| Economically developed regions | Tianjin, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Beijing, Shandong |
| Economicallyrelatively developed regions | Liaoning, Fujian, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shaanxi, Anhui, Chongqing, Hebei, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan |
| Economically underdeveloped regions | Shanxi, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Tibet, Gansu |