Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1997

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1997, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $40.93 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $25.3 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $20.1 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $18.39 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $15.4 billion.

Show Sources

Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $40.93 billion
2 Beijing $25.3 billion
3 Guangzhou $20.1 billion
4 Chongqing $18.39 billion
5 Tianjin $15.4 billion
6 Shenzhen $13.8 billion
7 Suzhou $13.8 billion
8 Hangzhou $12.7 billion
9 Chengdu $12.3 billion
10 Wuxi $11.7 billion
11 Wuhan $11.2 billion
12 Ningbo $11 billion
13 Shenyang $10.4 billion
14 Dalian $10.1 billion
15 Qingdao $9.8 billion
16 Shijiazhuang $9.6 billion
17 Nanjing $9.2 billion
18 Fuzhou $9.2 billion
19 Quanzhou $9.1 billion
20 Harbin $9.1 billion
21 Jinan $9 billion
22 Foshan $8.9 billion
23 Yantai $8.9 billion
24 Weifang $8.8 billion
25 Tangshan $8.7 billion
26 Wenzhou $7.4 billion
27 Shaoxing $7.3 billion
28 Daqing $7.2 billion
29 Nantong $7.1 billion
30 Zhengzhou $7 billion
31 Baoding $6.7 billion
32 Changchun $6.6 billion
33 Xuzhou $6.3 billion
34 Taizhou $6.3 billion
35 Kunming $6.2 billion
36 Zibo $6.1 billion
37 Xi'an $6.1 billion
38 Jining $5.9 billion
39 Weihai $5.9 billion
40 Changsha $5.9 billion
41 Changzhou $5.8 billion
42 Jinhua $5.7 billion
43 Xiangyang $5.7 billion
44 Jiangmen $5.6 billion
45 Fuyang $5.6 billion
46 Dongguan $5.5 billion
47 Nanyang $5.4 billion
48 Handan $5.4 billion
49 Anshan $5.4 billion
50 Yancheng $5.2 billion
51 Linyi $5.2 billion
52 Jiaxing $5.2 billion
53 Maoming $4.9 billion
54 Shantou $4.6 billion
55 Yangzhou $4.6 billion
56 Xiamen $4.6 billion
57 Cangzhou $4.6 billion
58 Zhangzhou $4.5 billion
59 Zhenjiang $4.4 billion
60 Nanchang $4.4 billion
61 Zhanjiang $4.3 billion
62 Yichang $4.2 billion
63 Zhaoqing $4.1 billion
64 Luoyang $4.1 billion
65 Huizhou $4 billion
66 Taizhou $3.9 billion
67 Tai'an $3.9 billion
68 Jingzhou $3.9 billion
69 Huanggang $3.9 billion
70 Jieyang $3.8 billion
71 Taiyuan $3.8 billion
72 Dongying $3.7 billion
73 Huzhou $3.7 billion
74 Xiaogan $3.7 billion
75 Jingmen $3.6 billion
76 Xingtai $3.6 billion
77 Yueyang $3.5 billion
78 Changde $3.5 billion
79 Langfang $3.5 billion
80 Mianyang $3.4 billion
81 Dezhou $3.3 billion
82 Hengyang $3.3 billion
83 Qiqihar $3.2 billion
84 Xinxiang $3.1 billion
85 Jiaozuo $3.1 billion
86 Neijiang $3.1 billion
87 Hefei $3.1 billion
88 Anqing $3.1 billion
89 Lianyungang $3 billion
90 Zhuzhou $3 billion
91 Chuzhou $3 billion
92 Hengshui $3 billion
93 Yulin $3 billion
94 Lanzhou $3 billion
95 Zhuhai $2.9 billion
96 qinghuangdao $2.9 billion
97 Nanning $2.9 billion
98 Xuchang $2.8 billion
99 Shangqiu $2.8 billion
100 Pingdingshan $2.8 billion

YEAR