According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1997, the province with the largest economic size in China was Guangdong, with a GDP of $94.92 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $81.37 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $79.7 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Zhejiang, with a GDP of $57.1 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $49.7 billion.