Ranked: The World’s 40 Richest Cities by GDP Per Person
The U.S. accounts for 27 of the 40 cities with the highest GDP per person, led by major technology hubs.
Which Cities Have the Highest GDP per Person?
Key Takeaways
The U.S. accounts for 27 of the 40 cities with the highest GDP per person, led by major technology hubs.
San Jose ranks first at $238,700 per person, roughly $57,000 ahead of second-place San Francisco.
Several of the highest-ranked non-U.S. cities are in Europe, including Dublin, Basel, and Luxembourg City.
GDP per person offers a different perspective on urban economic strength than the overall size of a city’s economy.
The metric measures how much economic output a city generates relative to its population, highlighting places with especially high levels of production per resident.
This visualization ranks the top 40 cities by GDP per person among those featured in the 2026 Global Cities Index published by Oxford Economics. Figures are shown in U.S. dollars and are calculated using each city’s 2025 GDP and population.
Silicon Valley Leads the Ranking
San Jose leads by a wide margin, with GDP per person of $238,700.
The Silicon Valley metro is home to a dense concentration of some of the world’s largest technology companies and highly productive industries.
San Francisco follows in second place at $181,889, while Seattle ranks fifth at $152,030.
RankCityGDP per person
1 San Jose$238,700
2 San Francisco$181,889
3 Dublin$159,732
4 Basel$156,312
5 Seattle$152,030
6 Luxembourg City$147,396
7 Geneva$144,436
8 Boston$135,264
9 Zurich$131,457
10 New York$129,253
11 Salt Lake City$126,575
12 Durham$121,525
13 Washington, DC$120,638
14 Bridgeport$119,539
15 Hartford$114,541
16 Denver$111,852
17 Des Moines$111,644
18 Los Angeles$110,393
19 Austin$109,458
20 Nashville$108,609
21 Bern$107,894
22 San Diego$105,403
23 Madison$105,330
24 Albany$104,209
25 Chicago$102,546
26 Minneapolis$102,345
27 Omaha$102,332
28 Utrecht$101,225
29 Charlotte$101,152
30 Baltimore$100,804
31 Houston$100,769
32 Indianapolis$100,737
33 Munich$100,297
34 Dallas$99,788
35 Lausanne$99,380
36 Singapore$99,354
37 Copenhagen$98,990
38 Atlanta$97,940
39 Dammam$97,074
40 Perth$96,958
U.S. Cities Dominate the Top 40
American cities account for 27 of the 40 places in the ranking, or more than two-thirds of the total.
Beyond the largest technology hubs, the list includes major centers for finance, professional services, energy, healthcare, and advanced industries.
One notable result is New York’s 10th-place finish at $129,253 per person. While it has a far larger overall economy than most cities on the list, GDP per person measures output relative to population rather than sheer economic size.
Smaller metros such as Salt Lake City, Durham, Des Moines, and Omaha also make the top 40, showing that high output per person is not limited to the country’s largest urban areas.
The Economic Power of U.S. States
The strong showing of U.S. cities reflects the broader scale of the American economy. The U.S. produced roughly $30.6 trillion in nominal GDP in 2025, making it the world’s largest national economy. Even when broken down by state, several U.S. economies are comparable in size to major countries.
Based on IMF projections and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data, 19 U.S. states would rank among the world’s 50 largest economies if compared with countries on the basis of nominal GDP.
California alone generated roughly $4.3 trillion in economic output in 2025, putting its economy on a scale comparable with some of the world’s largest national economies.
European Hubs Punch Above Their Weight
Europe is home to several of the highest-ranked non-U.S. cities. Dublin places third globally at $159,732 per person, while Basel ranks fourth at $156,312 and Luxembourg City comes sixth at $147,396.
Switzerland is particularly well represented, with Basel, Geneva, Zurich, Bern, and Lausanne all making the top 40.
Many of these cities combine relatively small populations with concentrations of high-value industries such as pharmaceuticals, finance, technology, and professional services, helping lift economic output per resident.
Outside North America and Europe, only a handful of cities make the cut. Singapore ranks 36th at $99,354, Dammam places 39th at $97,074, and Perth rounds out the ranking at $96,958.
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