Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1996

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1996, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $35.22 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $21.71 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $17.6 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $15.96 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $13.62 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $35.22 billion
2 Beijing $21.71 billion
3 Guangzhou $17.6 billion
4 Chongqing $15.96 billion
5 Tianjin $13.62 billion
6 Suzhou $12.2 billion
7 Shenzhen $11.6 billion
8 Hangzhou $11.1 billion
9 Wuxi $10.6 billion
10 Chengdu $10.6 billion
11 Ningbo $9.7 billion
12 Wuhan $9.5 billion
13 Shenyang $9.4 billion
14 Dalian $8.9 billion
15 Qingdao $8.7 billion
16 Nanjing $8.2 billion
17 Shijiazhuang $8 billion
18 Yantai $7.9 billion
19 Foshan $7.8 billion
20 Harbin $7.8 billion
21 Weifang $7.7 billion
22 Quanzhou $7.7 billion
23 Fuzhou $7.7 billion
24 Jinan $7.5 billion
25 Tangshan $7.4 billion
26 Nantong $6.5 billion
27 Shaoxing $6.3 billion
28 Wenzhou $6.2 billion
29 Zhengzhou $6.2 billion
30 Xuzhou $6.1 billion
31 Taizhou $6 billion
32 Daqing $6 billion
33 Changchun $6 billion
34 Zibo $5.7 billion
35 Baoding $5.6 billion
36 Kunming $5.4 billion
37 Jiangmen $5.3 billion
38 Changzhou $5.3 billion
39 Jining $5.3 billion
40 Jinhua $5.2 billion
41 Weihai $5 billion
42 Xi'an $5 billion
43 Xiangyang $4.9 billion
44 Changsha $4.9 billion
45 Fuyang $4.8 billion
46 Anshan $4.8 billion
47 Yancheng $4.7 billion
48 Jiaxing $4.7 billion
49 Handan $4.7 billion
50 Linyi $4.6 billion
51 Nanyang $4.6 billion
52 Dongguan $4.4 billion
53 Maoming $4.3 billion
54 Yangzhou $4.3 billion
55 Zhenjiang $4.1 billion
56 Zhanjiang $3.9 billion
57 Shantou $3.9 billion
58 Cangzhou $3.9 billion
59 Xiamen $3.8 billion
60 Zhangzhou $3.7 billion
61 Nanchang $3.7 billion
62 Zhaoqing $3.6 billion
63 Taizhou $3.6 billion
64 Luoyang $3.6 billion
65 Taiyuan $3.6 billion
66 Yichang $3.5 billion
67 Jingzhou $3.5 billion
68 Huizhou $3.3 billion
69 Huzhou $3.3 billion
70 Xinxiang $3.3 billion
71 Huanggang $3.3 billion
72 Changde $3.3 billion
73 Dongying $3.2 billion
74 Tai'an $3.2 billion
75 Xiaogan $3.2 billion
76 Xingtai $3.2 billion
77 Jieyang $3.1 billion
78 Jingmen $3 billion
79 Yueyang $3 billion
80 Hengyang $3 billion
81 Langfang $3 billion
82 Jiaozuo $2.9 billion
83 Pingdingshan $2.9 billion
84 Mianyang $2.9 billion
85 Yuxi $2.9 billion
86 Dezhou $2.8 billion
87 Lanzhou $2.8 billion
88 Neijiang $2.7 billion
89 Zhuzhou $2.7 billion
90 Qiqihar $2.7 billion
91 Zhuhai $2.6 billion
92 Lianyungang $2.6 billion
93 Anyang $2.6 billion
94 Hefei $2.6 billion
95 Hengshui $2.6 billion
96 Zaozhuang $2.5 billion
97 Chuzhou $2.5 billion
98 Anqing $2.5 billion
99 qinghuangdao $2.5 billion
100 Panjin $2.5 billion

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