,000 - $30,000 ≧$30,000

2023 data

List of 31 provincial-level administrative divisions in mainland China by Nominal GDP per capita of 2023 ^[2]
preliminary budget data average exchange rate in 2023: 7.0467 per U.S. dollar^[3]
Provinces	rank		GDPpc	real	nominal growth
China(Mainland)		89,358	12,681	5.4	4.7	100
Beijing	1	200,273	28,421	6.2	5.4	224
Shanghai	2	190,270	27,001	4.6	5.4	213
Jiangsu	3	150,487	21,356	5.6	4.9	168
Fujian	4	129,865	18,429	4.5	5.1	145
Zhejiang	5	125,043	17,745	5.3	5.1	140
Tianjin	6	122,752	17,420	4.6	4.1	137
Guangdong	7	106,986	15,182	4.7	4.7	120
Inner Mongolia	8	102,677	14,571	7.4	5.4	115
Hubei	9	95,538	13,558	5.9	5.7	107
Chongqing	10	94,135	13,359	6.4	5.8	105
Shandong	11	90,772	12,881	6.2	5.4	102
Shaanxi	12	85,448	12,126	4.3	2.9	96
Anhui	13	76,830	10,903	5.7	5.4	86
Hunan	14	75,938	10,776	5.0	5.6	85
Shanxi	15	73,984	10,499	5.2	0.7	83
Xinjiang	16	73,774	10,469	6.6	5.8	83
Hainan	17	72,958	10,353	8.0	8.4	82
Ningxia	18	72,957	10,353	6.3	3.8	82
Liaoning	19	72,107	10,233	5.9	5.4	81
Sichuan	20	71,835	10,194	6.0	6.2	80
Jiangxi	21	71,216	10,106	4.1	3.2	80
Tibet	22	65,642	9,315	9.7	11.4	73
Yunnan	23	64,107	9,097	4.6	5.3	72
Qinghai	24	63,903	9,069	5.3	4.9	72
Henan	25	60,073	8,525	4.4	1.9	67
Hebei	26	59,332	8,420	5.8	5.0	66
Jilin	27	54,695	7,762	7.1	0.8	61
Guizhou	28	54,172	7,688	4.7	4.3	61
Guangxi	29	54,005	7,664	4.2	4.0	60
Heilongjiang	30	51,563	7,317	3.6	1.4	58
Gansu	31	47,867	6,793	6.9	7.2	54

Main Year (Nominal GDP per capita)

GDPpc by national currency (renminbi) in main years

GDP per capita in 31 provinces of mainland China
by Chinese yuan (renminbi)^[4]
provinces	2023	2022	2021	2020	2015	2010	2000
style=text-align:center	China	89,358	85,310	81,370	71,828	49,922	30,808	7,942
Beijing	200,273	189,988	187,526	164,158	113,692	78,307	25,014
Shanghai	190,270	180,536	175,420	156,803	109,186	79,396	30,307
Jiangsu	150,487	143,466	138,255	121,333	85,871	52,787	11,765
Fujian	129,865	123,618	118,750	105,106	67,649	40,773	11,194
Zhejiang	125,043	119,022	113,839	100,738	73,276	51,110	13,467
Tianjin	122,752	117,925	113,660	101,068	75,868	54,053	16,236
Guangdong	106,986	102,217	98,561	88,521	64,516	44,669	12,817
Inner Mongolia	102,677	97,433	88,137	71,640	52,972	33,262	6,502
Hubei	95,538	90,358	86,551	73,687	52,021	28,359	6,121
Chongqing	94,135	88,953	87,450	78,294	52,480	28,084	6,383
Shandong	90,772	86,143	81,510	71,825	56,205	35,599	9,260
Shaanxi	85,448	83,030	76,171	65,867	46,654	26,388	4,968
Anhui	76,830	72,888	69,676	62,411	39,692	21,923	5,147
Hunan	75,938	71,917	68,913	62,537	43,155	24,005	5,590
Shanxi	73,984	73,506	65,625	51,051	33,593	25,434	5,722
Xinjiang	73,774	69,717	62,991	53,606	39,520	24,700	7,372
Hainan	72,958	67,314	63,991	55,438	39,704	23,323	6,798
Ningxia	72,957	70,263	63,461	55,021	37,876	24,984	5,376
Liaoning	72,107	68,422	64,992	58,629	46,482	31,888	11,177
Sichuan	71,835	67,610	64,610	58,009	37,150	21,230	4,956
Jiangxi	71,216	69,019	66,020	57,065	37,436	21,099	4,851
Tibet	65,642	58,908	56,831	52,280	31,847	17,209	4,572
Yunnan	64,107	60,868	57,717	52,047	32,117	16,866	4,814
Qinghai	63,903	60,946	57,036	50,845	34,883	20,418	5,138
Henan	60,073	58,942	58,587	54,691	38,338	23,984	5,450
Hebei	59,332	56,481	54,181	48,302	35,994	25,308	6,966
Jilin	54,695	54,279	55,148	50,561	38,128	23,370	6,646
Guizhou	54,172	51,921	50,476	46,355	28,547	12,882	2,759
Guangxi	54,005	51,936	50,137	44,237	30,890	18,070	4,652
Heilongjiang	51,563	50,873	47,199	42,432	32,759	21,694	7,515
Gansu	47,867	44,646	40,976	35,848	25,946	15,421	4,163

GDPpc by US dollar in main years

GDP per capita in 31 provinces of mainland China by US dollar
CN¥ per US dollar	7.0467	6.7261	6.4515	6.8976	6.2284	6.7695	8.2784
provinces	2023	2022	2021	2020	2015	2010	2000
style=text-align:center	China	12,681	12,683	12,613	10,413	8,015	4,551	959
Beijing	28,421	28,246	29,067	23,799	18,254	11,568	3,022
Shanghai	27,001	26,841	27,191	22,733	17,530	11,728	3,661
Jiangsu	21,356	21,330	21,430	17,591	13,787	7,798	1,421
Fujian	18,429	18,379	18,407	15,238	10,861	6,023	1,352
Zhejiang	17,745	17,696	17,645	14,605	11,765	7,550	1,627
Tianjin	17,420	17,532	17,618	14,653	12,181	7,985	1,961
Guangdong	15,182	15,197	15,277	12,834	10,358	6,599	1,548
Inner Mongolia	14,571	14,486	13,661	10,386	8,505	4,914	785
Hubei	13,558	13,434	13,416	10,683	8,352	4,189	739
Chongqing	13,359	13,225	13,555	11,351	8,426	4,149	771
Shandong	12,881	12,807	12,634	10,413	9,024	5,259	1,119
Shaanxi	12,126	12,344	11,807	9,549	7,491	3,898	600
Anhui	10,903	10,837	10,800	9,048	6,373	3,238	622
Hunan	10,776	10,692	10,682	9,066	6,929	3,546	675
Shanxi	10,499	10,928	10,172	7,401	5,394	3,757	691
Xinjiang	10,469	10,365	9,764	7,772	6,345	3,649	891
Hainan	10,353	10,008	9,919	8,037	6,375	3,445	821
Ningxia	10,353	10,446	9,837	7,977	6,081	3,691	649
Liaoning	10,233	10,173	10,074	8,500	7,463	4,711	1,350
Sichuan	10,194	10,052	10,015	8,410	5,965	3,136	599
Jiangxi	10,106	10,261	10,233	8,273	6,011	3,117	586
Tibet	9,315	8,758	8,809	7,579	5,113	2,542	552
Yunnan	9,097	9,050	8,946	7,546	5,157	2,491	582
Qinghai	9,069	9,061	8,841	7,371	5,601	3,016	621
Henan	8,525	8,763	9,081	7,929	6,155	3,543	658
Hebei	8,420	8,397	8,398	7,003	5,779	3,739	841
Jilin	7,762	8,070	8,548	7,330	6,122	3,452	803
Guizhou	7,688	7,719	7,824	6,720	4,583	1,903	333
Guangxi	7,664	7,722	7,771	6,413	4,960	2,669	562
Heilongjiang	7,317	7,564	7,316	6,152	5,260	3,205	908
Gansu	6,793	6,638	6,351	5,197	4,166	2,278	503

GDPpc by PPP intl dollar in main years

GDP per capita in 31 provinces of mainland China
by purchasing power parity (intl dollar)
reference only here for the frequent changes in the ppp indicator
(see WEO published in April 2024, by IMF^[5])
CN¥ per intl dollar	3.7994	3.9829	4.1819	4.2476	3.8707	3.3253	2.7283
provinces	2023	2022	2021	2020	2015	2010	2000
style=text-align:center	China	23,519	21,419	19,458	16,910	12,897	9,265	2,911
Beijing	52,712	47,701	44,842	38,647	29,372	23,549	9,168
Shanghai	50,079	45,328	41,947	36,916	28,208	23,876	11,108
Jiangsu	39,608	36,020	33,060	28,565	22,185	15,874	4,312
Fujian	34,180	31,037	28,396	24,745	17,477	12,261	4,103
Zhejiang	32,911	29,883	27,222	23,716	18,931	15,370	4,936
Tianjin	32,308	29,608	27,179	23,794	19,601	16,255	5,951
Guangdong	28,159	25,664	23,568	20,840	16,668	13,433	4,698
Inner Mongolia	27,025	24,463	21,076	16,866	13,685	10,003	2,383
Hubei	25,146	22,686	20,697	17,348	13,440	8,528	2,244
Chongqing	24,776	22,334	20,912	18,433	13,558	8,446	2,340
Shandong	23,891	21,628	19,491	16,910	14,521	10,706	3,394
Shaanxi	22,490	20,847	18,214	15,507	12,053	7,936	1,821
Anhui	20,222	18,300	16,661	14,693	10,254	6,593	1,887
Hunan	19,987	18,056	16,479	14,723	11,149	7,219	2,049
Shanxi	19,473	18,455	15,693	12,019	8,679	7,649	2,097
Xinjiang	19,417	17,504	15,063	12,620	10,210	7,428	2,702
Hainan	19,203	16,901	15,302	13,052	10,258	7,014	2,492
Ningxia	19,202	17,641	15,175	12,953	9,785	7,513	1,970
Liaoning	18,979	17,179	15,541	13,803	12,009	9,590	4,097
Sichuan	18,907	16,975	15,450	13,657	9,598	6,384	1,817
Jiangxi	18,744	17,329	15,787	13,435	9,672	6,345	1,778
Tibet	17,277	14,790	13,590	12,308	8,228	5,175	1,676
Yunnan	16,873	15,282	13,802	12,253	8,297	5,072	1,764
Qinghai	16,819	15,302	13,639	11,970	9,012	6,140	1,883
Henan	15,811	14,799	14,010	12,876	9,905	7,213	1,998
Hebei	15,616	14,181	12,956	11,372	9,299	7,611	2,553
Jilin	14,396	13,628	13,187	11,903	9,850	7,028	2,436
Guizhou	14,258	13,036	12,070	10,913	7,375	3,874	1,011
Guangxi	14,214	13,040	11,989	10,415	7,980	5,434	1,705
Heilongjiang	13,571	12,773	11,286	9,990	8,463	6,524	2,754
Gansu	12,599	11,209	9,798	8,440	6,703	4,637	1,526

Appendix

Historical GDP per capita of Hong Kong SAR
Historical GDP per capita of Hong Kong SAR ^[6])
Year	HK$	Nominal (US$)	PPP (Int'l$.)
2022	385,508	49,226	69,153
2021	387,454	49,845	66,356
2020	360,294	46,446	59,454
2019	378,302	48,278	62,015
2018	378,678	48,310	62,230
2017	358,690	46,026	59,668
2016	337,566	43,488	56,903
2015	328,096	42,325	56,267
2014	311,600	40,185	54,605
2013	296,538	38,233	53,454
2012	284,069	36,624	52,082
2011	272,091	34,955	51,999
2010	251,887	32,421	48,996
2009	237,157	30,594	45,706
2008	245,191	31,488	46,777
2007	237,916	30,495	45,106
2006	217,741	28,028	41,456
2005	206,517	26,552	37,938
2004	193,735	24,874	34,456
2003	185,782	23,857	31,023
2002	192,890	24,731	29,688
2001	196,298	25,167	28,737

Historical GDP per capita of Macao SAR
Historical GDP per capita of Macao SAR
Year	MOP$	Nominal (US$)	PPP (Int'l$.)
2022	254,381	31,540	55,209
2021	352,980	44,092	71,857
2020	297,759	37,271	57,667
2019	655,577	81,232	125,026
2018	668,689	82,836	128,292
2017	619,873	77,233	120,249
2016	558,758	69,888	109,178
2015	556,135	69,648	108,260
2014	689,274	86,298	141,807
2013	677,758	84,834	145,947
2012	592,921	74,209	129,876
2011	530,124	66,112	119,403
2010	409,194	51,135	97,052
2009	317,954	39,822	78,087
2008	307,063	38,286	75,623
2007	275,378	34,269	73,246
2006	231,805	28,970	65,294
2005	201,158	25,110	59,222
2004	184,555	23,006	55,616
2003	148,082	18,462	44,299
2002	134,431	16,734	39,457
2001	126,317	15,724	36,017

Sources

GDP 2004-2010 figures: NBS GDP DATA – Revisions of China GDP 2004-2008 by province-level divisions
GDP 1978-2003 figures: NBS GDP DATA – Revisions of China GDP 1978-2003 by province-level divisions
GDP 1952-1977 figures: NBS GDP DATA – Revisions of China GDP 1952-1977 by province-level divisions

References

All the comparative data for Chinese Yuan Renminbi is based on World Economic Outlook Database of the International Monetary Fund.
Mainland China figures were calculated by dividing figures in the list of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP by figures in the list of Chinese administrative divisions by population.

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Notes and References

Felice . Emanuele . Odoardi . Iacopo . D’Ingiullo . Dario . 2021-09-18 . The Chinese Inland-Coastal Inequality: The Role of Human Capital and the 2007–2008 Crisis Watershed . Italian Economic Journal . en . 10.1007/s40797-021-00169-w . 240506688 . 2199-3238. free .
GDP-2023 is a preliminary data Home - Regional - Quarterly by Province. China NBS.
For the exchange rate of the latest year, refer to the Statistical Communiqué of that year Statistical communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the national economic and social development. China NBS. February 29, 2024. ; Refer to the national statistical database for the historical exchange rates national data - annual - foreign tarde and economic cooperation - reference exchange rate of renminbi (period average). China NBS. February 29, 2024., and for the historical exchange rates also published on the statistical yearbooks statistical yearbooks (Chinese / English). China NBS. February 29, 2024.
see China national data regional - annual by province - national accounts - gross regional product. China NBS. May 13, 2023.
the purchasing power parity indicator in World Economic Outlook published on April 16, 2024 by International Monetary Fund Web site: World Economic Outlook Database, April 2024. April 16, 2024 . IMF.org . International Monetary Fund. 5 June 2024.
the purchasing power parity indicator in World Economic Outlook published on April 16, 2024 by International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook data. April 16, 2024. International Monetary Fund. April 18, 2024.