According to the latest statistical information released by the Shandong Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2016, the city with the largest economic size in Shandong was Qingdao, with a GDP of $151 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yantai, with a GDP of $104.5 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Jinan, with a GDP of $98.6 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Weifang, with a GDP of $83.3 billion, Zibo ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $66.6 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao | $151 billion |
| 2 | Yantai | $104.5 billion |
| 3 | Jinan | $98.6 billion |
| 4 | Weifang | $83.3 billion |
| 5 | Zibo | $66.6 billion |
| 6 | Jining | $64.9 billion |
| 7 | Linyi | $60.8 billion |
| 8 | Dongying | $52.5 billion |
| 9 | Tai'an | $50.1 billion |
| 10 | Weihai | $48.5 billion |
| 11 | Dezhou | $44.3 billion |
| 12 | Liaocheng | $43.2 billion |
| 13 | HeZe | $38.7 billion |
| 14 | Binzhou | $37.3 billion |
| 15 | Zaozhuang | $32.4 billion |
| 16 | Rizhao | $27.2 billion |