According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1968, the province with the largest economic size in China was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $4.3 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $4.1 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Heilongjiang, with a GDP of $3.7 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $3.6 billion, Liaoning ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $3.6 billion.