According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1969, the province with the largest economic size in China was Liaoning, with a GDP of $4.7 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $4.6 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $4.5 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Heilongjiang, with a GDP of $4.2 billion, Guangdong ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $4.1 billion.