According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1972, the province with the largest economic size in China was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $7.2 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $7 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $6.7 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $5.4 billion, Heilongjiang ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $5.3 billion.