has read a very interesting topic: Can my country become a developed country within ten years?
Developed countries refer to countries with higher levels of economic and social development and higher people's living standards. Developed countries generally have the following characteristics: higher human development index, higher per capita gross national product, higher level of industrialization and quality of life.
Ten years is too long. What will happen in ten years is difficult to accurately obtain based on current data or information. If you want to understand what the situation will be like ten years from now, the best way is to first understand the current situation.
Today's data extracts the per capita GDP data of cities across the country, combined with the per capita GDP data of countries around the world, to obtain the ranking of the per capita GDP of cities across the country in the world, and observe which cities have reached the level of developed countries.
According to the definition of World Bank , when per capita GNI reaches US$12,305, it can be regarded as a high-income country, that is, a developed country. What is GNI per capita? We can simply understand it as GDP per capita, that is, the ranking of GDP per capita among countries in the world.
Judging from the data in 2021, the cities with the highest per capita GDP in my country are Karamay and Ordos. The per capita GDP of these two places has reached 33,000 US dollars, which is about the same as South Korea's per capita GDP.
But obviously, no one in the country regards these two cities as developed cities. Why? These two places are energy-based cities. Although the per capita GDP is high, it does not mean that the human development index, industrialization level or quality of life can reach the level of developed countries.
Excluding resource-based cities, cities such as Wuxi, Beijing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Changzhou, and Guangzhou have per capita GDP of more than 20,000 US dollars, which is about the same as that of Kuwait, Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Estonia, ranking between the 30th and 40th places in the world.
Judging from this indicator, it seems that the per capita GDP of cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen does not have a particularly big advantage in the world.
However, if we look at the number of cities with a GDP per capita of US$13,205, we will have a clearer understanding of the ranking of GDP per capita in the world.
Among my country's 337 administrative districts at prefecture level and above (hereinafter referred to as prefectures and cities), the number of cities with per capita GDP reaching the standards of developed countries is an astonishing 87, accounting for more than a quarter of the number of cities in the country.
There are 143 cities with a per capita GDP of US$10,000, accounting for 42% of the number of cities in the country. 10,000 US dollars, ranking approximately 66th among 193 countries in the world.
After reading this number, based on the current economic growth rate, there is reason to believe that these 143 cities in our country can fully reach the standards of developed countries within ten years.
Another reference data from the World Bank on per capita GNI is US$4,205, which makes it an upper-middle-income country.
According to this standard, there are 326 cities in my country with a per capita GDP of more than 4,205 US dollars, accounting for more than 96% of the number of cities in the country.
From a per capita perspective nationwide, in 2021, per capita GNI reached US$12,400, which is very close to the World Bank’s 13,205. There is reason to believe that our country can become a high-income country in the next few years.
However, becoming a high-income country does not necessarily mean it is a developed country. In a country where the average person works 47.8 hours per week, domestic demand will become the biggest negative factor hindering our further development.
Perhaps, when there is no 996 and everyone can watch the national football team with peace of mind after get off work, our quality of life will be improved to a higher level.
Perhaps, at that time, we were the truly developed countries.
Attachment 1: Ranking of per capita GDP of northern cities in the world
Attachment 2: Ranking of per capita GDP of southern cities in the world
