Per capita GDP in Beijing, China 2011-2021

In 2021, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of Beijing municipality amounted to around 184,000 yuan, up from 164,900 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 2018. When compared on a national provincial and municipal level, Beijing displays the highest per capita GDP figures in China. However, from a city perspective, several Chinese cities indicate higher per capita GDP values, especially Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and other cities in the highly developed Pearl River and Yangtze River Delta. 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.