List Of Cities In China By GDP Per Capita
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The scope listed in the table is top prefectures by GDP per capita over ten thousand US dollars, including direct-administered municipalities and
special administrative regions The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provincial-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Co ...
that are roughly comparable 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 The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from Dollar, other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American ...
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Methodology

According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three level of cities:
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, prefecture-level cities, and
county-level cities A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
. A prefecture-level city (
地 ''Di'' () is one of the oldest Chinese terms for the earth and a key concept or figure in Chinese philosophy and Chinese folk religion, religion, being one of three powers (', ) which are Tian, Heaven, Earth, and Humanity (, ), a phrase which ori ...
级 市) is not a "city" in the strictest sense of the term, but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, both an urban area (a city in the strict sense) and surrounding
rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
or less-urbanized areas usually many times the size of the central, built-up core. Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties,
county-level cities A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
, and other such sub-divisions. To distinguish a prefecture-level city from its actual urban area (city in the strict sense), the term "urban area" ( 市 区 shìqū) is used. Methods and accuracy in the reporting of population and economic activity vary widely, hence these figures should be seen as estimates rather than facts. Some cities do not include migrant workers in the population count, even though the output they generate are counted in the total GDP, resulting in an inflated GDP per capita.


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See also

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List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP per capita The article 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 recent exchange rates as ...
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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 curre ...
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Prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...
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* List of cities in China * List of twin towns and sister cities in China * Sub-provincial division * List of capitals in China *
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List of cities in China by population China is the world's most populous country. According to Demographia, in 2017 there were 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the "urban area", as defined by the group's methodology. Definition and classification According to the ad ...
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List of renminbi exchange rates The renminbi (RMB, also known as Chinese yuan; ISO code: CNY) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China. Although it is not a freely convertible currency, and has an official exchange rate, the CNY plays an important role in the w ...
* Provincial city * Administrative divisions of China * Global city


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PRC National Bureau of Statistics
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