In the final nuclear data of each province in 2022, the most depressed province is Henan first, followed by Hunan? Why? Because the entire domestic economy in 2022 will be 548.3 billion, specifically in the provinces, the most is Henan, as high as 312.5 billion; The second is Hunan, which is 111.2 billion. Sichuan and Hubei, both of the top four provinces in the central and western regions, are relatively strong. Then, coupled with the relative slowness of Henan's economy in 2023, Sichuan's total economic output will surpass that of Henan in 2023 and rise to the fifth place in China, completely changing the previous pattern of Guangdong, Suzhou, Zhejiang, and Henan's top five economies in China; And Hubei has further widened the distance with Hunan as high as nearly 600 billion, and the economic gap between Hubei and Henan has rapidly narrowed to 330 billion! Hubei is the closest province after Sichuan to further catch up with Henan.
In fact, there are the regional economic development characteristics of Sichuan, Hubei, Henan and Hunan provinces, and we will find a very important problem, that is, Sichuan and Hubei provinces are both strong provincial capitals, Chengdu and Wuhan are very high in the first place in the province, and Chengdu's economy accounts for 36 percent in Sichuan Province7%, Wuhan is also as high as 35 in Hubei Province9%。It is precisely because of this primacy that Chengdu and Wuhan are among the top ten economic cities in China. Today, the total economic output of Chengdu and Wuhan is 2 trillion+. Zhengzhou and Changsha are also the capitals of their respective provinces, and they are also the largest cities with a total economic output of more than 10,000 yuan. However, compared to Chengdu and Wuhan, which are the first places in their respective provinces, Changsha is 293%。Zhengzhou is lower than Changsha, at 223%。It can be seen that Zhengzhou and Changsha are not absolutely strong in the province!
In fact, among the central and western provinces, the first provinces to put forward the need for balanced development in the province are Sichuan and Hubei provinces. However, after more than ten years, Chengdu and Wuhan have not decreased their primacy in their respective provinces, but have been slightly strengthened. In recent years, when Changsha's economy rose to the 15th place in the country and Zhengzhou's economy rose to the 16th place, it has been stagnant for many years. The previous cities such as Ningbo, Qingdao, and Wuxi have once again opened up the distance from Zhengzhou and Changsha! And the cities of Foshan, Fuzhou, Jinan, Hefei and other cities are approaching Changsha and Zhengzhou again!
Compared with Sichuan and Hubei provinces, Henan and Hunan provinces have been so slow in economic development in the past, and one of the important reasons why they have been opened up by Sichuan and Hubei is that the strategic determination of the two provinces to be strong provincial capitals is insufficient. In the central and western provinces, unless the economic aggregate is strong enough like that of coastal Guangdong, Sulu and Zhejiang, can the balanced development of several cities be taken into account. The strongest provinces in the central and western regions, represented by Sichuan, Hubei, Henan, and Hunan provinces, obviously do not have the strength of Guangdong, Suzhou, Lu, and Zhejiang along the coast. Therefore, the central and western provinces must build a strong provincial capital center in order to drive the economic development of the province! At this point, Sichuan and Hubei provinces have done better! The two provinces of Henan and Hunan also have the population and economic foundation of Sichuan and Hubei provinces, and they also have the ability to build a strong provincial capital center, so Changsha and Zhengzhou must be further expanded and strengthened in order to provide strong power support for the future economic development of Hunan and Henan!