Manila (left)
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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)
