Jiangsu
13.7T yuan GDP (2024, #2); closing gap with Guangdong; Suzhou 2.67T yuan (#1 prefecture-level); 5 cities above 1T; 68.7% exports = electronics.
Jiangsu's GDP reached 13.7 trillion yuan in 2024 (+5.8%), ranking #2 nationally with gap to Guangdong narrowing to just 175.76 billion yuan in H1 2025—closest margin in years. Five cities exceeded 1 trillion yuan: Suzhou led at 2.67 trillion yuan (only prefecture-level city above 2T), followed by Nanjing (1.85T), Wuxi (1.62T), Nantong, and Changzhou. Huai'an led growth at 7.1%. Suzhou's total industrial output hit 4.7 trillion yuan, with electronic products composing 68.7% of exports. Jiangsu plans 5%+ GDP growth for 2025 with 1.2 million new jobs. The province is 'more resilient due to diversified industrial structure, lower real estate dependence, and smaller export reliance' than Guangdong. Manufacturing heartland status drives GDP competition with #1 Guangdong. Suzhou ranks among top prefecture-level cities in China for economic output.