Recently, the report on the work of the Guiyang Municipal Government has been released. Listed below are a few important numbers to help you know the changes the city has experienced and the remarkable achievements it has made over the past five years.
471.104 billion
Overall economic strength has substantially increased. The city's GDP reached 471.104 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 7.6%. The per capita GDP exceeded 12,000 US dollars. The general public budget revenue rose to 42.668 billion yuan. The percentage of the industrial sector, the private sector and the green economy in the city's GDP increased to 21.4%, 53% and 47%, respectively. The added value of the services sector exceeded 280 billion yuan. The number of market players exceeded 900,000, and 49 of them were listed companies.
49,000
Further strides have been made in moderate prosperity in an all-round way. About 49,000 registered poor rural residents were lifted out of poverty, and 12,000 benefited enormously from the resettlement program initiated for poverty alleviation. Efforts have been made to help an impoverished population of 510,000 in Guizhou's 13 poverty-stricken counties to get out of poverty. High-quality farmland accounted for 40% of cultivated land in Guiyang, and cash crops occupied 75% of its farmland. The farmland used to grow grains remained stable at more than 86,710 hectares.
5,000
The digital industry is gathering momentum. The number of big data companies exceeded 5,000. The digital economy accounted for more than 40% of the city's GDP. Guiyang ranked among the country's best in terms of open access to government data for five consecutive years. A total of 134 big data integration benchmark projects were implemented citywide. More than 85% of Guiyang-based industrial companies above the designated size used cloud services, and the big data and real economy integration index of the city reached 52. The number of high-tech companies reached 1,234, the total R&D investment increased by 16% annually, and the number of invention patents per 10,000 people reached 18.28.
98.9%
Ecological environment has been improved significantly. There were 1,025 parks in the city. The forest coverage increased to 55%. The air quality was good on 98.9% of the days a year. The water quality of all state-controlled and provincial-controlled river cross-sections and of sources of centralized potable water in counties or cities met the prescribed standards. Treated wastewater accounted for over 98.5% of the city's sewage discharged, and all household waste was rendered harmless.
30 million
Infrastructure has been developing by leaps and bounds. With 360 kilometers of high-speed railroads in operation, Guiyang has become a top 10 high-speed rail hub in China. It has 611 kilometers of highways and more than 2,200 kilometers of city roads open to traffic. Terminal 3 of Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was put into operation, with an annual capacity of over 30 million passengers. Line 1 and Line 2 were integrated into the public rail transit network. The Line 3 and Line S1 projects progressed steadily. The ever-growing subway system marks the dawn of a new era in the city's public transportation.
21
Remarkable progress has been made in further opening-up. The Gaimao Railway Port and the Dulaying International Land-Sea Logistics Port were put into use. The Guiyang-Hong Kong direct logistic service allows cross-boundary freight transportation to be completed in 16 hours. The first direct China-Europe freight train was launched. The city has obtained approval for a national processing trade park. The foreign trade totaled 24.09 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 25%. A total of 5,545 foreign investment projects have been launched in different sectors, bringing in an investment of 801.37 billion yuan. Guiyang has forged close ties with 21 sister cities and friendship cities.
43,876 yuan and 20,565 yuan
People's livelihoods and well-being have been significantly improved. A total of 942,000 new jobs were created. The per capita disposable income of permanent urban residents reached 43,876 yuan, and that of permanent rural residents exceeded the 20,000 yuan mark to reach 20,565 yuan, bringing the urban-rural income ratio down to 2.13:1. About 87.8% of the residents had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and above 98% of the city's population felt safe.