Top 10 richest provincial regions in China 2011
- By Zhang Junmian
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Beijing 北京
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Beijing [qu114.com] |
Rank 2011: 3
Rank 2010: 2
GDP: 1.6 trillion yuan (US$247.72 billion)
Permanent population: 20.19 million
Beijing, the capital of China, had its GDP per capita rise from 75,943 yuan (US$11,218) in 2010 to 79,265 yuan (US$12,272) in 2011. The figure reached the level of high-income countries or regions in the world, based on the World Bank's criteria. According to the Economist Magazine, Beijing's GDP per capita in 2010 was close to that of Slovakia (at purchasing-power parity).
Beijing's GDP in 2011 was 1.6 trillion yuan (US$247.72 billion), ranking 13th in the country, an 8.1 percent increase from 2010 at comparable prices. In 2011, the province registered 32,903 yuan (US$5,094) in per capita disposable income of urban households and 14,736 yuan (US$2,282) in per capita net income of rural households, an increase of 13.2 percent and 13.6 percent respectively. Its GDP in 2011 exceeded that of Finland in 2010 at US$238.8 billion, which was ranked 34th in the world, according to the World Bank.
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