Top 10 regions in China with highest per capita disposable income
2020-02-03
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed the per capita disposable income last year in 10 provincial-level administrative regions of China surpassed 30,000 yuan ($4,347.32).
For the first time, China's per capita disposable income exceeded the 30,000 yuan threshold, rising 2,505 yuan from a year earlier, said Fang Xiaodan, director of the household survey department of the NBS.
China's per capita disposable income stood at 30,733 yuan ($4,478) last year, up 5.8 percent in real terms after deducting price factors according to the NBS.
Let's take a look at the top 10.
No 10: Inner Mongolia
Per capita disposable income: 30,555 yuan
Farmers work a field in the Daur Autonomous Banner of Morin Dawa of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region in October. [Photo by Jiang Xiwu/For chinadaily.com.cn]
No 9: Shandong
Per capita disposable income: 31,597 yuan
A driver charges his new energy vehicle in Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Jilin/For China Daily]
No 8: Liaoning
Per capita disposable income: 31,820 yuan
Members of the Xibe ethnic group at Silongwan village in Shenyang, Liaoning province, take part in a game of galaha snatching, on Jan 17. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 7: Fujian
Per capita disposable income: 35,616 yuan
Bullet train workers prepare for the Spring Festival travel rush in Fuzhou, Fujian province, Dec 19, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 6: Guangdong
Per capita disposable income: 39,614 yuan
Dongguan in Guangdong province is a busy port on the Pearl River. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
No 5: Jiangsu
Per capita disposable income: 41,400 yuan
A worker makes red lanterns at a workshop ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, Jan 10, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
No 4: Tianjin
Per capita disposable income: 42,404 yuan
Imported vehicles are seen at a car dealership in the Tianjin bonded zone, Jan 2, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
No 3: Zhejiang
Per capita disposable income: 49,899 yuan
A saleswoman shows a king crab at a Hema Fresh store in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province. [Photo by Long Wei/For China Daily]
No 2: Beijing
Per capita disposable income: 67,756 yuan
The Palace Museum in Beijing is blanketed in snow in December 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
