The Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau announced that the city’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) exceeded 5.207 trillion yuan (approximately $743.8 billion) in 2025. This 5.4% year-on-year increase marks the first time the Chinese capital has surpassed the 5 trillion yuan threshold, making it the second city in China to reach this economic scale after Shanghai. Despite global trade tensions and the return of U.S. tariffs, Beijing’s growth was fueled by a massive surge in high-tech manufacturing and the digital economy.
Despite global pressures, #China‘s #economy advanced with innovation and excellence. The GDP came in at 140.19 trillion yuan ($20.14 trillion) in 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.0 percent. #ChinaData pic.twitter.com/yjqS4W4E7f
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) January 22, 2026
The city’s “new three” industries, new energy vehicles (NEVs), lithium-ion batteries, and service robots, were the primary engines of this expansion. Industrial output for NEVs alone skyrocketed by 1.4 times over the previous year, while the digital economy now accounts for over 40% of the city’s total GDP. Innovation remains central to Beijing’s strategy, with an average of 300 new technology enterprises established every single day. The capital also leads the nation in the number of large-scale AI models launched, bolstered by the global success of homegrown firms like DeepSeek.
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While the economy expanded, the city also reported its best environmental metrics to date. Beijing’s energy consumption and carbon emissions per unit of GDP remain the lowest in China, with PM2.5 pollution levels having dropped by two-thirds since 2013. Statistics Bureau officials noted that this “green transition” proves economic growth can coexist with sustainability. As the city enters 2026, the focus remains on deepening industrial digital transformation to offset cooling domestic demand.
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