According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1978, the province with the largest economic size in China was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $10.22 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $9.4 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $9.3 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $7.62 billion, Sichuan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $7.6 billion.