According to the latest statistical information released by the Shanxi Bureau of statistics in 2025, in 2001, the city with the largest economic size in Shanxi was Taiyuan, with a GDP of $4.8 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Yuncheng, with a GDP of $2.4 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Linfen, with a GDP of $2.4 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Datong, with a GDP of $2.4 billion, Changzhi ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $2.3 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiyuan | $4.8 billion |
| 2 | Yuncheng | $2.4 billion |
| 3 | Linfen | $2.4 billion |
| 4 | Datong | $2.4 billion |
| 5 | Changzhi | $2.3 billion |
| 6 | Jincheng | $2 billion |
| 7 | Jinzhong | $1.9 billion |
| 8 | Yangquan | $1.3 billion |
| 9 | Lvliang | $1.2 billion |
| 10 | Shuozhou | $1.1 billion |
| 11 | Xinzhou | $1.1 billion |