Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 1998

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1998, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $45.03 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $29.03 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $22.5 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Chongqing, with a GDP of $19.57 billion, Tianjin ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $16.78 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $45.03 billion
2 Beijing $29.03 billion
3 Guangzhou $22.5 billion
4 Chongqing $19.57 billion
5 Tianjin $16.78 billion
6 Shenzhen $15.8 billion
7 Suzhou $15.3 billion
8 Hangzhou $13.9 billion
9 Chengdu $13.5 billion
10 Wuxi $12.9 billion
11 Wuhan $12.5 billion
12 Ningbo $11.9 billion
13 Shenyang $11.5 billion
14 Dalian $11.4 billion
15 Qingdao $10.9 billion
16 Quanzhou $10.6 billion
17 Fuzhou $10.6 billion
18 Shijiazhuang $10.4 billion
19 Nanjing $10.1 billion
20 Jinan $10.1 billion
21 Harbin $10 billion
22 Foshan $9.6 billion
23 Tangshan $9.6 billion
24 Weifang $9.5 billion
25 Yantai $9.1 billion
26 Wenzhou $8.3 billion
27 Shaoxing $8 billion
28 Nantong $7.7 billion
29 Zhengzhou $7.6 billion
30 Daqing $7.5 billion
31 Changchun $7.5 billion
32 Baoding $7.3 billion
33 Dongguan $6.9 billion
34 Xi'an $6.9 billion
35 Kunming $6.9 billion
36 Xuzhou $6.8 billion
37 Taizhou $6.8 billion
38 Changsha $6.7 billion
39 Zibo $6.6 billion
40 Weihai $6.5 billion
41 Jining $6.3 billion
42 Changzhou $6.2 billion
43 Jinhua $6 billion
44 Xiangyang $6 billion
45 Jiangmen $5.9 billion
46 Handan $5.9 billion
47 Anshan $5.9 billion
48 Yancheng $5.7 billion
49 Linyi $5.7 billion
50 Nanyang $5.7 billion
51 Jiaxing $5.5 billion
52 Maoming $5.3 billion
53 Zhangzhou $5.3 billion
54 Shantou $5.2 billion
55 Xiamen $5.2 billion
56 Yangzhou $5 billion
57 Cangzhou $5 billion
58 Zhenjiang $4.8 billion
59 Yichang $4.7 billion
60 Fuyang $4.7 billion
61 Nanchang $4.7 billion
62 Zhaoqing $4.5 billion
63 Jieyang $4.5 billion
64 Luoyang $4.5 billion
65 Huizhou $4.4 billion
66 Zhanjiang $4.4 billion
67 Tai'an $4.3 billion
68 Huanggang $4.3 billion
69 Taizhou $4.2 billion
70 Xiaogan $4.2 billion
71 Huzhou $4 billion
72 Jingzhou $4 billion
73 Xingtai $4 billion
74 Yuxi $4 billion
75 Taiyuan $4 billion
76 Dongying $3.9 billion
77 Dezhou $3.8 billion
78 Mianyang $3.8 billion
79 Jingmen $3.8 billion
80 Yueyang $3.8 billion
81 Changde $3.8 billion
82 Langfang $3.8 billion
83 Hengyang $3.7 billion
84 Hefei $3.4 billion
85 Zhuhai $3.3 billion
86 Lianyungang $3.3 billion
87 Zhuzhou $3.3 billion
88 Hengshui $3.3 billion
89 Qiqihar $3.3 billion
90 Xinxiang $3.2 billion
91 Nanning $3.2 billion
92 Guilin $3.2 billion
93 Lanzhou $3.2 billion
94 Zhongshan $3.1 billion
95 Jiaozuo $3.1 billion
96 Anqing $3.1 billion
97 qinghuangdao $3.1 billion
98 Xuchang $3 billion
99 Shangqiu $3 billion
100 Pingdingshan $3 billion

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