Top 10 Chinese regions with highest GDP in H1
The gross domestic product (GDP) of 31 provinces, autonomous regions and cities of China was announced by July 30, with 15 regions surpassing the country's GDP of 5.5 percent and 13 exceeding 6 percent, according to a report of news portal ThePaper.com on July 31, citing local statistics bureaus.
China's GDP grew 5.5 percent year-on-year to 59.3 trillion yuan ($8.3 trillion) in the first half of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on July 17.
The GDP of Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces reached 6.29 and 6.05 trillion yuan, respectively, in the first half of the year, successfully crossing the six trillion yuan threshold. Shanghai, Hebei province and Beijing passed through the 2 trillion threshold, with GDP reaching 2.14, 2.08 and 2.06 trillion yuan, respectively. Guizhou province in Southwest China crossed the 1 trillion threshold and registered GDP at 1.02 trillion yuan in the first half.
Let's take a look at the top 10 regions of GDP data in H1 2023.