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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Beijing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tianjin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jiangsu | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Zhejiang | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Inner Mongolia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Guangdong | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Liaoning | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Shandong | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Fujian | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Jilin | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Hebei | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Hubei | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Chongqing | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Shaanxi | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| Heilongjiang | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |