According to the latest statistical information released by the Hunan Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2001, the city with the largest economic size in Hunan was Changsha, with a GDP of $9 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yueyang, with a GDP of $5 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Changde, with a GDP of $4.9 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Hengyang, with a GDP of $4.8 billion, Zhuzhou ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $4 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changsha | $9 billion |
| 2 | Yueyang | $5 billion |
| 3 | Changde | $4.9 billion |
| 4 | Hengyang | $4.8 billion |
| 5 | Zhuzhou | $4 billion |
| 6 | Chenzhou | $3.2 billion |
| 7 | Yongzhou | $3.1 billion |
| 8 | Xiangtan | $3 billion |
| 9 | Shaoyang | $3 billion |
| 10 | Huaihua | $2.7 billion |
| 11 | Yiyang | $2.6 billion |
| 12 | Loudi | $2.3 billion |
| 13 | Xiangxi | $0.9 billion |
| 14 | Zhangjiajie | $0.9 billion |