According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1982, the province with the largest economic size in China was Shandong, with a GDP of $15.3 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $15.01 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $13.07 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $12.2 billion, Sichuan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $10.6 billion.