According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1996, the province with the largest economic size in China was Guangdong, with a GDP of $83.11 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $72.87 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $71.5 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Sichuan, with a GDP of $51.2 billion, Zhejiang ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $50.9 billion.