Shanghai and Beijing have topped a new ranking of China’s leading cities in terms of estimated economic output in 2020.
The list compiled by 21st Century Economic Research Institute (21世纪经济研究院研究) also found that Nanjing joined the ranks of the top 10 for the first time since the start of China’s reform era, while the inland mega-city of Chongqing is now host to a greater GDP than Guangzhou.
China’s Top 50 Cities in Terms of GDP in 2020
| No. | City | 2020 Projected GDP (trillion yuan) | YoY Growth (%) |
| 1 | Shanghai | 3.9 | 2.22 |
| 2 | Beijing | 3.657392 | 3.4 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Chongqing | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | 2.4 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Suzhou | 2.000523 | 4 |
| 7 | Chengdu | 1.8 | 4 |
| 8 | Wuhan | 1.643411 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 10 | Nanjing | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Tianjin | 1.465405 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Qingdao | 1.25045 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Wuxi | 1.23501174 | 4.2 |
| 14 | Changsha | 1.233719 | 4 |
| 15 | Ningbo | 1.23 | 2.6 |
| 16 | Zhengzhou | 1.20762674 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Foshan | 1.1120256284 | 2.9 |
| 18 | Quanzhou | 1.036441972 | 4 |
| 19 | Fuzhou | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 20 | Nantong | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 21 | Dongguan | 0.9880765 | 2.1 |
| 22 | Jinan | 0.98400228 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Hefei | 0.98045948 | 6.2 |
| 24 | Xi’an | 0.971267998 | 7.5 |
| 25 | Yantai | 0.79748949 | 3.4 |
| 26 | Changzhou | 0.77117378 | 6.5 |
| 27 | Xuzhou | 0.74517067 | 3.9 |
| 28 | Dalian | 0.72957714 | 2.1 |
| 29 | Tangshan | 0.715 | 3.77 |
| 30 | Kunming | 0.7 | 8 |
| 31 | Wenzhou | 0.688356662 | 7 |
| 32 | Shenyang | 0.67420526 | 2 |
| 33 | Xiamen | 0.624683168 | 5.6 |
| 34 | Changchun | 0.61520722 | 5 |
| 35 | Yangzhou | 0.60958042 | 3.3 |
| 36 | Shijiazhuang | 0.60539158 | 2.8 |
| 37 | Shaoxing | 0.6 | 3.79 |
| 38 | Yancheng | 0.594175492 | 4 |
| 39 | Nanchang | 0.583121956 | 8 |
| 40 | Weifang | 0.5800 | 1.96 |
| 41 | Jiaxing | 0.559587344 | 7 |
| 42 | Harbin | 0.54698748 | 0.5 |
| 43 | Taizhou (台州) | 0.53496801 | 6.5 |
| 44 | Taizhou (泰州) | 0.534896112 | 3.2 |
| 45 | Luoyang | 0.52463658 | 2.8 |
| 46 | Zhangzhou | 0.494098686 | 3.5 |
| 47 | Linyi | 0.4800 | 2.1 |
| 48 | Jinhua | 0.4700 | 5.27 |
| 49 | Nanning | 0.469583552 | 3.3 |
| 50 | Xiangyang | 0.459009 | -3.2 |
