According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1969, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $5.86 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $2.08 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Tianjin, with a GDP of $1.76 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $1.29 billion, Chengdu ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $0.7 billion.
| Rank | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | $5.86 billion |
| 2 | Beijing | $2.08 billion |
| 3 | Tianjin | $1.76 billion |
| 4 | Chongqing | $1.29 billion |
| 5 | Chengdu | $0.7 billion |
| 6 | Ganzhou | $0.4 billion |
| 7 | Changzhou | $0.3 billion |
| 8 | Nanning | $0.3 billion |
| 9 | Huizhou | $0.2 billion |
| 10 | Meizhou | $0.2 billion |
| 11 | Quzhou | $0.2 billion |
| 12 | Jiaozuo | $0.2 billion |
| 13 | Luzhou | $0.2 billion |
| 14 | Sanmenxia | $0.1 billion |