page_title: List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP
section_title: Methodology
hierarchical_section_title: List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP / Methodology
context_page_description: This is a list of direct-controlled municipalities and provincial cities by gross domestic product in Purchasing Power Parity terms.
context_section_description: Shown here are GDP figures publicized in provincial-level Statistical Yearbooks or official statistical communiques.
  All GDP figures are based on the national currency Chinese yuan (code:CN¥). For an easy comparison they are converted into US dollars according to official average annual exchange rates, purchasing power parity (PPP) according to comparison of IMF WEO figures.
caption: Chongqing is the fifth city with the highest GDP in China
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