List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP

The scope listed in the table is prefecture-level cities, including direct-administered municipality and special administrative regions[clarify][original research?]

The unit of measurement for the data listed is the local currency Chinese yuan.

In order to facilitate international comparison, the local currency is converted into US dollars and the purchasing power parity (int'l dollar).

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.

Shanghai is the biggest city by GDP in China (US$664 billion)