According to the latest statistical information released by the Hunan Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2011, the city with the largest economic size in Hunan was Changsha, with a GDP of $90 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yueyang, with a GDP of $30.4 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Changde, with a GDP of $29 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Hengyang, with a GDP of $28 billion, Zhuzhou ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $25.1 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changsha | $90 billion |
| 2 | Yueyang | $30.4 billion |
| 3 | Changde | $29 billion |
| 4 | Hengyang | $28 billion |
| 5 | Zhuzhou | $25.1 billion |
| 6 | Chenzhou | $21.6 billion |
| 7 | Xiangtan | $18 billion |
| 8 | Yongzhou | $15.2 billion |
| 9 | Shaoyang | $14.6 billion |
| 10 | Yiyang | $14.2 billion |
| 11 | Loudi | $13.5 billion |
| 12 | Huaihua | $13.4 billion |
| 13 | Xiangxi | $5.8 billion |
| 14 | Zhangjiajie | $4.8 billion |