| Year | Per Capital Annual Disposable Income of Urban Households (yuan) | Per Capital Annual Net Income of Rural Households (yuan) | Absolute Income Gap Urban/Rural | Income Ratio Urban/Rural | |
| 1978 | 343.4 | 133.6 | 209.8 | 2.57 | |
| 1980 | 477.6 | 191.3 | 286.3 | 2.50 | |
| 1985 | 739.1 | 397.6 | 341.5 | 1.86 | |
| 1990 | 1510.2 | 686.3 | 823.9 | 2.20 | |
| 1995 | 4283.0 | 1577.7 | 2705.3 | 2.71 | |
| 2000 | 6280.0 | 2253.4 | 4026.6 | 2.79 | |
| 2005 | 10493.0 | 3254.9 | 7238.1 | 3.22 | |
| 2010 | 19109.4 | 5919.0 | 13190.4 | 3.23 | |
| 2011 | 21809.8 | 6977.3 | 14832.5 | 3.13 | |
| 2012 | 24564.7 | 7916.6 | 16648.1 | 3.10 | |
| 2013 | 26955.1 | 8895.9 | 18059.2 | 3.03 | |
| 2014 | 29381.0 | 9892.0 | 19489.0 | 2.97 |