According to the latest statistical information released by the Shanxi Bureau of statistics in 2025, in 2003, the city with the largest economic size in Shanxi was Taiyuan, with a GDP of $6.4 billion; the city with the second largest economic size was Linfen, with a GDP of $3.7 billion; the city with the third largest economic size was Yuncheng, with a GDP of $3.6 billion; the city with the fourth largest economic size was Changzhi, with a GDP of $3.2 billion, Datong ranks fifth in economic scale, with a GDP of $3.1 billion.
| Ranking | City | GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiyuan | $6.4 billion |
| 2 | Linfen | $3.7 billion |
| 3 | Yuncheng | $3.6 billion |
| 4 | Changzhi | $3.2 billion |
| 5 | Datong | $3.1 billion |
| 6 | Jinzhong | $2.5 billion |
| 7 | Jincheng | $2.5 billion |
| 8 | Lvliang | $1.7 billion |
| 9 | Yangquan | $1.6 billion |
| 10 | Shuozhou | $1.5 billion |
| 11 | Xinzhou | $1.4 billion |