Richest Cities in the World: GDP Rankings in 2025 (Full List)

Tokyo is the richest city in the world by nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with a staggering GDP of USD 2 trillion. It is followed by New York City at USD 1.8 trillion and Los Angeles at USD 1.1 trillion. Tokyo is the biggest city in the world by population and GDP, it is also the biggest city in the Japan and global economical hub.

GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country’s borders over a specific period, usually a year or a quarter. It is a key indicator of a city or country’s economic performance and is used to measure the size and health of an economy.

Top 10 Cities BY GDP

1. Tokyo
2. New York
3. Los Angeles
4. London
5. Paris
6. Seoul
7. Chicago
8. Osaka–Kobe
9. Rhine-Ruhr
10. Shanghai

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Richest cities by country in top 100

1. United States – 34
2. China – 17
3. Germany – 6
4. Japan – 4
5. Australia – 3
6. India – 2
7. Italy – 2
8. Brazil – 2
9. Spain – 2
10. Saudi Arabia – 2
11. South Korea – 2

The United States leads list of richest city in the world with 34 cities, followed by China with 17, making them the dominant contributors to global urban GDP. Germany ranks third with 6 cities, while Japan has 4. Australia has 3 cities in the top 100. Countries with 2 cities each include India, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. This distribution highlights the concentration of economic power in a few key nations, particularly the U.S. and China, which together account for over half of the top 100 richest cities (Source).

Top 25 Cities by GDP

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Country	GDP (Nominal) Billion USD
1	Tokyo	Japan	2056
2	New York	United States	1874
3	Los Angeles	United States	1134
4	London	United Kingdom	978
5	Paris	France	934
6	Seoul	South Korea	927
7	Chicago	United States	715
8	Osaka–Kobe	Japan	699
9	Rhine-Ruhr	Germany	636
10	Shanghai	China	634
11	San Francisco	United States	594
12	Beijing	China	591
13	Washington, D.C.	United States	579
14	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	524
15	Boston	United States	513
16	Moscow	Russia	505
17	Houston	United States	489
18	Shenzhen	China	456
19	Philadelphia	United States	456
20	Toronto	Canada	452
21	Seattle	United States	444
22	Atlanta	United States	432
23	Taipei	Taiwan(ROC)	408
24	Chongqing	China	408
25	Guangzhou	China	405

Sources:

• https://ceoworld.biz/2024/04/04/ranked-the-worlds-richest-cities-2024/

Tokyo

Tokyo is the Capital of Economic giant country Japan It is responsible for more than 20% of the Japanese economy. Tokyo’s GDP is more then the 90% of the countries in the world. Tokyo is a major international finance center, housing the headquarters of several of the world’s largest companies and banks.

New York

New York is the most populated city in the United states of America. it is a global hub of business and commerce. it is the top global city and houses wall street. NYC is house for finance, banking and insurance. most of the Fortune 500 companies has office in NYC.