List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP per capita Rankings Ranking of Chinese provinces by GDP per capita in main years, 1978–2010

| Year_ | _2010 | _2009 | _2008 | _2005 | _2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ningxia | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| Shanxi | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| Xinjiang | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Hunan | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Henan | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| Qinghai | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Hainan | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Jiangxi | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Sichuan | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Anhui | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Guangxi | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Tibet | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 |
| Gansu | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Yunnan | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Guizhou | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |