Top 10 cities with most fiscal revenue

Resources: Chinaculture.org  Published: 2017/02/27

China has 14 cities whose local fiscal revenue exceeded 100 billion yuan ($14.54 billion) in 2016, China Business News reported citing official data.

The fiscal revenue of Shanghai totaled 640.61 billion yuan in 2016, taking the lead among all cities around China.

Beijing followed Shanghai, posting 508.13 billion yuan last year. Shenzhen overtook Tianjin, taking the third place with 313.64 billion yuan. It is the first time that Shenzhen saw its fiscal revenue exceed 300 billion yuan.

Let's take a look at the 10 cities with most fiscal revenue.

No 10 Chengdu

Fiscal revenue: 117.5 billion yuan

People visit a tea house in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 31, 2012. [Photo/VCG]

No 9 Wuhan

Fiscal revenue: 132.21 billion yuan

Cherry flowers bloom in Wuhan University in Wuhan, Hubei province, June 27, 2014. [Photo/VCG]

No 8 Guangzhou

Fiscal revenue: 139.39 billion yuan

View of the Canton tower and the Liede Bridge over the Pearl River at sunset in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Dec 27, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

No 7 Hangzhou

Fiscal revenue: 140.24 billion yuan

People visit the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, as the sky clears up after a rainfall, Feb 11, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

No 6 Suzhou

Fiscal revenue: 173 billion yuan

The Twin Bridges (Shuangqiao), located in water town Zhouzhuang in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, glow in the morning sunlight, Jan 14, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 5 Chongqing

Fiscal revenue: 222.79 billion yuan

Night view of Yanggongqiao overpasses in Southwest China's Chongqing, Feb 15, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

No 4 Tianjin

Fiscal revenue: 272.35 billion yuan

View of the Haihe River in Tianjin, Jan 8, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

No 3 Shenzhen

Fiscal revenue: 313.64 billion yuan

Flowers of Chinese redbud bloom on a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Jan 3, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 2 Beijing

Fiscal revenue: 508.13 billion yuan

The Central Business District of Beijing is illuminated by light, Feb 10, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 Shanghai

Fiscal revenue: 640.61 billion yuan

View of skyscrapers including the Shanghai Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center along the Huangpujiang River, Jan 24, 2017. [Photo/VCG]