Top 100 Chinese Cities Economic List for 2003

According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2003, the city with the largest economic size in China was Shanghai, with a gross domestic product(GDP) of $76.42 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Beijing, with a GDP of $61.21 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Guangzhou, with a GDP of $42.8 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Shenzhen, with a GDP of $35.4 billion, Suzhou ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $34.3 billion.

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Data from the World Bank and China Bureau of Statistics.

Rank City GDP
1 Shanghai $76.42 billion
2 Beijing $61.21 billion
3 Guangzhou $42.8 billion
4 Shenzhen $35.4 billion
5 Suzhou $34.3 billion
6 Tianjin $31.52 billion
7 Chongqing $31.24 billion
8 Hangzhou $25.7 billion
9 Wuxi $23.3 billion
10 Chengdu $22.9 billion
11 Ningbo $21.9 billion
12 Qingdao $21.8 billion
13 Wuhan $20.4 billion
14 Dalian $20 billion
15 Shenyang $19.7 billion
16 Nanjing $19.3 billion
17 Dongguan $17.8 billion
18 Harbin $17.3 billion
19 Foshan $16.9 billion
20 Quanzhou $16.9 billion
21 Shijiazhuang $16.9 billion
22 Jinan $16.7 billion
23 Fuzhou $16.5 billion
24 Changchun $16.4 billion
25 Yantai $16.1 billion
26 Tangshan $15.9 billion
27 Wenzhou $15 billion
28 Daqing $13.8 billion
29 Zhengzhou $13.5 billion
30 Shaoxing $13.4 billion
31 Weifang $12.6 billion
32 Nantong $12.4 billion
33 Zibo $12.3 billion
34 Taizhou $12.2 billion
35 Xi'an $11.6 billion
36 Changsha $11.4 billion
37 Baoding $11.4 billion
38 Changzhou $11.1 billion
39 Xuzhou $11.1 billion
40 Jining $10.8 billion
41 Jiaxing $10.5 billion
42 Linyi $10.3 billion
43 Weihai $10.3 billion
44 Kunming $10.1 billion
45 Jinhua $9.8 billion
46 Anshan $9.7 billion
47 Handan $9.4 billion
48 Xiamen $9.3 billion
49 Yancheng $9.1 billion
50 Jiangmen $9 billion
51 Nanyang $8.9 billion
52 Dongying $8.6 billion
53 Luoyang $8.4 billion
54 Maoming $8.1 billion
55 Yangzhou $8 billion
56 Zhenjiang $7.9 billion
57 Nanchang $7.9 billion
58 Cangzhou $7.7 billion
59 Tai'an $7.4 billion
60 Zhangzhou $7.4 billion
61 Jilin City $7.4 billion
62 Huizhou $7.3 billion
63 Taizhou $7.1 billion
64 Dezhou $6.9 billion
65 Shantou $6.5 billion
66 Langfang $6.5 billion
67 Zhanjiang $6.4 billion
68 Taiyuan $6.4 billion
69 Xingtai $6.3 billion
70 Zhongshan $6.2 billion
71 Xiangyang $6.2 billion
72 Nanning $6.2 billion
73 Yichang $6.1 billion
74 Yueyang $6.1 billion
75 Jieyang $6 billion
76 Huzhou $6 billion
77 Changde $6 billion
78 Hefei $6 billion
79 Zhuhai $5.8 billion
80 Zhaoqing $5.8 billion
81 Liaocheng $5.6 billion
82 Baotou $5.6 billion
83 Hengyang $5.5 billion
84 Lanzhou $5.4 billion
85 Huai'an $5.2 billion
86 Xuchang $5.1 billion
87 Binzhou $5 billion
88 Zhoukou $5 billion
89 Hohhot $5 billion
90 Urumqi $5 billion
91 Mianyang $4.9 billion
92 Hengshui $4.9 billion
93 Jingzhou $4.8 billion
94 Huanggang $4.8 billion
95 qinghuangdao $4.8 billion
96 Guilin $4.8 billion
97 Zaozhuang $4.7 billion
98 Xinxiang $4.7 billion
99 Zhuzhou $4.7 billion
100 Guiyang $4.7 billion