According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1998, the province with the largest economic size in China was Guangdong, with a GDP of $104.46 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $87.91 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $85.8 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Zhejiang, with a GDP of $61.7 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $53.2 billion.