According to the latest statistical information released by the Shandong Bureau of statistics in 2024, in 2017, the city with the largest economic size in Shandong was Qingdao, with a GDP of $164.3 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yantai, with a GDP of $109.3 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Jinan, with a GDP of $107.2 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Weifang, with a GDP of $87.2 billion, Zibo ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $71.1 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao | $164.3 billion |
| 2 | Yantai | $109.3 billion |
| 3 | Jinan | $107.2 billion |
| 4 | Weifang | $87.2 billion |
| 5 | Zibo | $71.1 billion |
| 6 | Jining | $69 billion |
| 7 | Linyi | $64.5 billion |
| 8 | Dongying | $56.8 billion |
| 9 | Tai'an | $53.3 billion |
| 10 | Weihai | $52.3 billion |
| 11 | Dezhou | $46.8 billion |
| 12 | Liaocheng | $44.9 billion |
| 13 | HeZe | $42.1 billion |
| 14 | Binzhou | $38.8 billion |
| 15 | Zaozhuang | $34.3 billion |
| 16 | Rizhao | $29.9 billion |