After Goiania, Anapolis is the most developed municipality in the state. It also has the fastest developing industrial sector with several high-tech companies locating in the Central Region in Brazil. Communications are excellent, with good highways connecting the city with both Goiânia and Brasilia. The recently built railroad terminus also connects with major population centers of the south.
There is a large pool of educated professionals produced by the several institutions of higher learning in the city, e.g. the State University of Goias. The surrounding land is excellent for intensive production of fruit like oranges, bananas, and sugarcane.
All of these factors make Anapolis the most competitive city after the capital.
Gross Domestic Product: 6.265 billion Reais in 2008 as pointed out by IBGE, which was the second largest in the state after Goiania and the seventh largest in Brazil. This PIB was 5.7% of the state PIB of 75.274 billion Reais in 2008 as referenced by IBGE IBGE - Cidades@. See Portalsepin for the complete list of all municipalities in Goias.
Neighbourhood of Jundiai
Ranking of Anapolis on list of top ten municipalities in GDP in Goiás in 2008 (in Reais) IBGE - Cidades@:
Goiânia - 19.457 billion
Anápolis - 6.265 billion
Aparecida de Goiânia - 3.873 billion
Rio Verde - 3.615 billion
Catalão - 3.348 billion
Senador Canedo - 2.304 billion
Itumbiara - 2.047 billion
Jataí - 1.860 billion
Luziânia - 1.805 billion
São Simão - 1.343 billion
Gross Domestic Product per capita: 18,910 Reais in 2008, which was just above the state average of 12,878 Reais in the same year.
Historically Anápolis has always been the center of a rich agricultural area. Animal raising has always been the main economic mainstay of
