According to the latest statistical data released by the China Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2004, the province with the largest economic size in China was Guangdong, with a GDP of $228.66 billion; the province with the second largest economic size was Shandong, with a GDP of $184.1 billion; the province with the third largest economic size was Jiangsu, with a GDP of $181.66 billion; the province with the fourth largest economic size was Zhejiang, with a GDP of $142.8 billion, Henan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $104.9 billion.