In 2025, Dalian's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 1002.1 billion yuan (Renminbi), representing a year-on-year increase of 5.7% calculated at constant prices. Dalian has become the first city in Northeast China to achieve a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.
The Information Office of the Dalian Municipal People's Government held a press conference on January 23, where Xu Jie, Deputy Director of the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Statistics, made the above announcement.
By industry, in 2025, the added value of Dalian's primary industry was 66.54 billion yuan, up 3.6% year-on-year; the added value of the secondary industry was 353.25 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7%; and the added value of the tertiary industry reached 580.42 billion yuan, growing by 4.8%.
The announcement stated that in 2025, Dalian's industrial sector maintained rapid growth, with the added value of industrial enterprises above the designated size increasing by 11.7% year-on-year for the full year, sustaining double-digit growth in the industrial economy. The service sector also continued to grow, with some modern service industries showing strong momentum; the added value of the city's service industry rose by 4.8% for the full year.
Yu Yang, Deputy Director of the Dalian Municipal Development and Reform Commission, reported that in 2025, the city's quarterly cumulative GDP growth rates were 6.2%, 6%, 6%, and 5.7% respectively, surpassing the national average and exceeding expectations. Concurrently, new quality productive forces are being rapidly cultivated, with growth drivers transforming towards innovation and green development. The added value of the city's above-scale industries for railway and shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, and automobile manufacturing increased by 57.5%, 30.9%, and 19.5% respectively. Furthermore, major project construction has accelerated with improved efficiency and positive prospects, with preliminary work on a batch of multi-billion-yuan major projects, such as the Jinzhou Bay International Airport, achieving accelerated breakthroughs.