Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1989

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1989, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $14.24 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $9.33 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $6.21 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $5.9 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $5.8 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $14.24 billion
2 Beijing $9.33 billion
3 Chongqing $6.21 billion
4 Guangzhou $5.9 billion
5 Tianjin $5.8 billion
6 Chengdu $3.4 billion
7 Wuxi $3 billion
8 Weifang $2.8 billion
9 Shenzhen $2.4 billion
10 Xuzhou $2.1 billion
11 Yancheng $2 billion
12 Jining $2 billion
13 Jiangmen $1.8 billion
14 Zhanjiang $1.8 billion
15 Changzhou $1.8 billion
16 Yangzhou $1.7 billion
17 Jiaxing $1.7 billion
18 Nanyang $1.7 billion
19 Linyi $1.6 billion
20 Shaoxing $1.6 billion
21 Wenzhou $1.5 billion
22 Taizhou $1.5 billion
23 Shantou $1.4 billion
24 Jinhua $1.4 billion
25 Dongguan $1.3 billion
26 Zhenjiang $1.3 billion
27 Nanchang $1.3 billion
28 Nanning $1.3 billion
29 Dezhou $1.2 billion
30 Dongying $1.2 billion
31 Liaocheng $1.2 billion
32 Shaoguan $1.1 billion
33 Tai'an $1.1 billion
34 Zhumadian $1.1 billion
35 Anyang $1.1 billion
36 Mianyang $1.1 billion
37 Ganzhou $1.1 billion
38 Liuzhou $1 billion
39 Zhongshan $1 billion
40 Shangqiu $1 billion
41 Jiaozuo $1 billion
42 Deyang $1 billion
43 Binzhou $0.9 billion
44 Kaifeng $0.9 billion
45 Nanchong $0.9 billion
46 Shangrao $0.9 billion
47 Huizhou $0.8 billion
48 Meizhou $0.8 billion
49 Jiujiang $0.8 billion
50 Zhuhai $0.7 billion
51 Quzhou $0.7 billion
52 Puyang $0.7 billion
53 Luzhou $0.7 billion
54 Sanmenxia $0.6 billion
55 Shanwei $0.5 billion
56 Heyuan $0.5 billion
57 Lishui $0.5 billion
58 Zhoushan $0.5 billion
59 Pingxiang $0.4 billion

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