The article
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
's first-level
administrative divisions by their
gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...
per capita in main years. All figures are given in the national currency,
renminbi
The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 202 ...
(CNY), and in
USD at nominal values according to recent 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
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(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. By 2020, the per capita GDP of mainland China exceeded US$10,000, of which
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
and
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...
exceeded US$22,000,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
was nearly US$18,000,
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
exceeded US$15,000,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...
and
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
exceeded US$14,000,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
and
Chongqing exceeded US$11,000 and
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...
,
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
and
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in His ...
exceeded US$10,000. Except for
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
, the remaining provinces all exceeded US$6,000.
For comparison purposes, this article also displays the GDPs the
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 ...
(SARs) of
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
, which maintain separate economic systems and currencies. These figures are shown in USD based on PPP, as estimated by the International Monetary Fund.
2021 data
2020 data
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[GDP-2020 is a preliminary data pubilished on the 2018 CASEN: ]
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China {{small, (mainland), , , , 71,965 ¥, , US$10,434, , US$17,101, , 100, , 101,598.62, , 1,411,778,724
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Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...
, , 1, , 164,904 ¥, , US$23,908, , US$39,186, , 229, , 3,610.26, , 21,893,095
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Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...
, , 2, , 155,606 ¥, , US$22,560, , US$36,977, , 216, , 3,870.06, , 24,870,895
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Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
, , 3, , 121,205 ¥, , US$17,573, , US$28,802, , 168, , 10,271.90, , 84,748,016
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Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
, , 4, , 105,690 ¥, , US$15,323, , US$25,115, , 147, , 4,390.39, , 41,540,086
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Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
, , 5, , 101,570 ¥, , US$14,726, , US$24,136, , 141, , 1,408.37, , 13,866,009
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Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...
, , 6, , 100,071 ¥, , US$14,508, , US$23,780, , 139, , 6,461.33, , 64,567,588
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Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
, , 7, , 87,897 ¥, , US$12,743, , US$20,887, , 122, , 11,076.09, , 126,012,510
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Chongqing, , 8, , 78,002 ¥, , US$11,309, , US$18,536, , 108, , 2,500.28, , 32,054,159
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Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...
, , 9, , 75,223 ¥, , US$10,906, , US$17,875, , 105, , 4,344.35, , 57,752,557
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Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
, , 10, , 72,185 ¥, , US$10,466, , US$17,153, , 100, , 1,735.98, , 24,049,155
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Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in His ...
, , 11, , 72,029 ¥, , US$10,443, , US$17,116, , 100, , 7,312.90, , 101,527,453
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Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
, , 12, , 66,235 ¥, , US$9,603, , US$15,739, , 92, , 2,618.19, , 39,528,999
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Anhui
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze Riv ...
, , 13, , 63,383 ¥, , US$9,189, , US$15,062, , 88, , 3,868.06, , 61,027,171
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Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...
, , 14, , 62,881 ¥, , US$9,117, , US$14,943, , 87, , 4,178.15, , 66,444,864
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Liaoning
Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...
, , 15, , 58,967 ¥, , US$8,549, , US$14,012, , 82, , 2,511.50, , 42,591,407
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Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...
, , 16, , 58,080 ¥, , US$8,421, , US$13,802, , 81, , 4,859.88, , 83,674,866
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Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...
, , 17, , 56,854 ¥, , US$8,243, , US$13,510, , 79, , 2,569.15, , 45,188,635
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Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...
, , 18, , 55,348 ¥, , US$8,025, , US$13,152, , 77, , 5,499.71, , 99,365,519
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Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
, , 19, , 54,878 ¥, , US$7,956, , US$13,041, , 76, , 553.24, , 10,081,232
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Ningxia, , 20, , 54,432 ¥, , US$7,892, , US$12,935, , 76, , 392.06, , 7,202,654
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Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwes ...
, , 21, , 53,371 ¥, , US$7,738, , US$12,683, , 74, , 1,379.76, , 25,852,345
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Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
, , 22, , 52,157 ¥, , US$7,562, , US$12,394, , 72, , 190.27, , 3,648,100
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Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
, , 23, , 51,943 ¥, , US$7,531, , US$12,343, , 72, , 2,452.19, , 47,209,277
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Jilin
Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ...
, , 24, , 51,141 ¥, , US$7,414, , US$12,153, , 71, , 1,231.13, , 24,073,453
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Qinghai
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...
, , 25, , 50,742 ¥, , US$7,357, , US$12,058, , 71, , 300.59, , 5,923,957
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Shanxi, , 26, , 50,556 ¥, , US$7,330, , US$12,014, , 70, , 1,765.19, , 34,915,616
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Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
, , 27, , 48,528 ¥, , US$7,036, , US$11,532, , 67, , 3,620.69, , 74,610,235
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Guizhou
Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the pr ...
, , 28, , 46,228 ¥, , US$6,702, , US$10,985, , 64, , 1,782.66, , 38,562,148
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Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
, , 29, , 44,201 ¥, , US$6,408, , US$10,504, , 61, , 2,215.67, , 50,126,804
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Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...
, , 30, , 43,009 ¥, , US$6,236, , US$10,220, , 60, , 1,369.85, , 31,850,088
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Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
, , 31, , 36,038 ¥, , US$5,225, , US$8,564, , 50, , 901.67, , 25,019,831
Appendix
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, +Historical GDP per capita of Hong Kong SAR
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, colspan=4, Historical GDP per capita of Hong Kong SAR
({{small, based on IMF WEO October 2022)
[All gdp data for Hong Kong, Taiwan Area and Macao is based on IMF WEO October 2022 ({{cite press release , url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2022/October/weo-report?c=532,546,&s=NGDPPC,NGDPDPC,PPPPC,&sy=1980&ey=2021&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 , title=Download WEO Data: October 2022 Edition , publisher=International Monetary Fund , date=April 9, 2019, access-date=April 17, 2019)]
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HK$, , Nominal
(US$), , PPP
(Int'l$.)
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, , 2021, , 387,632, , 49,865, , 65,981
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, , 2020, , 350,947, , 45,175, , 58,165
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, , 2019, , 386,386, , 49,334, , 64,927
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, , 2018, , 380,263, , 48,517, , 64,216
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, , 2017, , 359,166, , 46,091, , 61,529
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, , 2016, , 337,615, , 43,496, , 58,433
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, , 2015, , 328,096, , 42,322, , 57,091
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, , 2014, , 311,600, , 40,182, , 55,602
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, , 2013, , 296,538, , 38,230, , 53,412
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, , 2012, , 284,069, , 36,620, , 51,195
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, , 2011, , 272,091, , 34,951, , 49,819
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, , 2010, , 251,887, , 32,422, , 46,937
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, , 2009, , 237,157, , 30,594, , 43,801
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, , 2008, , 245,191, , 31,488, , 44,774
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, , 2007, , 237,916, , 30,495, , 43,163
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, , 2006, , 217,741, , 28,028, , 39,676
{, class=wikitable
, +Historical GDP per capita of Macao SAR
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, colspan=4, Historical GDP per capita of Macao SAR
({{small, based on IMF WEO October 2022)
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, , Year, ,
MOP$, , Nominal
(US$), , PPP
(Int'l$.)
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, , 2021, , 350,419, , 43,772, , 71,122
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, , 2020, , 309,437, , 38,769, , 58,931
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, , 2019, , 655,460, , 81,151, , 114,363
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, , 2018, , 665,072, , 82,388, , 116,808
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, , 2017, , 621,329, , 77,415, , 110,592
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, , 2016, , 561,878, , 70,278, , 100,187
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, , 2015, , 560,009, , 70,133, , 99,667
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, , 2014, , 694,860, , 86,998, , 127,869
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, , 2013, , 677,967, , 84,860, , 133,020
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, , 2012, , 590,753, , 73,938, , 122,711
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, , 2011, , 528,166, , 65,868, , 115,105
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, , 2010, , 407,481, , 50,921, , 93,506
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, , 2009, , 316,301, , 39,615, , 75,175
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, , 2008, , 305,462, , 38,087, , 72,682
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, , 2007, , 273,895, , 34,084, , 70,378
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, , 2006, , 230,487, , 28,806, , 62,762
See also
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Economy of China
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Historical GDP of China
This article includes a list of China's historical gross domestic product (GDP) values, the market value of all final goods and services produced by a nation in a given year. The GDP dollar estimates presented here are either calculated at market ...
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List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP
The article lists China's province-level divisions by gross domestic product (GDP). Each province's GDP is listed in both the national currency renminbi (CN¥), and at nominal U.S. dollar values according to annual average exchange rates and ac ...
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List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP per capita
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 that are roughly comparable in area and economic volume. The unit of ...
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List of prefecture-level cities by GDP per capita
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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 th ...
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Notes
* {{note, AAll the comparative data for Chinese Yuan Renminbi is based on World Economic Outlook Database of the
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...
.
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Mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the China, People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming Island, Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territorie ...
figures were calculated by dividing figures in the
list of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP
The article lists China's province-level divisions by gross domestic product (GDP). Each province's GDP is listed in both the national currency renminbi (CN¥), and at nominal U.S. dollar values according to annual average exchange rates and ac ...
by figures in the
list of Chinese administrative divisions by population.
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
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