According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1990, the province with the largest economic size in China was Guangdong, with a GDP of $30.16 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $29.3 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $27.4 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Liaoning, with a GDP of $20.6 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $18.1 billion.