The Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase ranked 300 major cities worldwide for economic performance last year. Chinese and Turkish cities dominated the top of the rankings, and the Chinese territory Macau finished No. 1.
Rank Economic Performance 2013-2014 | Country | Metro Real GDP per Capita Growth 2013-2014 Employment Growth 2013-2014 Rank Economic Performance 2009-2014 | |||
1 | Macau | Macau | 8.00% | 4.20% | 10 |
2 | Turkey | Izmir | 2.00% | 6.60% | 8 |
3 | Turkey | Istanbul | 2.00% | 6.50% | 17 |
4 | Turkey | Bursa | 1.80% | 6.40% | 20 |
5 | UAE | Dubai | 4.50% | 4.70% | 172 |
6 | China | Kunming | 8.10% | 2.90% | 9 |
7 | China | Hangzhou | 7.00% | 3.30% | 6 |
8 | China | Xiamen | 8.60% | 2.60% | 1 |
9 | Turkey | Ankara | 1.10% | 5.70% | 27 |
10 | China | Fuzhou | 8.00% | 2.70% | 13 |
11 | China | Wulumuqi | 7.40% | 2.70% | 15 |
12 | Hungary | Budapest | 2.40% | 4.70% | 160 |
13 | China | Wuhan | 9.30% | 1.90% | 29 |
14 | China | Ningbo | 6.80% | 2.80% | 21 |
15 | China | Changsha | 8.60% | 1.80% | 25 |
16 | China | Chengdu | 8.10% | 1.90% | 18 |
17 | China | Wenzhou | 6.60% | 2.50% | 26 |
18 | India | Delhi | 4.40% | 3.30% | 36 |
19 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 4.10% | 3.40% | 4 |
20 | China | Hefei | 9.50% | 1.00% | 14 |
21 | China | Nanning | 7.20% | 1.90% | 2 |
22 | China | Nantong | 6.90% | 1.90% | 12 |
23 | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | 3.90% | 3.10% | 46 |
24 | China | Xuzhou | 6.90% | 1.80% | 5 |
25 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 1.90% | 3.90% | 79 |
26 | United Kingdom | London | 2.50% | 3.60% | 85 |
27 | China | Jinan | 7.10% | 1.70% | 53 |
28 | China | Suzhou | 6.70% | 1.70% | 7 |
29 | China | Qingdao | 7.10% | 1.60% | 24 |
30 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 2.50% | 3.40% | 261 |
31 | China | Huhehaote | 7.80% | 1.20% | 33 |
32 | India | Kolkata | 4.70% | 2.50% | 68 |
33 | China | Changzhou | 6.80% | 1.60% | 16 |
34 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 4.30% | 2.60% | 42 |
35 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah-Mecca | 2.40% | 3.40% | 153 |
36 | China | Tangshan | 6.90% | 1.50% | 37 |
37 | China | Dongying | 6.50% | 1.70% | 11 |
38 | USA | Austin | 1.90% | 3.60% | 65 |
39 | USA | Houston | 1.60% | 3.70% | 74 |
40 | China | Chongqing | 7.30% | 1.20% | 28 |
41 | USA | Raleigh | 0.80% | 4.00% | 112 |
42 | China | Baotou | 7.50% | 1.10% | 23 |
43 | China | Yantai | 6.80% | 1.40% | 30 |
44 | China | Nanjing | 6.50% | 1.50% | 22 |
45 | China | Zhongshan | 5.80% | 1.80% | 19 |
46 | Colombia | Medellin | 4.20% | 2.40% | 57 |
47 | Malaysia | George Town | 3.80% | 2.60% | 52 |
48 | Peru | Lima | 2.90% | 2.90% | 54 |
49 | USA | Fresno | -0.90% | 4.50% | 196 |
50 | China | Zibo | 6.60% | 1.30% | 35 |
51 | China | Wuxi | 6.40% | 1.30% | 3 |
52 | India | Mumbai | 4.60% | 2.10% | 67 |
53 | Canada | Calgary | 3.10% | 2.70% | 115 |
54 | China | Zhengzhou | 7.80% | 0.70% | 38 |
55 | China | Nanchang | 6.60% | 1.20% | 40 |
56 | China | Shijiazhuang | 6.50% | 1.20% | 45 |
57 | India | Chennai | 5.20% | 1.70% | 66 |
58 | China | Foshan | 5.60% | 1.50% | 61 |
59 | South Korea | Daejon | 3.00% | 2.60% | 90 |
60 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2.60% | 2.80% | 236 |
61 | Singapore | Singapore | 1.80% | 3.10% | 48 |
62 | Canada | Edmonton | -0.60% | 4.00% | 71 |
63 | USA | Dallas | 0.80% | 3.40% | 94 |
64 | China | Shenzhen | 5.10% | 1.60% | 31 |
65 | USA | Baton Rouge | 1.50% | 3.00% | 138 |
66 | USA | Oklahoma City | 1.80% | 2.90% | 103 |
67 | China | Beijing | 4.70% | 1.60% | 58 |
68 | USA | Las Vegas | 1.30% | 3.00% | 210 |
69 | USA | Grand Rapids | 0.60% | 3.30% | 73 |
70 | China | Dongguan | 5.20% | 1.40% | 80 |
71 | United Kingdom | Edinburgh | 1.50% | 2.90% | 187 |
72 | USA | San Jose | 0.20% | 3.40% | 72 |
73 | USA | Orlando | 0.10% | 3.50% | 147 |
74 | Canada | Vancouver | 3.70% | 1.90% | 132 |
75 | Australia | Perth | 3.40% | 2.10% | 64 |
76 | India | Hyderabad (IN) | 4.20% | 1.70% | 82 |
77 | China | Guangzhou | 4.90% | 1.40% | 34 |
78 | Egypt | Alexandria | 0.90% | 3.00% | 170 |
79 | United Kingdom | Bristol | 2.10% | 2.50% | 269 |
80 | Canada | Quebec City | 2.10% | 2.40% | 145 |
81 | United Kingdom | Liverpool | 2.40% | 2.30% | 217 |
82 | Egypt | Cairo | 0.70% | 3.00% | 41 |
83 | USA | Jacksonville | 0.60% | 3.00% | 194 |
84 | United Kingdom | Nottingham-Derby | 2.60% | 2.20% | 226 |
85 | China | Taiyuan | 5.60% | 0.90% | 55 |
86 | USA | Nashville | 0.70% | 2.90% | 76 |
87 | India | Bangalore | 4.30% | 1.40% | 98 |
88 | Colombia | Bogota | 3.20% | 1.80% | 60 |
89 | South Korea | Gwangju | 2.80% | 2.00% | 89 |
90 | China | Zhuhai | 4.40% | 1.30% | 50 |
91 | United Kingdom Portsmouth-Southampton | 2.10% | 2.20% | 227 | |
92 | China | Shanghai | 5.20% | 0.90% | 129 |
93 | South Korea | Daegu | 3.10% | 1.80% | 84 |
94 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 3.70% | 1.50% | 59 |
95 | USA | Denver | 0.80% | 2.70% | 116 |
96 | United Kingdom | Birmingham (UK) | 2.20% | 2.10% | 206 |
97 | Kuwait | Kuwait | 0.60% | 2.70% | 77 |
98 | China | Xi’an | 7.20% | 0.00% | 49 |
99 | USA | Knoxville | 1.30% | 2.40% | 183 |
100 | USA | Atlanta | 1.50% | 2.30% | 169 |
101 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 2.60% | 1.80% | 290 |
102 | China | Changchun | 7.20% | -0.10% | 44 |
103 | USA | Riverside | 0.20% | 2.80% | 182 |
104 | USA | Portland | 0.60% | 2.60% | 91 |
105 | South Korea | Seoul-Incheon | 2.70% | 1.70% | 88 |
106 | United Kingdom | Leeds-Bradford | 2.00% | 2.00% | 271 |
107 | Morocco | Casablanca | 1.90% | 2.10% | 146 |
108 | Poland | Cracow | 3.70% | 1.30% | 257 |
109 | China | Shenyang | 6.70% | 0.00% | 39 |
110 | USA | Charlotte | 1.10% | 2.30% | 110 |
111 | USA | Greenville | 0.70% | 2.40% | 121 |
112 | United Kingdom | Sheffield | 2.10% | 1.80% | 273 |
113 | United Kingdom | Newcastle | 1.90% | 1.90% | 240 |
114 | Australia | Brisbane | -0.40% | 2.80% | 180 |
115 | USA | Seattle | 0.10% | 2.50% | 137 |
116 | USA | Miami | -0.50% | 2.80% | 161 |
117 | Taiwan | Hsinchu | 3.50% | 1.10% | 70 |
118 | USA | Salt Lake City | -0.20% | 2.70% | 97 |
119 | Poland | Katowice-Ostrava | 3.50% | 1.10% | 163 |
120 | China | Dalian | 6.50% | -0.20% | 32 |
121 | South Korea | Busan-Ulsan | 2.80% | 1.30% | 106 |
122 | USA | Sacramento | 1.10% | 2.00% | 216 |
123 | Portugal | Lisbon | 1.30% | 2.00% | 292 |
124 | United Kingdom | Cardiff-Newport | 1.70% | 1.70% | 272 |
125 | USA | San Francisco | -0.50% | 2.60% | 118 |
126 | China | Anshan | 6.30% | -0.30% | 47 |
127 | Taiwan | Tainan | 3.60% | 0.90% | 93 |
128 | Taiwan | Taichung | 3.10% | 1.00% | 87 |
129 | Portugal | Porto | 1.00% | 1.90% | 294 |
130 | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 3.50% | 0.90% | 101 |
131 | USA | San Antonio | -0.20% | 2.40% | 107 |
132 | Poland | Warsaw | 1.90% | 1.50% | 127 |
133 | USA | Phoenix | 0.70% | 2.00% | 159 |
134 | Ireland | Dublin | 1.70% | 1.50% | 288 |
135 | Taiwan | Taipei | 2.90% | 1.00% | 86 |
136 | USA | Milwaukee | 1.30% | 1.60% | 211 |
137 | UAE | Abu Dhabi | 0.30% | 2.10% | 78 |
138 | USA | Durham | 1.20% | 1.70% | 231 |
139 | Philippines | Manila | 4.10% | 0.50% | 69 |
140 | USA | Indianapolis | 0.60% | 1.90% | 144 |
141 | USA | Tampa | 0.70% | 1.80% | 171 |
142 | USA | San Diego | -0.40% | 2.30% | 162 |
143 | China | Shantou | 4.00% | 0.40% | 56 |
144 | USA | Madison | 0.30% | 2.00% | 168 |
145 | New Zealand | Auckland | 2.40% | 1.10% | 105 |
146 | USA | Des Moines | 0.00% | 2.00% | 139 |
147 | Mexico | Mexico City | 1.60% | 1.40% | 96 |
148 | USA | Los Angeles | 0.10% | 2.00% | 164 |
149 | USA | Tucson | 1.20% | 1.40% | 228 |
150 | Mexico | Guadalajara | 0.80% | 1.50% | 114 |
151 | USA | Baltimore | 1.00% | 1.50% | 157 |
152 | China | Tianjin | 3.30% | 0.50% | 43 |
153 | USA | Boston | 0.50% | 1.60% | 149 |
154 | Sweden | Stockholm | 0.90% | 1.50% | 130 |
155 | Norway | Oslo | 1.40% | 1.20% | 166 |
156 | Kazakhstan | Almaty | 2.60% | 0.70% | 51 |
157 | South Africa | East Rand | 0.10% | 1.80% | 131 |
158 | USA | Tulsa | 0.80% | 1.40% | 202 |
159 | USA | Springfield | 1.70% | 1.00% | 175 |
160 | Chile | Santiago | 1.20% | 1.20% | 62 |
161 | Czech Republic | Prague | 1.90% | 0.90% | 265 |
162 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | -0.20% | 1.80% | 133 |
163 | South Africa | Pretoria | -0.90% | 2.00% | 150 |
164 | Israel | Tel Aviv | 1.40% | 1.00% | 75 |
165 | Sweden | Gothenburg | 1.00% | 1.10% | 141 |
166 | USA | Minneapolis | -0.10% | 1.60% | 148 |
167 | Germany | Munich | 0.90% | 1.10% | 124 |
168 | USA | Honolulu | 1.40% | 1.00% | 185 |
169 | Germany | Nürnberg-Fürth | 1.60% | 0.90% | 135 |
170 | Switzerland | Zurich | 0.40% | 1.30% | 174 |
171 | Germany | Berlin | 1.10% | 1.00% | 143 |
172 | China | Haerbin | 6.10% | -1.10% | 95 |
173 | South Africa | Johannesburg | -1.30% | 2.00% | 152 |
174 | Brazil | Fortaleza | -0.20% | 1.60% | 158 |
175 | USA | El Paso, TX | 0.60% | 1.20% | 109 |
176 | USA | New York | 0.10% | 1.40% | 176 |
177 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg-Trier | 1.40% | 0.90% | 181 |
178 | USA | Bakersfield | -2.40% | 2.40% | 108 |
179 | Germany | Hannover | 1.40% | 0.80% | 188 |
180 | Austria | Linz | 0.80% | 1.10% | 167 |
181 | Brazil | Curitiba | -0.50% | 1.60% | 119 |
182 | Spain | Madrid | 1.40% | 0.80% | 295 |
183 | Austria | Vienna-Bratislava | 0.60% | 1.20% | 213 |
184 | USA | Worcester | 0.90% | 1.00% | 155 |
185 | Switzerland | Genève-Annemasse | 0.30% | 1.30% | 128 |
186 | USA | Louisville | 0.20% | 1.30% | 142 |
187 | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | -0.30% | 1.50% | 102 |
188 | South Africa | Cape Town | -1.20% | 1.90% | 179 |
189 | Germany | Leipzig-Halle | 1.50% | 0.70% | 156 |
190 | USA | Richmond | -0.30% | 1.50% | 186 |
191 | Germany | Hamburg | 0.80% | 1.00% | 199 |
192 | Germany | Karlsruhe | 1.20% | 0.80% | 165 |
193 | Brazil | Grande Vitoria | -0.10% | 1.30% | 122 |
194 | Germany Braunschweig-Wolfsburg | 1.40% | 0.70% | 92 | |
195 | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 0.40% | 1.10% | 289 |
196 | USA | Harrisburg | 0.20% | 1.20% | 246 |
197 | Canada | Toronto | 1.40% | 0.70% | 117 |
198 | USA | Akron | -0.50% | 1.40% | 200 |
199 | South Africa | Durban | -1.20% | 1.70% | 235 |
200 | Brazil | Recife | 0.20% | 1.10% | 63 |
201 | Japan | Tokyo | 0.70% | 0.90% | 204 |
202 | Germany | Bremen | 1.20% | 0.70% | 190 |
203 | USA | Chicago | 0.70% | 0.80% | 198 |
204 | Spain | Bilbao | 1.70% | 0.40% | 297 |
205 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main | 0.70% | 0.80% | 203 |
206 | Australia | Sydney | 1.40% | 0.50% | 151 |
207 | Germany | Bielefeld-Detmold | 1.20% | 0.60% | 134 |
208 | Germany | Köln- Düsseldorf | 1.00% | 0.70% | 215 |
209 | Brazil | Brasilia | -0.70% | 1.40% | 99 |
210 | Germany | Stuttgart | 1.10% | 0.60% | 140 |
211 | USA | Oxnard | -1.00% | 1.50% | 222 |
212 | USA | Greensboro | 0.70% | 0.70% | 250 |
213 | USA | Cincinnati | -1.20% | 1.50% | 178 |
214 | USA | Little Rock | 0.50% | 0.80% | 224 |
215 | Spain | Barcelona | 1.20% | 0.40% | 296 |
216 | USA | Omaha | -0.10% | 1.00% | 191 |
217 | USA | Birmingham (US) | 0.40% | 0.80% | 220 |
218 | Russia | Moscow | 0.00% | 0.90% | 120 |
219 | Mexico | Monterrey | 0.50% | 0.70% | 113 |
220 | Germany | Saarbrucken | 1.40% | 0.30% | 225 |
221 | Israel | Haifa | 1.50% | 0.30% | 81 |
222 | Japan | Hamamatsu | 1.70% | 0.20% | 244 |
223 | Japan | Shizuoka | 1.70% | 0.10% | 245 |
224 | Japan | Nagoya | 1.00% | 0.40% | 252 |
225 | USA | New Haven | 0.50% | 0.60% | 223 |
226 | USA | Providence | -0.70% | 1.10% | 207 |
227 | Australia | Melbourne | 1.10% | 0.30% | 154 |
228 | USA | Columbia | -0.10% | 0.80% | 205 |
229 | Canada | Ottawa | 0.10% | 0.70% | 238 |
230 | Mexico | Puebla | 0.00% | 0.80% | 83 |
231 | Japan | Kumamoto | 1.30% | 0.20% | 232 |
232 | Japan | Kitakyushu-Fukuoka | 0.90% | 0.30% | 219 |
233 | France | Toulouse | -0.10% | 0.70% | 197 |
234 | USA | New Orleans | -2.00% | 1.50% | 229 |
235 | USA | Memphis | -0.20% | 0.70% | 270 |
236 | USA | Albany | 0.10% | 0.60% | 234 |
237 | USA | Detroit | 0.80% | 0.30% | 104 |
238 | USA | Buffalo | -0.10% | 0.60% | 230 |
239 | USA | Hartford | 0.30% | 0.40% | 258 |
240 | Spain | Seville | 0.90% | 0.10% | 299 |
241 | Japan | Sendai | 0.80% | 0.20% | 268 |
242 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1.20% | 0.00% | 100 |
243 | Japan | Kagoshima | 1.30% | 0.00% | 208 |
244 | France | Nantes | -0.20% | 0.60% | 201 |
245 | Japan | Okayama | 1.10% | 0.10% | 266 |
246 | Denmark | Copenhagen-Malmö | 0.70% | 0.20% | 256 |
247 | Japan | Osaka-Kobe | 0.60% | 0.20% | 267 |
248 | Switzerland | Basel-Mulhouse | 0.40% | 0.30% | 214 |
249 | USA | St. Louis | -2.10% | 1.30% | 253 |
250 | USA | Philadelphia | -0.50% | 0.70% | 248 |
251 | France | Bordeaux | -0.20% | 0.50% | 212 |
252 | Spain | Valencia | 0.90% | 0.10% | 298 |
253 | USA | Pittsburgh | 0.00% | 0.40% | 192 |
254 | Japan | Sapporo | 0.90% | 0.00% | 274 |
255 | Japan | Niigata | 1.20% | -0.10% | 242 |
256 | USA | Rochester | -0.10% | 0.40% | 237 |
257 | USA | Bridgeport | -0.20% | 0.40% | 241 |
258 | USA | Cleveland | -0.90% | 0.70% | 189 |
259 | France | Marseille | 0.10% | 0.30% | 263 |
260 | France | Paris | 0.30% | 0.20% | 247 |
261 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | -0.20% | 0.40% | 125 |
262 | Belgium | Brussels | 0.40% | 0.00% | 262 |
263 | Belgium | Aachen-Liège | 0.70% | -0.10% | 243 |
264 | USA | Kansas City | -1.30% | 0.70% | 233 |
265 | France | Lille | 0.40% | 0.00% | 264 |
266 | Brazil | Salvador | -0.90% | 0.50% | 218 |
267 | Japan | Hiroshima | 0.50% | -0.10% | 275 |
268 | France | Lyon | -0.20% | 0.20% | 239 |
269 | France | Nice | 0.00% | 0.10% | 277 |
270 | France | Strasbourg | 0.00% | 0.10% | 260 |
271 | Romania | Bucharest | 1.70% | -0.70% | 173 |
272 | USA | Allentown | -0.30% | 0.10% | 193 |
273 | USA | Columbus | -1.30% | 0.40% | 126 |
274 | Italy | Rome | -0.80% | 0.10% | 284 |
275 | USA | Washington DC | -1.50% | 0.30% | 251 |
276 | Italy | Bologna | -0.40% | -0.10% | 255 |
277 | Italy | Milano | -0.50% | -0.20% | 283 |
278 | Italy | Venice-Padova | -0.60% | -0.20% | 280 |
279 | Canada | Winnipeg | -0.20% | -0.40% | 221 |
280 | Greece | Athens | 0.30% | -0.60% | 300 |
281 | USA | Virginia Beach | -1.00% | -0.10% | 279 |
282 | Finland | Helsinki | -0.50% | -0.30% | 278 |
283 | Italy | Turin | -0.70% | -0.30% | 282 |
284 | Brazil | Sao Paulo | -1.50% | 0.00% | 136 |
285 | Canada | Montreal | 0.70% | -0.90% | 184 |
286 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | -2.80% | 0.50% | 123 |
287 | USA | Dayton | -1.70% | 0.00% | 254 |
288 | Netherlands | Eindhoven-Den Bosch | 0.70% | -1.10% | 281 |
289 | Italy | Florence | -0.60% | -0.60% | 291 |
290 | Brazil | Porto Alegre | -1.70% | -0.20% | 177 |
291 | Brazil | Campinas | -2.20% | 0.00% | 195 |
292 | Netherlands | Rotterdam-Amsterdam | 0.30% | -1.20% | 287 |
293 | China | Daqing | 4.00% | -2.80% | 111 |
294 | USA | Syracuse (US) | -1.20% | -0.70% | 276 |
295 | Netherlands | Arnhem-Nijmegen | 0.00% | -1.20% | 286 |
296 | Venezuela | Caracas | -3.50% | 0.10% | 209 |
297 | Italy | Naples | -0.70% | -1.00% | 293 |
298 | USA | Albuquerque | -2.20% | -0.60% | 285 |
299 | Australia | Adelaide | -1.20% | -1.10% | 249 |
300 | Thailand | Bangkok | -0.50% | -1.70% | 259 |
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