Guangdong: 14th Five-Year Plan Achievements & 15th Five-Year Plan Goals

Editor's note: From manufacturing heartland to innovation-driven powerhouse, Guangdong has ranked No 1 nationwide in GDP for 37 years. The charts below show its 14th Five-Year Plan results and 15th Five-Year Plan goals across economy, innovation, livelihoods and green transition.

14th Five-Year Plan Achievements (2021-25)

Economic Performance

GDP: 14.58 trillion yuan ($2.17 trillion); No 1 nationwide for 37 yrs

Import & export value: 9.49 trillion yuan; No 1 nationwide for 40 yrs

Gross marine product: No 1 nationwide for 31 yrs

Innovation Highlights

Regional innovation capacity: No 1 nationwide for 9 yrs

10 1-trillion-yuan industrial clusters fostered

GBA: leading innovation role

Landmark Projects

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link: completed

Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway: completed

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport T3: completed

Pearl River Delta Water Resources Allocation Project: completed

Ecological Progress

Renewable power installed capacity: > coal-fired power for 1st time

Livelihood Improvement

New urban jobs: 7+ m

Per capita disposable income growth rate: > GDP growth rate

15th Five-Year Plan Goals (2026-30)

Economic Targets

Annual average GDP growth: ~5%↑

Annual average labor productivity growth: ~4.8%↑

Innovation Targets

R&D expenditure: ~5%↑

High-value invention patents per 10,000 people: 45

Core digital economy added value: 18% of GDP

Urban-Rural Development

County permanent population urbanization rate: ~50%

Urban-rural per capita disposable income ratio: 2.05

Gross marine product (GMP): 2.8 trillion yuan

Livelihood Improvement

Surveyed urban unemployment rate: <5.5%

Working-age population average schooling: 11.7 yrs

Per 1,000 people: 3.2 licensed physicians; 4.7 registered nurses

Nursing care beds in elderly care institutions: 80%

Nursery enrollment rate, infants under 3: 6.5%↑

Average life expectancy: >81.5 yrs

Green Transition

Focus: CO2 emissions per unit GDP; non-fossil energy share; PM2.5 in prefecture-level+ cities; good-quality water bodies; forest coverage

Security Capacity

Comprehensive grain production capacity: 12.95 m tons

Comprehensive energy production capacity: 170 m tons standard coal