According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1979, the province with the largest economic size in China was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $13.09 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $11.1 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $10.8 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $9.18 billion, Sichuan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $9.1 billion.