According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1984, the province with the largest economic size in China was Shandong, with a GDP of $21 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $18.73 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Guangdong, with a GDP of $16.56 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $15.9 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $13.4 billion.