According to the latest statistical information released by the Henan Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 1990, the city with the largest economic size in Henan was Zhengzhou, with a GDP of $2.1 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Nanyang, with a GDP of $1.8 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Luoyang, with a GDP of $1.5 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Zhoukou, with a GDP of $1.3 billion, Pingdingshan ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $1.3 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhengzhou | $2.1 billion |
| 2 | Nanyang | $1.8 billion |
| 3 | Luoyang | $1.5 billion |
| 4 | Zhoukou | $1.3 billion |
| 5 | Pingdingshan | $1.3 billion |
| 6 | Xinxiang | $1.2 billion |
| 7 | Jiaozuo | $1.2 billion |
| 8 | Zhumadian | $1.1 billion |
| 9 | Anyang | $1.1 billion |
| 10 | Xuchang | $0.9 billion |
| 11 | Kaifeng | $0.9 billion |
| 12 | Puyang | $0.8 billion |
| 13 | Sanmenxia | $0.6 billion |
| 14 | Luohe | $0.5 billion |
| 15 | Hebi | $0.3 billion |
| 16 | Shangqiu | $0.1 billion |