BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese capital Beijing's GDP exceeded 5.207 trillion yuan (about 743.79 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up 5.4 percent year on year, surpassing the 5 trillion yuan mark for the first time, according to the municipal statistics bureau.
Beijing has become the second city in the country to have an economic scale of more than 5 trillion yuan after Shanghai.
The per capita disposable income of Beijing residents reached 89,090 yuan last year, an increase of 4.3 percent year on year.
Beijing's primary industry achieved an added value of 10.92 billion yuan, down by 0.7 percent year on year. The added value of the secondary and tertiary industries stood at 718.74 billion yuan and nearly 4.478 trillion yuan, respectively, reflecting year-on-year increases of 3.5 percent and 5.8 percent.
Beijing's growth is anchored in its continuous industrial upgrading, with the tertiary sector -- dominated by high-tech and services industries -- contributing considerably. The digital economy's added value accounts for over 40 percent of the city's GDP.
Innovation remains Beijing's core advantage. An average of over 300 technology enterprises are established daily in the city, with the capital's number of large AI models filed and launched online leading the nation.
Metrics like energy consumption and carbon emissions per unit of GDP remain the lowest nationwide, proving that economic expansion can coexist with environmental sustainability. The city's PM2.5 pollution levels have dropped by two-thirds since 2013, earning it international acclaim for its green transition. ■
