Global Urban Competitiveness Ranking 2018-2019
Publish Date：2019-02-01 18:51:00
Annual ranking of general global urban competitiveness 2018-2019
（Top 200）
| Metropolitan area | Metropolitan area evel | Country/Area | Economic Competitiveness Index | Rank | Sustainable Competitiveness Index | Rank |
| New York-Newark | A+ | United States of America | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | A | United States of America | 0.9965 | 2 | 0.8245 | 5 |
| Singapore | A | Singapore | 0.9719 | 3 | 0.8487 | 4 |
| London | A+ | United Kingdom | 0.9335 | 4 | 0.8858 | 3 |
| Shenzhen | B | China | 0.932 | 5 | 0.602 | 48 |
| San Jose | A | United States of America | 0.9312 | 6 | 0.6896 | 19 |
| Munich | B+ | Germany | 0.9309 | 7 | 0.654 | 29 |
| San Francisco-Oakland | A | United States of America | 0.9289 | 8 | 0.7315 | 13 |
| Tokyo | A- | Japan | 0.8964 | 9 | 0.964 | 2 |
| Houston | A- | United States of America | 0.8836 | 10 | 0.7399 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | A | China | 0.8836 | 11 | 0.8084 | 6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | A- | United States of America | 0.878 | 12 | 0.6282 | 36 |
| Shanghai | A- | China | 0.8544 | 13 | 0.658 | 28 |
| Guangzhou | B+ | China | 0.8501 | 14 | 0.5707 | 59 |
| Seoul | A- | Republic of Korea | 0.8082 | 15 | 0.7312 | 14 |
| Dublin | A- | Ireland | 0.8003 | 16 | 0.6008 | 50 |
| Miami | B+ | United States of America | 0.7984 | 17 | 0.6201 | 40 |
| Boston | A- | United States of America | 0.7968 | 18 | 0.774 | 7 |
| Beijing | A- | China | 0.7965 | 19 | 0.6644 | 27 |
| Frankfurt am Main | A- | Germany | 0.7965 | 20 | 0.5961 | 52 |
| Chicago | A- | United States of America | 0.7963 | 21 | 0.7075 | 16 |
| Stockholm | B+ | Sweden | 0.7891 | 22 | 0.6533 | 30 |
| Paris | A- | France | 0.7726 | 23 | 0.7295 | 15 |
| Seattle | B+ | United States of America | 0.7637 | 24 | 0.7451 | 8 |
| Tel Aviv-Yafo | B- | Israel | 0.7481 | 25 | 0.4378 | 182 |
| Baltimore | B- | United States of America | 0.7426 | 26 | 0.6298 | 35 |
| Suzhou | C+ | China | 0.7398 | 27 | 0.4307 | 185 |
| Philadelphia | B+ | United States of America | 0.7352 | 28 | 0.6812 | 23 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford | B | United States of America | 0.7293 | 29 | 0.5358 | 81 |
| Dusseldorf | B- | Germany | 0.7249 | 30 | 0.5279 | 87 |
| Stuttgart | B- | Germany | 0.7218 | 31 | 0.5571 | 67 |
| Geneva | B | Switzerland | 0.7193 | 32 | 0.5678 | 60 |
| Cleveland | B- | United States of America | 0.7161 | 33 | 0.5465 | 74 |
| Osaka | B- | Japan | 0.7159 | 34 | 0.7371 | 11 |
| Toronto | B+ | Canada | 0.7151 | 35 | 0.7374 | 10 |
| San Diego(US) | C+ | United States of America | 0.7092 | 36 | 0.6845 | 21 |
| Perth | B | Australia | 0.7081 | 37 | 0.5633 | 65 |
| Atlanta | B+ | United States of America | 0.7047 | 38 | 0.6862 | 20 |
| Denver-Aurora | B | United States of America | 0.7042 | 39 | 0.5421 | 79 |
| Wuhan | C+ | China | 0.7036 | 40 | 0.4469 | 172 |
| Detroit | B- | United States of America | 0.7018 | 41 | 0.5525 | 70 |
| Tianjin | B- | China | 0.6996 | 42 | 0.4573 | 159 |
| Vienna | B- | Austria | 0.6981 | 43 | 0.6131 | 42 |
| Istanbul | B | Turkey | 0.698 | 44 | 0.5241 | 91 |
| Nanjing | B- | China | 0.6969 | 45 | 0.4994 | 110 |
| Taipei | B- | China | 0.6948 | 46 | 0.634 | 33 |
| Hamburg | B- | Germany | 0.6918 | 47 | 0.6203 | 39 |
| Nashville-Davidson | B- | United States of America | 0.688 | 48 | 0.3696 | 243 |
| Cologne | C+ | Germany | 0.6845 | 49 | 0.5249 | 90 |
| Doha | B- | Qatar | 0.6845 | 50 | 0.5092 | 99 |
| Charlotte | B- | United States of America | 0.6825 | 51 | 0.532 | 84 |
| Zurich | A- | Switzerland | 0.6803 | 52 | 0.6831 | 22 |
| Berlin | C+ | Germany | 0.6799 | 53 | 0.584 | 54 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul | A- | United States of America | 0.6797 | 54 | 0.5721 | 58 |
| Las Vegas | C+ | United States of America | 0.6774 | 55 | 0.4883 | 126 |
| Austin | B- | United States of America | 0.6687 | 56 | 0.6747 | 26 |
| Raleigh | C+ | United States of America | 0.6682 | 57 | 0.6033 | 46 |
| Moscow | B | Russian Federation | 0.6661 | 58 | 0.6038 | 45 |
| Milwaukee | C+ | United States of America | 0.6579 | 59 | 0.4682 | 146 |
| Chengdu | C+ | China | 0.6576 | 60 | 0.4613 | 153 |
| Richmond | C+ | United States of America | 0.6558 | 61 | 0.5179 | 94 |
| Salt Lake City | C+ | United States of America | 0.6548 | 62 | 0.5595 | 66 |
| Abu Dhabi | B+ | United Arab Emirates | 0.6523 | 63 | 0.5639 | 64 |
| Orlando | C+ | United States of America | 0.6501 | 64 | 0.5333 | 83 |
| Sydney | A- | Australia | 0.6492 | 65 | 0.7325 | 12 |
| Copenhagen | B | Denmark | 0.6482 | 66 | 0.6306 | 34 |
| Birmingham | B- | United Kingdom | 0.6469 | 67 | 0.5721 | 57 |
| Dubai | B+ | United Arab Emirates | 0.6442 | 68 | 0.5558 | 68 |
| Brussels | B | Belgium | 0.6405 | 69 | 0.5482 | 72 |
| Essen | C | Germany | 0.6393 | 70 | 0.4948 | 119 |
| Changsha | C | China | 0.6391 | 71 | 0.3871 | 225 |
| Hannover | C | Germany | 0.6388 | 72 | 0.5278 | 88 |
| Wuxi | C- | China | 0.6385 | 73 | 0.3678 | 247 |
| Hangzhou | C+ | China | 0.6382 | 74 | 0.4978 | 113 |
| Columbus | B- | United States of America | 0.6367 | 75 | 0.5431 | 76 |
| Vancouver | B- | Canada | 0.6351 | 76 | 0.6985 | 18 |
| Barcelona | B- | Spain | 0.6338 | 77 | 0.6265 | 37 |
| Louisville | C+ | United States of America | 0.6298 | 78 | 0.4725 | 142 |
| Baton Rouge | C+ | United States of America | 0.6295 | 79 | 0.4673 | 148 |
| Nagoya | C+ | Japan | 0.6239 | 80 | 0.644 | 32 |
| Manchester | C+ | United Kingdom | 0.6226 | 81 | 0.5749 | 55 |
| Chongqing | C+ | China | 0.6218 | 82 | 0.4111 | 204 |
| Ulsan | C | Republic of Korea | 0.6198 | 83 | 0.4379 | 181 |
| Calgary | B- | Canada | 0.6178 | 84 | 0.61 | 44 |
| Qingdao | C+ | China | 0.616 | 85 | 0.4926 | 120 |
| Dortmund | C+ | Germany | 0.6154 | 86 | 0.4908 | 123 |
| Oslo | A- | Norway | 0.6124 | 87 | 0.6025 | 47 |
| Riyadh | B- | Saudi Arabia | 0.6118 | 88 | 0.4187 | 197 |
| Amsterdam | B+ | Netherlands | 0.6116 | 89 | 0.7013 | 17 |
| Sendai | C | Japan | 0.61 | 90 | 0.5646 | 63 |
| Antwerp | C+ | Belgium | 0.6093 | 91 | 0.4587 | 157 |
| Washington, D.C. | A- | United States of America | 0.6014 | 92 | 0.6458 | 31 |
| Foshan | C | China | 0.6003 | 93 | 0.3734 | 242 |
| Oklahoma City | C+ | United States of America | 0.5991 | 94 | 0.4677 | 147 |
| Hamilton | B- | Canada | 0.5989 | 95 | 0.5499 | 71 |
| Kuala Lumpur | B- | Malaysia | 0.5984 | 96 | 0.5234 | 92 |
| Virginia Beach | C | United States of America | 0.5984 | 97 | 0.4474 | 171 |
| Hiroshima | C- | Japan | 0.5971 | 98 | 0.4819 | 131 |
| Zhengzhou | C | China | 0.5964 | 99 | 0.3737 | 241 |
| Phoenix-Mesa | C+ | United States of America | 0.595 | 100 | 0.5025 | 107 |
| Ningbo | C | China | 0.5937 | 101 | 0.4269 | 190 |
| Melbourne | B | Australia | 0.5936 | 102 | 0.6763 | 25 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg | C+ | United States of America | 0.5909 | 103 | 0.5427 | 77 |
| Jedda | C | Saudi Arabia | 0.5809 | 104 | 0.2445 | 478 |
| Indianapolis | B- | United States of America | 0.5809 | 105 | 0.4819 | 132 |
| Bristol | C+ | United Kingdom | 0.5808 | 106 | 0.5557 | 69 |
| Changzhou | C | China | 0.5798 | 107 | 0.3451 | 282 |
| Macao | B- | China | 0.5753 | 108 | 0.3836 | 231 |
| Gold Coast | C | Australia | 0.5752 | 109 | 0.419 | 196 |
| Hague, The | C+ | Netherlands | 0.5751 | 110 | 0.4905 | 125 |
| Cincinnati | B- | United States of America | 0.573 | 111 | 0.5672 | 61 |
| Montreal | B- | Canada | 0.573 | 112 | 0.6802 | 24 |
| Haifa | C | Israel | 0.5728 | 113 | 0.4906 | 124 |
| Jakarta | B- | Indonesia | 0.5718 | 114 | 0.3981 | 217 |
| Kansas City | C+ | United States of America | 0.571 | 115 | 0.4608 | 156 |
| Birmingham(US) | B- | United States of America | 0.5682 | 116 | 0.498 | 111 |
| Hartford | C | United States of America | 0.5674 | 117 | 0.4614 | 152 |
| Pittsburgh | C+ | United States of America | 0.5672 | 118 | 0.5995 | 51 |
| Provo-Orem | C | United States of America | 0.5665 | 119 | 0.3363 | 295 |
| San Antonio | C+ | United States of America | 0.5664 | 120 | 0.5036 | 106 |
| Madrid | B- | Spain | 0.5661 | 121 | 0.6125 | 43 |
| Rome | C+ | Italy | 0.566 | 122 | 0.5129 | 96 |
| Dongguan | C | China | 0.5644 | 123 | 0.401 | 215 |
| Rotterdam | C+ | Netherlands | 0.5634 | 124 | 0.5273 | 89 |
| Dalian | C- | China | 0.5605 | 125 | 0.4361 | 183 |
| Kaohsiung | C | China | 0.5602 | 126 | 0.4399 | 177 |
| Dresden | C | Germany | 0.5581 | 127 | 0.4777 | 137 |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | C+ | Canada | 0.5549 | 128 | 0.5289 | 86 |
| Nantong | C- | China | 0.5516 | 129 | 0.3868 | 227 |
| Buenos Aires | C+ | Argentina | 0.5496 | 130 | 0.4742 | 140 |
| Charleston-North Charleston | C | United States of America | 0.5492 | 131 | 0.4687 | 145 |
| Leipzig | C | Germany | 0.548 | 132 | 0.4663 | 149 |
| Bangkok | C+ | Thailand | 0.5475 | 133 | 0.5094 | 98 |
| Hefei | C | China | 0.5469 | 134 | 0.4302 | 187 |
| Mexico City | B- | Mexico | 0.5466 | 135 | 0.4204 | 193 |
| Brisbane | C | Australia | 0.5465 | 136 | 0.6195 | 41 |
| Sapporo | C+ | Japan | 0.546 | 137 | 0.5746 | 56 |
| Helsinki | B- | Finland | 0.5458 | 138 | 0.6009 | 49 |
| Milan | B- | Italy | 0.5449 | 139 | 0.5071 | 100 |
| Incheon | C | Republic of Korea | 0.5445 | 140 | 0.5052 | 102 |
| Providence | C+ | United States of America | 0.5443 | 141 | 0.5482 | 73 |
| West Yorkshire | C | United Kingdom | 0.5437 | 142 | 0.4492 | 166 |
| Xiamen | C | China | 0.5436 | 143 | 0.5008 | 108 |
| Glasgow | C+ | United Kingdom | 0.5434 | 144 | 0.5338 | 82 |
| Lille | C- | France | 0.5425 | 145 | 0.4491 | 167 |
| Allentown | C | United States of America | 0.5424 | 146 | 0.4196 | 194 |
| Worcester | C+ | United States of America | 0.5403 | 147 | 0.4973 | 116 |
| Colorado Springs | C | United States of America | 0.5383 | 148 | 0.4515 | 164 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino | C | United States of America | 0.5349 | 149 | 0.3453 | 281 |
| San Jose | A | Costa Rica | 0.5347 | 150 | 0.4728 | 141 |
| Grand Rapids | C | United States of America | 0.5345 | 151 | 0.4455 | 173 |
| Gothenburg | C+ | Sweden | 0.5345 | 152 | 0.4692 | 144 |
| Liverpool | C+ | United Kingdom | 0.5331 | 153 | 0.5038 | 105 |
| New Haven | C | United States of America | 0.5323 | 154 | 0.5864 | 53 |
| Edmonton | C | Canada | 0.5258 | 155 | 0.5463 | 75 |
| jinan | C | China | 0.5237 | 156 | 0.3466 | 279 |
| Changwon | C- | Republic of Korea | 0.5226 | 157 | 0.4499 | 165 |
| Dayton | C | United States of America | 0.5205 | 158 | 0.4192 | 195 |
| Quanzhou | C- | China | 0.5204 | 159 | 0.3624 | 253 |
| Samut Prakan | C- | Thailand | 0.5202 | 160 | 0.2288 | 528 |
| Knoxville | C | United States of America | 0.518 | 161 | 0.4948 | 118 |
| Honolulu | C+ | United States of America | 0.5172 | 162 | 0.5049 | 104 |
| Cape Coral | C | United States of America | 0.5171 | 163 | 0.3778 | 240 |
| Kitakyushu-Fukuoka | C | Japan | 0.5159 | 164 | 0.4781 | 136 |
| Lyon | C+ | France | 0.5159 | 165 | 0.4963 | 117 |
| Yantai | C- | China | 0.5155 | 166 | 0.3966 | 218 |
| Columbia | C | United States of America | 0.5155 | 167 | 0.5376 | 80 |
| Zhenjiang | C- | China | 0.5147 | 168 | 0.3488 | 276 |
| Zhongshan | C- | China | 0.5141 | 169 | 0.3965 | 219 |
| Shenyang | C | China | 0.5134 | 170 | 0.3619 | 256 |
| Xi'an | C | China | 0.5124 | 171 | 0.4055 | 209 |
| Busan | C- | Republic of Korea | 0.5118 | 172 | 0.4805 | 134 |
| Fuzhou(FJ) | C- | China | 0.5102 | 173 | 0.4018 | 211 |
| Mecca | C- | Saudi Arabia | 0.5076 | 174 | 0.2705 | 405 |
| Santiago de Chile | C+ | Chile | 0.5069 | 175 | 0.4179 | 198 |
| Medina | C- | Saudi Arabia | 0.5065 | 176 | 0.3907 | 223 |
| Akron | C | United States of America | 0.5064 | 177 | 0.4387 | 179 |
| Lima | C+ | Peru | 0.5058 | 178 | 0.3665 | 248 |
| Yangzhou | C- | China | 0.5055 | 179 | 0.3324 | 299 |
| Auckland | C+ | New Zealand | 0.5036 | 180 | 0.6245 | 38 |
| Adelaide | C | Australia | 0.503 | 181 | 0.5654 | 62 |
| Jerusalem | C- | Israel | 0.5025 | 182 | 0.4855 | 127 |
| Ogden | C- | United States of America | 0.5014 | 183 | 0.4549 | 162 |
| Gebze | C | Turkey | 0.5004 | 184 | 0.3508 | 267 |
| Nottingham | C- | United Kingdom | 0.4986 | 185 | 0.4979 | 112 |
| Bogota | C+ | Colombia | 0.4982 | 186 | 0.4486 | 168 |
| Zhuhai | C- | China | 0.4981 | 187 | 0.3869 | 226 |
| Delhi | C+ | India | 0.4973 | 188 | 0.3506 | 269 |
| Bucuresti | C | Romania | 0.4969 | 189 | 0.3632 | 251 |
| Leicester | C | United Kingdom | 0.4966 | 190 | 0.4753 | 138 |
| Buffalo | C | United States of America | 0.4962 | 191 | 0.4566 | 161 |
| Xuzhou | C- | China | 0.4955 | 192 | 0.3459 | 280 |
| Omaha | C+ | United States of America | 0.495 | 193 | 0.4305 | 186 |
| Marseille-Aix-en-Provence | C | France | 0.4942 | 194 | 0.4 | 216 |
| Daegu | C | Republic of Korea | 0.4936 | 195 | 0.44 | 176 |
| Shaoxing | C- | China | 0.4923 | 196 | 0.292 | 359 |
| Belfast | C | United Kingdom | 0.4905 | 197 | 0.4751 | 139 |
| Panama City | C | Panama | 0.4897 | 198 | 0.4109 | 205 |
| Dongying | C- | China | 0.4895 | 199 | 0.2326 | 515 |
| Valencia | C- | Spain | 0.4893 | 200 | 0.4624 | 150 |