Zhongxin Finance, April 13 (Reporter Li Jinlei) Do you know where the top ten counties in China's GDP are?

  With the release of 2021 GDP data in various places, the latest list of the top ten counties in GDP has also been released, namely

Kunshan, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Jinjiang, Changshu, Cixi, Yixing, Changsha County, Shenmu and Yiwu.

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Jiangsu wins 5 seats

  Judging from the provinces to which the top ten counties in GDP belong, Jiangsu occupies 5 seats and is a well-deserved county economic trump card province.

Zhejiang occupies 2 seats, Fujian, Hunan and Shaanxi each occupy 1 seat.

  Among them, 5 belong to the top ten counties in Jiangsu, namely Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Jiangyin City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, Zhangjiagang City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Changshu City, Suzhou, and Yixing City, Wuxi, Jiangsu.

  Among them, Kunshan, Jiangyin, and Zhangjiagang are the top three counties in the top ten GDP counties, that is to say, Jiangsu swept the top three.

  The economic strength of "Su Daqiang" in the county area can be said to be second to none.

Data map: Kunshan's integration into the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Shanghai Exhibition Hall has used a variety of multimedia display technologies to brilliantly display Kunshan's future planning and development blueprint.

Photo by Xiao Yong

Kunshan and Jiangyin rivalry for hegemony

  Kunshan, hosted by Suzhou, has a GDP of 474.806 billion yuan in 2021, an increase of 7.8% over the previous year at comparable prices, ranking first on the list.

  Jiangyin, which is hosted by Wuxi, is not far behind. In 2021, its GDP will reach 458.033 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%, and it will take second place after Kunshan with a gap of 16.7 billion yuan.

  Judging from the list, Kunshan and Jiangyin are also the only two county-level cities with a GDP exceeding the 400 billion yuan mark, showing a pattern of two heroes competing for hegemony.

Zhangjiagang, which ranks third, has a GDP of just over 300 billion yuan.

  Kunshan and Jiangyin are strategically located. Kunshan is located between Shanghai and Suzhou. It is close to Shanghai and has convenient transportation. The resident population exceeds 2 million. Jiangyin is located on the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south. It is an important transportation hub and a natural port for river-sea intermodal transportation and river replacement, with a permanent population of 1.782 million.

  Kunshan and Jiangyin are both strong industrial counties.

In 2021, Kunshan's total industrial output value exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time. Its economic trump card industry is the electronic information industry. The industrial cluster gathers a large number of Taiwan-funded manufacturing enterprises, also known as the "Taiwan-funded highland".

Kunshan is also the first county-level city in Jiangsu Province where the number of market entities exceeded 1 million.

  Jiangyin's industrial strength is second to none. In 2021, it will be awarded the "Five Consecutive Championships" of China's Top 100 Industrial Counties (Cities), and the city's industries above designated size will achieve an operating income of 686.228 billion yuan.

There are many listed companies in Jiangyin, reaching more than 50, and it is also known as "the first county of A-shares in China" and "Jiangyin plate".

"Coal Flying Dance" Shenmu rushed into the top ten

  A major change in the latest list of the top ten counties in GDP is that Shenmu in Shaanxi rushed into the top ten.

  Shenmu's GDP will reach 184.818 billion yuan in 2021, accounting for 34% of the total in Yulin City and 6.2% of the total in Shaanxi Province. Calculated at constant prices, it will increase by 8.9% year-on-year, and the growth rate is 1 percentage point higher than that of Yulin City and higher than that of Shaanxi Province. Save 2.4 percentage points.

  As a coal energy production base, Shenmu returned to the top ten of the county GDP after a lapse of many years, benefiting to a certain extent from the sharp rise in coal and other energy prices last year.

  Shenmu is the largest coal-producing county (city) in China, with unique coal resources. The coal storage area is 4,500 square kilometers, accounting for 59% of the city's total area. The coal-rich area has more than 10 million tons of reserves per square kilometer.

  According to the data, Shenmu will produce 309 million tons of raw coal in 2021, and the annual total industrial output value above designated size will be 330.265 billion yuan (including feedback from Yulin City), a year-on-year increase of 63.2%.

In the whole year, the 337 industrial enterprises above designated size achieved an operating income of 306.726 billion yuan, an increase of 72.0%; the total tax payment was 44.797 billion yuan, an increase of 96.8%; the total profit was 112.994 billion yuan, an increase of 149.3%.

Yiwu International Trade City.

Photo by Zhang Bin

Yiwu has the highest GDP growth rate

  From the perspective of GDP growth rate, among the top ten counties in GDP, Yiwu, Zhejiang has the highest growth rate.

Data show that in 2021, Yiwu's GDP will reach 173.016 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%.

  As the "Small Commodity Capital of the World", Yiwu has the world's largest small commodity wholesale market, with over 2.1 million commodities exported to 210 countries and regions around the world.

  In 2021, China's import and export trade will be booming, as will Yiwu.

In 2021, Yiwu achieved a total import and export volume of 390.305 billion yuan, an increase of 24.7%.

Exports were 365.912 billion yuan, an increase of 21.8%.

  Yiwu e-commerce also maintained rapid development.

In 2021, the online retail sales will be 218.793 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.6%, ranking first in all counties (cities, districts) in Zhejiang Province.

As of February 23, 2022, Yiwu's registered market entities exceeded the 800,000 mark, a year-on-year increase of 14.22%, ranking first among county-level cities in Zhejiang Province.

  Which super county are you most impressed by?

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