According to the latest statistical information released by the Qinghai Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2008, the city with the largest economic size in Qinghai was Xining, with a GDP of $6.2 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Hercynian, with a GDP of $4 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Haidong , with a GDP of $1.8 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Hainanzhou, with a GDP of $0.8 billion, Haibei ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $0.6 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xining | $6.2 billion |
| 2 | Hercynian | $4 billion |
| 3 | Haidong | $1.8 billion |
| 4 | Hainanzhou | $0.8 billion |
| 5 | Haibei | $0.6 billion |
| 6 | Huangnan | $0.5 billion |
| 7 | Yushu | $0.4 billion |
| 8 | Golog | $0.2 billion |