| Level-one indicators | Secondary indicators | Variables | Symbol | Description |
| Economic development level | Economic strength | PCG | X1 | Per-capita GDP, Unit: RMB 1 Yuan |
| PCR | X2 | Per-capita revenue, Unit: RMB 1 Yuan | ||
| PCDI | X3 | Per-capita disposable income of urban households, Unit: RMB 1 Yuan | ||
| TFAI | X4 | Total fixed asset investment, Unit: RMB 100 million Yuan | ||
| Economic structure | TICR | X5 | Tertiary industry contribution rate (%) | |
| AFDI | X6 | Actual use of foreign direct investment, Unit: USD 10 thousand | ||
| Financial development degree | Financial scale | FIR | X7 | Financial interrelations ratio (%) is equal to the total financial scale divided by the local GDP |
| VAFI | X8 | Value added of financial intermediation, Unit: RMB 100 million Yuan | ||
| Financial development efficiency | FE | X9 | Financial efficiency is equal to the financial institutions deposits divided by the financial institutions loans | |
| Financial development degree | Market financing capacity | SA | X10 | Number of stock accounts |
| ST | X11 | Security transactions, Unit: RMB 100 million Yuan | ||
| TMC | X12 | Total market capitalization, Unit: RMB 100 million Yuan | ||
| Financial opening up degree | FCDR | X13 | Foreign-currency deposits accounted for ratio (%) | |
| FB | X14 | Number of foreign banks | ||
| Innovation environment support | Personnel training | IHL | X15 | Number of institutions of higher learning |
| NP | X16 | Number of postgraduates | ||
| Scientific research | RDI | X1 | Number of R&D Institutes | |
| RDP | X18 | Number of R&D personnel | ||
| RDE | X19 | R&D Intramural expenditure, Unit: RMB 100 million Yuan | ||
| PG | X20 | Number of patents granted |