The economic aggregate ranked first in the country for 30 consecutive years.

The reporter recently learned from the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics that at comparable prices, Guangdong's GDP in 20 18 was 600 times that of 1949. From 1949 to 20 18, the average annual growth rate was 9.7%, accounting for 4.3% of the whole country, from 1952 to 20 18 10.8%. Since 1989, Guangdong's economic aggregate has ranked first in the country for 30 consecutive years.

From 65438 to 0949, Guangdong's GDP was 2.027 billion yuan; In 20 18, Guangdong's GDP was 9,727.777 billion yuan. Great changes have taken place in Guangdong's economic development since the founding of New China 70 years ago. As the vanguard of reform and opening-up, Guangdong has leapfrogged by doubling one after another, becoming one of the most developed, dynamic and open provinces in China.

According to the average annual exchange rate of 20 18, Guangdong's GDP of 20147 billion US dollars is about 90.8% of that of South Korea. During the 40 years of reform and opening up, Guangdong's economic growth rate reached double digits in 28 years, of which 1990-2008 maintained double-digit growth in 19, and the average annual growth rate of 12.5% was higher than that in the same period.

Per capita GDP exceeds $65,438+03,000. Since the founding of New China 70 years ago, the total population of Guangdong has increased from 27,827,200 in 1949 to13460 in 20 18, with an average annual growth rate of 2.06%, accounting for 5. 14% of the total population of Guangdong. In 2007, the total resident population in Guangdong ranked first in China, ranking first in China for 12 consecutive years. With the rapid economic growth, Guangdong's per capita GDP has also continuously reached a new level. From 1949 to 20 18, Guangdong's per capita GDP rose from 78 yuan to 864 12 yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 7.5% at comparable prices. According to the average exchange rate of that year, it reached US$ 65,438+03,058 in 2065,438+08, which has reached the level of upper-middle income countries and regions according to the classification standards of the World Bank.

The scale of employment is constantly expanding and the wage level is constantly improving. In 20 18, the number of employed people in Guangdong reached 65.0865 million, 5.5 times higher than that in 1949, with an average annual growth rate of 2.7%. The proportion of the employed population in the resident population increased from 34.9% in 1949 to 57.4% in 20 18. With the rapid development of economy, the wage level of employed people is constantly improving. In 20 18, the average annual salary of employees in urban non-private units in Guangdong was 88,636 yuan, which was 228 times higher than that of 387 yuan in 1952, with an average annual nominal increase of 8.6%.