In the past ten years, Shanghai’s per capita GDP has increased from $14,200 to $26,900, reaching the level of upper-middle developed countries.

　　CCTV News:On August 8, 2022, at 10: 00 a.m., the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China held a press conference on the theme of "Ten Years in China" to introduce Shanghai’s construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　Gong Zheng, deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and mayor, said that in the past ten years, Shanghai has kept in mind the important instructions of the General Secretary, such as "accelerating high-quality economic development", made great efforts to build a modern economic system, and its comprehensive strength has leapt to a new level. Shanghai’s GDP has continuously crossed two big steps of 3 trillion yuan and 4 trillion yuan, from 2.13 trillion yuan in 2012 to 4.32 trillion yuan in 2021, ranking fourth among cities in the world. Per capita GDP increased from $14,200 to $26,900, reaching the level of upper-middle developed countries. A modern industrial system with modern service industry as the main body, strategic emerging industries as the guide and advanced manufacturing industries as the support has been initially formed, and the added value of the tertiary industry has increased from 60% to more than 73% of the city’s GDP.