According to the latest statistical information released by the Shandong Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2009, the city with the largest economic size in Shandong was Qingdao, with a GDP of $72.7 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yantai, with a GDP of $55.5 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Jinan, with a GDP of $50.1 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Weifang, with a GDP of $40.6 billion, Zibo ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $36.7 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao | $72.7 billion |
| 2 | Yantai | $55.5 billion |
| 3 | Jinan | $50.1 billion |
| 4 | Weifang | $40.6 billion |
| 5 | Zibo | $36.7 billion |
| 6 | Jining | $33.6 billion |
| 7 | Linyi | $31 billion |
| 8 | Dongying | $30.9 billion |
| 9 | Weihai | $26 billion |
| 10 | Tai'an | $25.7 billion |
| 11 | Dezhou | $22.1 billion |
| 12 | Liaocheng | $20.7 billion |
| 13 | Binzhou | $20.3 billion |
| 14 | Zaozhuang | $18 billion |
| 15 | HeZe | $14.4 billion |
| 16 | Rizhao | $13 billion |