| Province | Efficiency growth rate | Type | Ranking |
| Zhejiang | 288.53% | >100% | 1 |
| Fujian | 239.84% | >100% | 2 |
| Xinjiang | 161.04% | >100% | 3 |
| Jiangsu | 140.48% | >100% | 4 |
| Guizhou | 126.74% | >100% | 5 |
| Shandong | 105.19% | >100% | 6 |
| Sichuan | 100.27% | >100% | 7 |
| Henan | 84.58% | (50%, 100%] | 8 |
| Guangxi | 74.40% | (50%, 100%] | 9 |
| Shanghai | 61.74% | (50%, 100%] | 10 |
| Hubei | 50.13% | (50%, 100%] | 11 |
| Shanxi | 41.81% | (0, 50%] | 12 |
| Hunan | 38.13% | (0, 50%] | 13 |
| Yunnan | 35.63% | (0, 50%] | 14 |
| Shanxi | 23.45% | (0, 50%] | 15 |
| Chongqing | 21.21% | (0, 50%] | 16 |
| Gansu | 15.47% | (0, 50%] | 17 |
| Anhui | 15.45% | (0, 50%] | 18 |
| Hebei | 0.18% | (0, 50%] | 19 |
| Peking | 0.00% | 0 | 20 |
| Jiangxi | −8.87% | (−50%, 0] | 21 |
| Tianjin | −10.58% | (−50%, 0] | 22 |
| Liaoning | −14.96% | (−50%, 0] | 23 |
| Hainan | −31.17% | (−50%, 0] | 24 |
| Heilongjiang | −32.79% | (−50%, 0] | 25 |
| Jilin | −40.12% | (−50%, 0] | 26 |
| Ningxia | −40.25% | (−50%, 0] | 27 |
| Qinghai | −41.13% | (−50%, 0] | 28 |
| Inner Mongolia | −41.54% | (−50%, 0] | 29 |
| Kwangtung | −85.83% | <50% | 30 |