According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1960, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $6.49 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $2.36 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Tianjin, with a GDP of $1.75 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $1.55 billion, Chengdu ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $0.6 billion.
| Rank | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | $6.49 billion |
| 2 | Beijing | $2.36 billion |
| 3 | Tianjin | $1.75 billion |
| 4 | Chongqing | $1.55 billion |
| 5 | Chengdu | $0.6 billion |
| 6 | Changzhou | $0.3 billion |
| 7 | Ganzhou | $0.3 billion |
| 8 | Huizhou | $0.2 billion |
| 9 | Meizhou | $0.2 billion |
| 10 | Jiaozuo | $0.2 billion |
| 11 | Sanmenxia | $0.2 billion |
| 12 | Luzhou | $0.2 billion |
| 13 | Nanning | $0.2 billion |
| 14 | Quzhou | $0.1 billion |