According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1971, the province with the largest economic size in China was Liaoning, with a GDP of $6.2 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $6.1 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $5.8 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Heilongjiang, with a GDP of $4.8 billion, Guangdong ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $4.7 billion.