According to the latest statistical information released by the Shandong Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2015, the city with the largest economic size in Shandong was Qingdao, with a GDP of $152 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yantai, with a GDP of $105.4 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Jinan, with a GDP of $99.7 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Weifang, with a GDP of $84.5 billion, Zibo ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $67.5 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao | $152 billion |
| 2 | Yantai | $105.4 billion |
| 3 | Jinan | $99.7 billion |
| 4 | Weifang | $84.5 billion |
| 5 | Zibo | $67.5 billion |
| 6 | Jining | $65.6 billion |
| 7 | Linyi | $61.5 billion |
| 8 | Dongying | $56.4 billion |
| 9 | Tai'an | $51.7 billion |
| 10 | Weihai | $49.1 billion |
| 11 | Dezhou | $45 billion |
| 12 | Liaocheng | $43.6 billion |
| 13 | HeZe | $39.3 billion |
| 14 | Binzhou | $38.5 billion |
| 15 | Zaozhuang | $33.2 billion |
| 16 | Rizhao | $27.4 billion |