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Cities with highest and lowest per-capita GDP
Last updated on: January 18, 2013 11:25 IST
Image: Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue, Argentina.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
In most countries around the globe, metropolitan areas generate the majority of economic activity. Metropolitan areas are regional economies defined by cities and their surrounding, economically integrated areas.
For example, the largest 100 metropolitan areas in the United States produce three-quarters of the nation's Gross Domestic Product. In other countries with less urban diversity, one or two metropolitan areas generate most of the national product.
Let's take a look at highest and lowest per-capita GDP in largest metropolitan economies around the world.
Source: Global MetroMonitor, Brookings
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Image: A view of Hartford, Connecticut.
Photographs: Source: Derek Jensen/Wikipedia Commons
Hartford, Connecticut
Country: The United States
Income: $75,086
Global rank: 1
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Image: Royal Palace at the end of Karl Johans Gate in Oslo.
Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Oslo
Country: Norway
Income: $74,057
Global rank: 2
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Image: A view of San Jose, California.
Photographs: Source: XAtsukex/Wikipedia Commons
San Jose, California
Country: The United States
Income: $68,141
Global rank: 3
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Image: A view of the Abu Dhabi skyline.
Photographs: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
Abu Dhabi
Country: The United Arab Emirates
Income: $63,859
Global rank: 4
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Image: A game of volleyball at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Photographs: Source: Pete2011/Wikipedia Commons
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Country: The United States
Income: $63,555
Global rank: 5
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Image: Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Income: $63,236
Global rank: 6
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Image: US Capitol Dome seen behind a cherry blossom tree in Washington.
Photographs: Hyungwon Kang/Reuters
Washington
Country: The United States
Income: $662,943
Global rank: 7
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Image: A woman struggles against wind and drifting snow in Stockholm.
Photographs: Scanpix/Reuters
Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Income: $661,458
Global rank: 8
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Image: A view of Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Boston
Country: The United States
Income: $60,074
Global rank: 9
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Image: Dolores Park in San Francisco, California.
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
San Francisco
Country: The United States
Income: $58,783
Global rank: 10
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Image: Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
New York
Country: The United States
Income: $57,329
Global rank: 11
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Image: Aerial view of the Seattle Great Wheel and a Washington State ferry boat on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle.
Photographs: Anthony Bolante/Reuters
Seattle
Country: The United States
Income: $56,601
Global rank: 12
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Image: I-10 and I-45 interchange in Houston, Texas.
Photographs: Source: Dhanix/Wikipedia Commons
Houston, Texas
Country: The United States
Income: $56,050
Global rank: 13
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Image: A woman cycles past the 'Coffee To Get Her' restaurant near Dublin city centre. which becomes a bar and club in the evenings.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Dublin
Country: Ireland
Income: $55,578
Global rank: 14
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Image: A view of the Seventh Street in Downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
Photographs: Source: Dsmspence/Wikipedia Commons
Des moines, Iowa
Country: The United States
Income: $55,335
Global rank: 15
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Image: Skaters enjoy the ice on a giant rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Paris
Country: France
Income: $54,430
Global rank: 16
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Image: Stephen Avenue Walk in the heart of downtown Calgary.
Photographs: Todd Korol/Reuters
Calgary
Country: Canada
Income: $54,080
Global rank: 17
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Image: A view of Munich's townhall.
Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters
Munich
Country: Germany
Income: $54,078
Global rank: 18
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Image: View of downtown Buffalo, New York.
Photographs: Source: Fortunate4now/Wikipedia Commons
Buffalo, New York
Country: The United States
Income: $52,454
Global rank: 19
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Image: A view of downtown area in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Los Angeles
Country: The United States
Income: $52,391
Global rank: 20
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Image: A view of Santiago City.
Photographs: Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters
Santiago
Country: Chile
Income: $8,494
Global rank: 182
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Image: KLCC Park in central Kuala Lumpur.
Photographs: Weiyang Sim/Reuters
Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Income: $8,472
Global rank: 183
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Image: Cape Town's business district lights up as dusk falls over the city.
Photographs: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Cape Town
Country: South Africa
Income: $8,463
Global rank: 184
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Image: People enjoy a warm day on the banks of the Neva River in central St Petersburg.
Photographs: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
St Petersburg
Country: Russia
Income: $8,235
Global rank: 185
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Image: Beijing's Central Business District.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
Beijing
Country: China
Income: $7,657
Global rank: 187
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Image: A couple chat as they drink coffee at Juan Valdes cafe in Bogota.
Photographs: Fredy Builes/Reuters
Bogota
Country: Colombia
Income: $6,950
Global rank: 191
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Image: A dancer performs during the Kalesa Festival in Manila.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Manila
Country: The Philippines
Income: $4,181
Global rank: 193
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Mumbai
Country: India
Income: $1,990
Global rank: 199
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Image: A view of the Nile river flowing through the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Photographs: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters
Cairo
Country: Egypt
Income: $1,989
Global rank: 200
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