📊 China Tier-1 City Economic Dashboard

Shanghai · Beijing · Guangzhou — GDP, Tax, Electricity, Exports & Real Estate by District

Shanghai
Beijing
Guangzhou

GDP (2025) — Total

Shanghai
5.67T ¥ +5.4%
Beijing
4.83T ¥ +5.0%
Guangzhou
3.20T ¥ +4.5%

Tax Revenue (2025) — Local Budget

Shanghai
850B ¥ +1.5%
Beijing
~900B ¥ ~stable
Guangzhou
~520B ¥ +4.2%

Real Estate — City Avg Price (¥/m²)

Shanghai
46,268 -2.0% YoY
Beijing
~45,000 -1.2% YoY
Guangzhou
31,427 -3.1% YoY

Exports (2025)

Shanghai
2.02T ¥ +10.8%
Beijing
~620B ¥ +6.5%
Guangzhou
114.8B $ strong

GDP Growth Rate (2024 vs 2025)

All three cities outpacing national 5% target

Local Budget Revenue (2025)

In trillion yuan — Shanghai leads in fiscal collection

Export Performance (2025)

Shanghai's "new trio" (EVs, batteries, solar) up 17.4%

Trade Balance (2025)

Shanghai deficit (re-export hub), Guangzhou surplus

Fiscal Balance (Revenue vs Expenditure 2025)

All cities spend more than they collect — central transfers fill the gap

Per Capita Disposable Income (2025)

Shanghai 92k ¥; Beijing ~85k ¥; Guangzhou ~80.5k ¥

Foreign Direct Investment (2025)

FDI in billion USD — Shanghai & Beijing attract most foreign capital

GDP Composition by Sector (2025)

Shanghai tertiary 79%, Guangzhou more balanced

Electricity Consumption (National 2024→2025)

10.37 TWh (+5% YoY); Industry ~64%; Services growing fastest at +9.5%

Strategic Emerging Industry Output Growth

Shanghai leading in IC (+15.1%), AI (+13.6%), new energy (+12.9%)

Population vs GDP per Capita (2025)

Shanghai 29M, Beijing 21.8M, Guangzhou 19M — GDP/cap indicates productivity

GDP Ranking: 2023 → 2024 → 2025 (T¥)

Shanghai #1, Beijing #2, Guangzhou #3 — all above 5% national target

Fixed Asset Investment Growth (2025)

Shanghai +4.6% leads; investment as % of GDP shows capital intensity

🏠 Real Estate — Residential Prices by District (¥/m²)

Premium vs. mid-tier vs. suburban districts in each city

🏠 Premium vs. Mid-tier vs. Suburban — Price Spread

Ratio between most expensive and cheapest district in each city

🏠 Shanghai — District Price Hierarchy (¥/m²)

Huangpu tops at ~110k; Baoshan at ~30k — 3.7x gap

🏠 Beijing — District Price Hierarchy (¥/m²)

Xicheng tops at ~125k; Tongzhou at ~30k — 4.2x gap

🏠 Guangzhou — District Price Hierarchy (¥/m²)

Tianhe tops at ~62k; Zengcheng at ~12k — 5.2x gap

🏠 District Price Tiers by City

Premium (>80k ¥/m²) | Core (40–80k) | Mid (25–40k) | Suburban (<25k)

🏠 Property Price Trend by City (2020–2025)

Shanghai peaked 2023, Beijing plateau 2022–2023, Guangzhou still rising

🏠 Real Estate Investment by District (Shanghai, B¥)

Pudong and Minhang lead in absolute investment; Huangpu highest per-capita

🏠 Real Estate Investment by District (Beijing, B¥)

Chaoyang dominates at ~82B¥; Tongzhou & Daxing growing

🏠 Real Estate Investment by District (Guangzhou, B¥)

Tianhe & Haizhu lead; Huangpu & Panyu emerging

🏠 YoY Price Change by District (2024–2025)

Core districts declining slower; suburban districts hit hardest