Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1991

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1991, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $15.74 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $10.54 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $6.9 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $6.59 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $6.03 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $15.74 billion
2 Beijing $10.54 billion
3 Guangzhou $6.9 billion
4 Chongqing $6.59 billion
5 Tianjin $6.03 billion
6 Suzhou $4.2 billion
7 Shenyang $3.9 billion
8 Hangzhou $3.7 billion
9 Chengdu $3.6 billion
10 Dalian $3.6 billion
11 Qingdao $3.5 billion
12 Wuhan $3.4 billion
13 Nanjing $3.3 billion
14 Wuxi $3.3 billion
15 Daqing $3.2 billion
16 Shenzhen $3.1 billion
17 Foshan $3 billion
18 Yangzhou $3 billion
19 Weifang $3 billion
20 Ningbo $3 billion
21 Yantai $2.8 billion
22 Jinan $2.7 billion
23 Harbin $2.6 billion
24 Nantong $2.5 billion
25 Tangshan $2.5 billion
26 Shantou $2.4 billion
27 Zibo $2.2 billion
28 Zhengzhou $2.2 billion
29 Xi'an $2.2 billion
30 Xuzhou $2.1 billion
31 Fuzhou $2.1 billion
32 Anshan $2.1 billion
33 Jiangmen $2 billion
34 Zhanjiang $2 billion
35 Zhaoqing $2 billion
36 Yancheng $2 billion
37 Jining $2 billion
38 Kunming $2 billion
39 Changchun $2 billion
40 Changsha $1.9 billion
41 Changzhou $1.8 billion
42 Tai'an $1.8 billion
43 Shaoxing $1.8 billion
44 Taizhou $1.8 billion
45 Nanyang $1.8 billion
46 Taiyuan $1.8 billion
47 Dongguan $1.7 billion
48 Wenzhou $1.7 billion
49 Jiaxing $1.7 billion
50 Xiangyang $1.7 billion
51 Maoming $1.6 billion
52 Changde $1.6 billion
53 Qiqihar $1.6 billion
54 Weihai $1.5 billion
55 Luoyang $1.5 billion
56 Shijiazhuang $1.5 billion
57 Dongying $1.4 billion
58 Jinhua $1.4 billion
59 Quanzhou $1.4 billion
60 Zhenjiang $1.3 billion
61 Jiaozuo $1.3 billion
62 Pingdingshan $1.3 billion
63 Leshan $1.3 billion
64 Yueyang $1.3 billion
65 Hengyang $1.3 billion
66 Fushun $1.3 billion
67 Ganzhou $1.3 billion
68 Urumqi $1.3 billion
69 Lanzhou $1.3 billion
70 Liaocheng $1.2 billion
71 Xinxiang $1.2 billion
72 Mianyang $1.2 billion
73 Sanming $1.2 billion
74 Langfang $1.2 billion
75 Jinzhou $1.2 billion
76 Nanchang $1.2 billion
77 Huizhou $1.1 billion
78 Zhuhai $1.1 billion
79 Shaoguan $1.1 billion
80 Zaozhuang $1.1 billion
81 Huzhou $1.1 billion
82 Anyang $1.1 billion
83 Deyang $1.1 billion
84 Xiamen $1.1 billion
85 Zhangzhou $1.1 billion
86 Zhuzhou $1.1 billion
87 Hefei $1.1 billion
88 Tieling $1.1 billion
89 Mudanjiang $1.1 billion
90 Liuzhou $1.09 billion
91 Zhongshan $1 billion
92 Lianyungang $1 billion
93 Shaoyang $1 billion
94 qinghuangdao $1 billion
95 Xianyang $1 billion
96 Dandong $1 billion
97 Nanning $1 billion
98 Guiyang $1 billion
99 Qingyuan $0.9 billion
100 Meizhou $0.9 billion