Beijing's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) exceeded US$10,000 (S$14,057*) for the first time last year after a strong economic recovery, a local statistics official said Thursday.
The GDP in the Chinese capital grew 10.1 per cent to 1.187 trillion yuan (S$193.7 billion*) in 2009, according to the Beijing Bureau of Statistics.
The per capita GDP was 68,788 yuan (S$14,157*) as the city had 17.55 million permanent residents at the end of 2009.
According to the World Bank, a country or region should be recognized as moderately well-off when its per capita GDP exceeds US$10,000.
The service industry contributed to 75 per cent of Beijing's GDP and its urbanization rate had reached 85 per cent.
