Beijing GDP per capita exceeded $ 10,000 for the first time last year after a strong economic recovery, a local statistical official said Thursday.
The GDP in the Chinese capital of 10.1 percent 1.187 billion yuan (137.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2009, according to the Statistical Office in Beijing.
Per capita GDP was 68,788 yuan ($ 10,070), when the city was 17.55 million permanent residents at the end of 2009.
The World Bank, a country or region should be viewed as moderately easy to open when the per capita GDP over $ 10,000, the official said.
The services sector contributes 75 per cent of GDP in Beijing and the urbanization rate has reached 85 percent, he said.
The government of Beijing will be new measures to improve living standards and social welfare of rural populations, the gap between urban and rural bridge, said Yu
