The provincial distribution is uneven, with Sichuan, Xinjiang, Mongolia and Yunnan accounting for about 70%. Except for Tibet, the top 100 counties in western China in 2024 are distributed in 11 other provinces. Among them, Sichuan has the largest number of counties on the list,

2024-10-31 22:23:03 entertainment 2057℃

The provincial distribution is uneven, with Sichuan, Xinjiang, Mongolia and Yunnan accounting for about 70%. Except for Tibet, the top 100 counties in western China in 2024 are distributed in 11 other provinces. Among them, Sichuan has the largest number of counties on the list, reaching 29, followed by 15 in Xinjiang, 12 in Inner Mongolia, 12 in Yunnan, 9 in Guizhou, 8 in Shaanxi, 7 in Chongqing, 5 in Guangxi, 1 in Gansu, and 1 in Qinghai , 1 in Ningxia. Sichuan, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan provinces (autonomous regions) account for nearly 70% of the top 100 counties in western China.

has made great contributions to the economy of the western region, and the internal scale differences are obvious. The total economic scale of the top 100 counties in western China in 2024 is close to 5 trillion yuan, accounting for 1/11 of the county-level units in the western region, contributing nearly 1/5 of the total economic output. The average regional GDP of the top 100 counties in western China will be 48.59 billion yuan in 2024, with an average year-on-year growth of 5.9%, which is 0.7 and 0.4 percentage points higher than the country and the western region respectively. At the same time, the economic size within the top 100 counties in western China varies greatly. The GDP of 6 counties exceeds 100 billion yuan, and more than 20% is less than 30 billion yuan.

The dominant position of industry is highlighted, and the proportion of the tertiary industry is steadily increasing. The secondary industry is still the main engine for the development of the top 100 counties in western China, with its added value accounting for an average of 47.9% of the regional GDP; the number of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by nearly 500 compared with the previous year, reaching 11,426. The proportion of the tertiary industry has steadily increased, rising by 1 percentage point from the previous year to 40.0%, further narrowing the gap with the national average.

Fiscal revenue has grown rapidly, and local tax burdens have remained low. In 2024, the top 100 counties in western China contributed 12.7% of the general public budget revenue in the western region. The average general public budget revenue was 3.15 billion yuan, with an average growth of 10.2%, 3.8 percentage points higher than the national level. In 2024, the fiscal revenue of the top 100 counties in western China accounted for an average of 6.4% of regional GDP, 2.9 percentage points lower than the national average.

Residents’ income has increased rapidly, and common prosperity has been solidly advanced. In 2024, the income of urban and rural residents in the top 100 counties in western China continued to grow. The average per capita disposable income of urban residents was 44,908 yuan, an average increase of 4.6%; the average per capita disposable income of rural residents was 22,737 yuan, an average increase of 7.9%. The average per capita disposable income ratio of urban and rural residents is 2.03, 0.04 smaller than last year and 0.36 lower than the national average. Urban and rural development is more balanced.

Environmental quality continues to improve, and the ecological background becomes more distinct. In 2024, the average proportion of days with good air in the top 100 counties in western China reached 88.6%; the average forest coverage rate reached 39.0%, 15 percentage points higher than the national average; the average green coverage rate in built-up areas was 41.8%, a slight increase from last year; surface water The average proportion of water bodies with water quality reaching or better than Class III was 97.8%, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from last year and 8.4 percentage points higher than the national average.