In 2021, the GDP of Guangdong Province will reach 12.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 8% year-on-year, making it the first province in the country with a GDP of 12 trillion yuan, ranking first in the country for 33 consecutive years.
According to data released by the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics on January 20, according to the unified accounting results of the regional GDP, the GDP of Guangdong in 2021 will be 12,436.967 billion yuan, an increase of 8.0% year-on-year and an average growth of 5.1% in the two years.
As the largest province in foreign trade, Guangdong's import and export continued to grow by double digits.
In 2021, Guangdong's total foreign trade import and export volume will be 8.27 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%.
Among them, exports were 5.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.2%; imports were 3.22 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.4%.
On January 20, Wang Weizhong, acting governor of Guangdong Province, said in his government work report that my country's economic development is facing triple pressures of shrinking demand, supply shocks, and weakening expectations, but the fundamentals of long-term improvement will not change.
Guangdong is at the intersection of internal and external circulation. It has a complete industrial system, strong innovation strength and a good business environment. It has more than 15 million market players, 70 million workers, and 127 million permanent residents. The superposition of major national development strategies such as "Double Zones" and the construction of two cooperation zones in Hengqin and Qianhai is beneficial, which is the advantage, confidence and confidence of Guangdong's new journey.
Guangdong's economy has been ranked No. 1 in the country for the first time since 1989, and it has remained stable for more than 30 years.
In 2021, while Guangdong's economy has reached a new level of 12 trillion yuan, Dongguan will also join the GDP trillion club, becoming the fourth city in Guangdong Province with an economic aggregate of over one trillion yuan.
So far, Guangdong has a total of 4 trillion-GDP cities, namely Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Dongguan, which is one of the provinces with the most trillion-GDP cities in the country.
However, Wang Weizhong also pointed out that the development of Guangdong still faces many difficulties and challenges.
There are many uncertain and unstable factors in economic development, the problem of "stuck neck" of key core technologies needs to be continuously tackled, and the stability and competitiveness of the industrial chain and supply chain need to be further improved.
The problem of uncoordinated regional development still needs to be addressed more vigorously, the gap between urban and rural development is still large, and there is still a long way to go to promote common prosperity.
Wang Weizhong said that to do a good job of economic and social development this year, we must adhere to the principle of stability and seek progress while maintaining stability. The main expected goal is to increase the regional GDP by about 5.5%.
The first item of Guangdong's key work in 2022 is to further promote the "dual-zone" construction and Shenzhen's comprehensive reform pilot, and comprehensively promote the construction of two cooperation zones in Hengqin and Qianhai.
Wang Weizhong said, strengthen the connection of rules and mechanisms, further promote the "Bay Area Connect" project and the construction of "Digital Bay Area", and expand the connection of commercial systems, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, and standard connection.
Accelerate the construction of the "Greater Bay Area on Track".
As a major manufacturing province, in 2021, Guangdong's industrial added value above designated size will be 3.75 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.0% and an average two-year growth of 5.2%. The growth rate will basically return to the level before the epidemic.
It is worth noting that the supporting role of 20 strategic industrial clusters is prominent, and the added value accounts for about 1/3 of the regional GDP.
Wang Weizhong said that in 2022, it is necessary to enhance the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, accelerate the construction of a strong manufacturing province, and effectively improve the modernization level of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Make good use of the "Ten Investments in Manufacturing" policy, vigorously promote investment in the industrial chain, accelerate the construction of key projects such as Guangzhou Huaxing Optoelectronics T9 and Jieyang Guangdong Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration, and develop and expand industries such as new energy vehicles.
Expand investment in manufacturing equipment renewal and technological transformation, and promote technological transformation of 8,500 industrial enterprises.