According to the latest statistical information released by the Hunan Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2015, the city with the largest economic size in Hunan was Changsha, with a GDP of $139.1 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yueyang, with a GDP of $47.2 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Changde, with a GDP of $44.3 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Hengyang, with a GDP of $42.6 billion, Zhuzhou ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $38.2 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changsha | $139.1 billion |
| 2 | Yueyang | $47.2 billion |
| 3 | Changde | $44.3 billion |
| 4 | Hengyang | $42.6 billion |
| 5 | Zhuzhou | $38.2 billion |
| 6 | Chenzhou | $32.9 billion |
| 7 | Xiangtan | $27.9 billion |
| 8 | Yongzhou | $23.2 billion |
| 9 | Shaoyang | $22.7 billion |
| 10 | Yiyang | $22.2 billion |
| 11 | Loudi | $21.2 billion |
| 12 | Huaihua | $20.9 billion |
| 13 | Xiangxi | $8.2 billion |
| 14 | Zhangjiajie | $7.4 billion |