Manila (left)
Thanks to Carlos
and the BISEAN blog about this article.
The following list was extracted from worldwide research figures by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) last 11 March 2007. Manila is projected to be the richest city in Southeast Asia.
The figures represent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for cities and their surrounding urban areas in 2005. Figures are estimated and are expressed in US$ using purchasing power parity exchange rates.
1. Tokyo, Japan $ 1,191bn; world 1st
2. Osaka/Kobe, Japan $ 341bn; world 7th
3. Hong Kong, China $ 244bn; world 14th
4. Seoul, South Korea $ 218bn; world 20th
5. Shanghai, China $ 139bn; world 32nd
6. Singapore, Singapore $ 129bn; world 36th
7. Mumbai, India $ 126bn; world 37th
8. Metro Manila, Philippines $ 108bn; world 42nd
9. Beijing, China $ 99bn; world 44th
10. Jakarta, Indonesia $ 98bn; world 46th
11. Busan, South Korea $ 95bn; world 48th
12. Kolkata, India $ 94bn; world 49th
13. Delhi, India $ 93bn; world 51st
14. Tel Aviv, Israel $ 92bn world 52nd
15. Bangkok, Thailand $ 89bn; world 55th
16. Tehran, Iran $ 88bn; world 56th
17. Guangzhou, China $ 84bn; world 60th
18. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia $ 80bn; world 62nd
19. Fukuoka, Japan $ 72bn; world 72nd
20. Jidda, Saudi Arabia $ 55bn; world 80th
21. Karachi, Pakistan $ 55bn; world 81st
22. Dhaka, Bangladesh $ 52bn; world 82nd
23. Tianjin, China $ 45bn; world 87th
24. Bangalore, India $ 45bn; world 88th
25. Wuhan, China $ 38bn; world 104th
26. Chennai, India $ 38bn; world 105th
27. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam $ 38bn; world 106th
28. Hyderabad, India $ 38bn; world 107th
29. Chongqing, China $ 35bn; world 110th
30. Taegu, South Korea $ 34bn; world 113th
Singapore (top)
China leads the list with seven of Asia's Top 30, including three in the Top 10. India has six in the Top 30, while Japan and South Korea each have three. Tokyo is the world's richest city, and Asia's by far. Osaka/Kobe comes in second.
By 2020, it is projected that Manila will overtake Singapore as the richest in Southeast Asia. Jakarta will come second and the Lion City settling for third. Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Bandung and Yangon completes the top 8.
Jakarta (left); Bangkok (down)
Ho Chi Minh City (down, left)
Heheh. Talangang ambilis Ry ah. With pix pa! Heheh. Anyway, i'm compiling another listing... I'll post it soon! :)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing. this is inspiring!
ReplyDeleteDoc!!! Syempre!!! If you gonna copy from others dapat may konting pagkakaiba naman para hindi masyado obvious LOL. Filipino Pride!
ReplyDeletePao! :) Yeah I know...makes us even work hard we can increase and distribute that wealth!
ReplyDeletewhopeeeeeeeeeee we're on the top of a positive list for a change heehehe whopeeeeee we're rich we're rich! haha
ReplyDeleteYou mean, you 're rich! you're rich! :D :D Kidding! hehehe...
ReplyDeletengek :P I wish
ReplyDeletehehehe wow... good thing I'm part of Manila! hehehe sana maging rich din ako! hehehe
ReplyDeleteare you serious?
ReplyDeletemanila?
hehehehe
thanks for the info =P
Miguel you owe me a case of san miguel. :D
ReplyDeleteAren't you? :D Hehehe apellido mo pa lang pang soap opera na - Santa Barbara... :D Peace! Hehe
ReplyDeletePriceWaterhouseCoopers says so. ;)
ReplyDeletenyahahaha! binawian nga ng middle name ko eh! hahaha magulang ko lang rich hindi ako! hahaha
ReplyDeleteHehehehe.... kasama ka na dun!!!
ReplyDeletehehehe i used to work for san miguel in my past life. kanugon i could have invited you over to freshly brewed warm beer in barrels and kegs hehehe
ReplyDeletehehehehehehehehehehe.... well... i could use one now! :)
ReplyDeletesana lang nga! hehehe dapat paghirapan lahat!!! ehehehe
ReplyDeleteHear! Hear! :D
ReplyDeleteContain yourself please. =)
ReplyDeleteWe all know that PriceWaterHouseCoopers is still a private and commercial company. They can still make a list to the benifit of their business. KPMG and Deloitte (their archrivals) are challenging their research. It is not (they say) crossed referred with the UN's Development Reports in 2005, 2006 and the 2007 is still due for release in November.
For example; Kuala Lumpur is dominated by Deloitte and Dubai and Abu Dhabi are KPMG's territory. These cities didn't fare very well at PWHCooper's findings. Hanoi and Saigon placed higher than Bangkok at KPMG's research findings.
And another one...*hold your breath*...CEBU City is on Deloitte's list of the Wealthiest Cities by 2020 but it is not on PWHCooper at all!
BISEAN cited the future (Richest Cities by 2020), so not to validate the questioned findings -- there's a margin for error. Deloitte's report and KPMG's findings are forwarded to us by CityMayors.com
Just so you know. =) But still, no harm in rejoicing. lol. =) Hello Ryan.
Hehehehehehehehe..... Pisanu: Is that you? :D Well a little bit of good news is better than a bad news. :D Thanks for dropping by again!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm interesting fact.. is this for real *pinch me* Ouch..yes.. a healthy one of cos.. :P
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