Which province in China is the richest?

The richest province in China is Guangdong.

Since 1989, Guangdong’s GDP has continuously ranked first in the country

It has become China’s largest economic province, accounting for 1/8 of the country’s total economic output. Reaching the level of upper-middle-income countries

and the level of moderately developed countries

The comprehensive economic competitiveness of Guangdong Province ranks first in the country

. In 2016, the number of high-tech enterprises in Guangdong reached 19,857, ranking first in the country; the number of PCT international patent applications has led the country for 15 consecutive years.

Extended information:

Guangdong Province ranks first among all provinces in many economic indicators as China's largest economic province. Such as regional GDP, total retail sales of consumer goods, residents' savings deposits, number of patent applications, taxes, total import and export, total tourism revenue, mobile phone ownership, Internet users, total cargo transportation turnover, etc.

The annual average import and export volume accounts for about 1/4 of the country; the cumulative foreign investment attracted accounts for about 1/4 of the country. Guangdong gives full play to its advantages of being adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, deepens regional financial cooperation, and strives to build a strong financial province, and its financial radiation influence on surrounding areas is getting stronger and stronger. Guangdong has basically formed a financial market system with currency, foreign exchange, property rights and other markets as the main body. Now we are cooperating with Hong Kong and Macao to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao metropolitan area.

Reference materials; Guangdong (administrative region of China)_Baidu Encyclopedia