China’s GDP growth

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Many multinational companies such as GM, Disney and Citibank have a headquarters in rich metropolises such a Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou. Therefore, many around the world might think that these cities are the backbones of the Chinese economy.

Yet those well-known hubs all failed to beat China’s overall 8,1% increase in gross domestic product. Surprisingly, China’s GDP growth in Q1 2012 came from cities like Jilin (16,3%), Guiyang (16,2% ) and Tianjin (14,7%).

The government of China is developing China’s huge internal market, so for that reason, many unknown cities enjoy high levels of GDP growth. Below you can find the economic growth figures of China’s cities of the first quarter of 2012. We are already curious to the top performers of 2013.

1. Jilin, Jilin——16.3%
2. Guiyang, Guizhou——16.2%
3. Tianjin——14.7%
4. Chongqing——14.4%
5. Lanzhou, Gansu——14.3%
6. Mianyang, Sichuan——14.2%
7. Yichang, Hubei——14.1%
8. Nanning, Guangxi——14.0%
9. Chengdu, Sichuan——13.6%
10. Wuhu, Anhui——13.6%
11. Zhengzhou, Henan——13.5%
12. Xuzhou, Jiangsu——13.4%
13. Hefei, Anhui——13.2%
14. Erdos, Inner Mongolia——13.2%
15. Nanning, Guangxi——13.1%
16. Huaian, Jiangsu——13.1%
17. Yueyang, Hunan——12.8%
18. Wuhan, Hubei——12.7%
19. Baotou, Inner Mongolia ——12.6%
20. Putian, Fujian——12.5%
21. Zhenjiang, Jiangsu——12.3%
22. Linyi, Shandong——12.2%
23. Nanchang, Jiangxi——12.2%
24. Lianyungang, Jiangsu——12.2%
25. Quanzhou, Fujian——12.0%
26. Changchun, Jilin——12.0%
27. Yancheng, Jiangsu——12%
28. Dongying, Shandong——12%
29. Changde, Hunan——12%
30. Huizhou, Guangdong——11.7%
31. Yangzhou, Jiangsu——11.5%
32. Jinzhou, Liaoning——11.4%
33. Dalian, Liaoning——11.3%
34. Daqing, Heilongjiang——11.3%
35. Kunming , Yunnan——11.2%
36. Haimen, Jiangsu——11.2%
37. Xian, Shaanxi——11.1%
38. Wulumuqi, Xinjiang——11.1%
39. Shenyang, Liaoning——11.0%
40. Fuzhou, Fujian——11%
41. Xiamen, Fujian——11%
42. Handan, Hebei——11%
43. Nantong, Jiangsu——10.9%
44. Zhuzhou, Hunan——10.9%
45. Changsha, Hunan——10.8%
46. Wenzhou, Zhejiang——10.3%
47. Nanjing, Jiangsu——10.1%
48. Changzhou, Jiangsu——10.1%
49. Yantai, Shandong——10.1%
50. Shijiazhuang, Hebei——10.1%
51. Tangshan, Hebei——10.0%
52. Zibo, Shandong——9.8%
53. Luoyang, Henan——9.7%
54. Cixi, Zhejiang——9.6%
55. Zhoushan, Zhejiang——9.5%
56. Zhongshan, Guangdong——9.3%
57. Jining, Shandong——9.2%
58. Maanshan, Anhui——9.2%
59. Suzhou, Jiangsu——9.1%
60. Qingdao, Shandong——9.1%
61. Weifang, Shandong——9.1%
62. Taian, Shandong——9.1%
63. Taiyuan, Shanxi——9.1%
64. Anshan, Liaoning——9.1%
65. Wuxi, Jiangsu——9.0%
66. Qinhuangdao, Hebei——9.0%
67. Weihai, Shandong——8.8%
68. Shaoxing, Zhejiang——8.7%
69. Jinhua, Zhejiang——8.7%
70. Huzhou, Zhejiang——8.6%
71. Yiwu, Zhejiang——8.6%
72. Liuzhou, Guangxi——8.6%
73. Haikou, Hainan——8.0%
74. Haerbin, Heilongjiang——7.8%
75. Jinan, Shandong——7.5%
76. Guangzhou, Guangdong——7.3%
77. Hangzhou, Zhejiang——7.2%
78. Shanghai——7.0%
79. Ningbo, Zhejiang——7.0%
80. Beijing ——7.0%
81. Jiangmen, Guangdong——6.7%
82. Shenzhen, Guangdong——5.8%
83. Zhanjiang, Guangdong——5.8%
84. Foshan, Guangdong——5.6%
85. Taizhou, Zhejiang——5.6%
86. Jiaxing, Zhejiang——5.5%
87. Shantou, Guangdong——5.4%
88. Kelamayi, Xinjiang——5.1%
89. Zhuhai, Guangdong——4.1%
90. Huhehaote, Inner Mongolia——3.1%
91. Leqing, Zhejiang——3.0%
92. Haining, Zhejiang——2.8%
93. Dongguan, Guangdong——1.3%