According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1976, the province with the largest economic size in China was Liaoning, with a GDP of $10.7 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $9.84 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $9.5 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $8.2 billion, Heilongjiang ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $7.6 billion.