Ningbo

GDP: 1.81 trillion yuan (2024)

Permanent residents: 9.77 million (2024)

Location: southeastern part of East China's Zhejiang province and southern wing of the developed Yangtze River Delta region.

Area: 9,816 square kilometers

Economy

Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province achieved robust economic growth in 2024, reaching 1.81 trillion yuan ($248 billion) in gross domestic product (GDP), up 5.4 percent year-on-year.

In 2024, the city's general public budget revenue grew by 0.3 percent, reaching 179.05 billion yuan. The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached 83,110 yuan and 51,203 yuan, respectively.

Moreover, the added value of above-designated-size industrial companies — those with an annual revenue of 20 million yuan or above — in Ningbo grew by 7.7 percent.

In 2024, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port achieved an impressive cargo throughput of 1.37 billion metric tons, a 4-percent increase from the previous year, which secured its position as the world's leader in cargo throughput for the 16th consecutive year.

Ningbo's total import and export value reached 1.42 trillion yuan ($193.68 billion) in 2024, an 11.1-percent increase from the previous year, placing the city fifth in China's national foreign trade rankings. Private enterprise in Ningbo city generated imports and exports worth 1.09 trillion yuan ($149.95 billion), making it the third city in China, after Shenzhen and Shanghai, to top the trillion-yuan milestone.

Administrative divisions

Ningbo governs six districts, two counties, and two county-level cities — Haishu district, Jiangbei district, Zhenhai district, Beilun district, Yinzhou district, Fenghua district, Ninghai county, Xiangshan county, Yuyao city, and Cixi city.