In 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of Beijing municipality amounted to around 200,000 yuan, up from 190,313 yuan in the previous year. Beijing is the capital city of China and after Shanghai the second largest city in the country.
Per capita GDP development in Beijing
Beijing saw an amazingly steady development of per capita GDP over the last decades, with nominal figures roughly doubling over the last ten years and exceeding 20,000 U.S. dollars for the first time in 2017. When compared on a national provincial and municipal level, Beijing displays the highest per capita GDP figures in China. From a city perspective, only very few Chinese cities indicate per capita GDP values on a comparable or higher level. Compared to other countries in the Asian Pacific region, Beijing’s per capita GDP is in the middle field and still considerably lower than the national average in developed East Asian countries.
People’s income situation in Beijing
As with per capita GDP, disposable income per person living in Beijing improved steadily over time. Real growth rates of disposable income slowed down in recent years but still indicated a robust positive development. Although overall consumer price inflation was consistently low in Beijing, prices for housing, child-related services, and eating out exploded over the years, leaving the impression for many lower income families that life in Beijing is no longer affordable.
Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023
(in yuan)
One yuan equals approximately 0.14 U.S. dollars and 0.13 euros (as of March 2024).
According to the source, the figures were calculated based on the average population of permanent residents in Beijing.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from the Beijing Statistical Yearbook series.
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Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. (March 21, 2024). Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. "Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in yuan)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in yuan). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. "Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in Yuan)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in yuan) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing, China from 2013 to 2023 (in yuan) [Graph], Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989807/china-per-capita-gdp-beijing/