Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1990

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1990, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $14.63 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $9.69 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $6.34 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $6.2 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $6.02 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $14.63 billion
2 Beijing $9.69 billion
3 Chongqing $6.34 billion
4 Guangzhou $6.2 billion
5 Tianjin $6.02 billion
6 Suzhou $4 billion
7 Shenyang $4 billion
8 Hangzhou $3.5 billion
9 Dalian $3.5 billion
10 Chengdu $3.4 billion
11 Qingdao $3.3 billion
12 Nanjing $3.2 billion
13 Wuxi $3.2 billion
14 Yangzhou $3.1 billion
15 Wuhan $3.1 billion
16 Daqing $3 billion
17 Weifang $2.8 billion
18 Ningbo $2.8 billion
19 Shenzhen $2.7 billion
20 Yantai $2.7 billion
21 Jinan $2.6 billion
22 Foshan $2.5 billion
23 Nantong $2.5 billion
24 Tangshan $2.4 billion
25 Kunming $2.3 billion
26 Shantou $2.2 billion
27 Harbin $2.2 billion
28 Xuzhou $2.1 billion
29 Zibo $2.1 billion
30 Zhengzhou $2.1 billion
31 Xi'an $2.1 billion
32 Changchun $2.1 billion
33 Yancheng $2 billion
34 Jining $2 billion
35 Fuzhou $2 billion
36 Anshan $2 billion
37 Jiangmen $1.9 billion
38 Zhanjiang $1.9 billion
39 Changzhou $1.9 billion
40 Changsha $1.9 billion
41 Zhaoqing $1.8 billion
42 Nanyang $1.8 billion
43 Tai'an $1.7 billion
44 Xiangyang $1.7 billion
45 Taiyuan $1.7 billion
46 Dongguan $1.6 billion
47 Wenzhou $1.6 billion
48 Shaoxing $1.6 billion
49 Jiaxing $1.6 billion
50 Taizhou $1.6 billion
51 Changde $1.6 billion
52 Qiqihar $1.6 billion
53 Maoming $1.5 billion
54 Luoyang $1.5 billion
55 Shijiazhuang $1.5 billion
56 Jinhua $1.4 billion
57 Leshan $1.4 billion
58 Hengyang $1.4 billion
59 Lanzhou $1.4 billion
60 Zhenjiang $1.3 billion
61 Weihai $1.3 billion
62 Dongying $1.3 billion
63 Liaocheng $1.3 billion
64 Zhoukou $1.3 billion
65 Pingdingshan $1.3 billion
66 Yueyang $1.3 billion
67 Fushun $1.3 billion
68 Ganzhou $1.3 billion
69 Xinxiang $1.2 billion
70 Jiaozuo $1.2 billion
71 Mianyang $1.2 billion
72 Quanzhou $1.2 billion
73 Sanming $1.2 billion
74 Hefei $1.2 billion
75 Langfang $1.2 billion
76 Jinzhou $1.2 billion
77 Nanchang $1.2 billion
78 Urumqi $1.2 billion
79 Shaoguan $1.1 billion
80 Huzhou $1.1 billion
81 Zhumadian $1.1 billion
82 Anyang $1.1 billion
83 Zhuzhou $1.1 billion
84 Tieling $1.1 billion
85 Mudanjiang $1.1 billion
86 Liuzhou $1.02 billion
87 Huizhou $1 billion
88 Lianyungang $1 billion
89 Zaozhuang $1 billion
90 Deyang $1 billion
91 Xiamen $1 billion
92 Zhangzhou $1 billion
93 Shaoyang $1 billion
94 Anqing $1 billion
95 qinghuangdao $1 billion
96 Baoji $1 billion
97 Dandong $1 billion
98 Nanning $1 billion
99 Jiamusi $1 billion
100 Zhongshan $0.9 billion

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