According to the latest statistical information released by the Shandong Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2013, the city with the largest economic size in Shandong was Qingdao, with a GDP of $130.5 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yantai, with a GDP of $91.5 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Jinan, with a GDP of $85.2 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Weifang, with a GDP of $72 billion, Zibo ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $62 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao | $130.5 billion |
| 2 | Yantai | $91.5 billion |
| 3 | Jinan | $85.2 billion |
| 4 | Weifang | $72 billion |
| 5 | Zibo | $62 billion |
| 6 | Jining | $57.1 billion |
| 7 | Linyi | $54.4 billion |
| 8 | Dongying | $53 billion |
| 9 | Tai'an | $45.5 billion |
| 10 | Weihai | $41.6 billion |
| 11 | Dezhou | $40.1 billion |
| 12 | Liaocheng | $38.6 billion |
| 13 | Binzhou | $35.2 billion |
| 14 | HeZe | $33.4 billion |
| 15 | Zaozhuang | $29.9 billion |
| 16 | Rizhao | $24.5 billion |