Shanghai unveils socio-economic development targets for 2026-30
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In its newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), Shanghai outlines ambitious economic and social development targets, highlighting priorities aimed at sustaining growth and improving living standards in one of China's most dynamic cities.
Shanghai's key socio-economic development targets for 2026-30
| No |
Indicator |
Unit |
Attribute |
Target |
|
| By 2030 |
Annual average [cumulative] |
||||
| 1 |
Annual average GDP growth |
% |
Projected |
— |
Strive to reach around 5% |
| 2 |
Overall labor productivity |
10,000 yuan ($1,446.69)/person |
Projected |
> 52 |
— |
| 3 |
Share of core digital economic industries in GDP |
% |
Projected |
> 20 |
— |
| 4 |
Total value of financial market turnover |
trillion yuan |
Projected |
＞4,500 |
— |
| 5 |
Trade in services (imports and exports) |
$100 million |
Projected |
＞3,000 |
|
| 6 |
Annual cargo and mail throughput |
10,000 metric tons |
Projected |
Around 470 |
— |
| 7 |
Total R&D expenditure as a share of GDP |
% |
Projected |
> 5.0 |
— |
| 8 |
High value invention patents per 10,000 people |
item |
Projected |
Around 85 |
— |
| 9 |
Proportion of the working-age population with higher education |
% |
Projected |
Around 60 |
— |
| 10 |
Surveyed urban unemployment rate |
% |
Projected |
— |
< 5.0 |
| 11 |
Annual average growth of per capita disposable income |
% |
Projected |
— |
In line with economic development |
| 12 |
Newly supplied affordable rental housing |
10,000 apartments (rooms) |
Projected |
— |
［25-27］ |
| 13 |
Share of nursing beds in elderly care institutions |
% |
Projected |
＞75 |
— |
| 14 |
Coverage rate of community public service facilities within a 15-minute walk |
% |
Projected |
95 |
— |
| 15 |
Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP |
% |
Binding |
— |
[Target to be finalized after State-level review and alignment] |
| 16 |
Share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption |
% |
Binding |
— |
[Target to be finalized after State-level review and alignment] |
| 17 |
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration |
microgram/cubic meter |
Binding |
Target to be finalized after State-level review and alignment |
— |
| 18 |
Share of surface water bodies with good water quality |
% |
Binding |
Target to be finalized after State-level review and alignment |
— |
| 19 |
Household waste recycling rate |
% |
Binding |
50 |
— |
| 20 |
Fatality rate of production safety accidents per unit of GDP |
person/100 million yuan |
Binding |
< 0.006 |
— |
Source: Shanghai Municipal People's Government