According to the latest statistical information released by the Hunan Bureau of statistics in 2025, in 2010, the city with the largest economic size in Hunan was Changsha, with a GDP of $69 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yueyang, with a GDP of $23.4 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Changde, with a GDP of $22.7 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Hengyang, with a GDP of $21.6 billion, Zhuzhou ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $19.4 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changsha | $69 billion |
| 2 | Yueyang | $23.4 billion |
| 3 | Changde | $22.7 billion |
| 4 | Hengyang | $21.6 billion |
| 5 | Zhuzhou | $19.4 billion |
| 6 | Chenzhou | $16.5 billion |
| 7 | Xiangtan | $13.6 billion |
| 8 | Yongzhou | $11.7 billion |
| 9 | Shaoyang | $11.1 billion |
| 10 | Yiyang | $10.9 billion |
| 11 | Loudi | $10.3 billion |
| 12 | Huaihua | $10.3 billion |
| 13 | Xiangxi | $4.7 billion |
| 14 | Zhangjiajie | $3.7 billion |