On the morning of January 26, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Statistics Bureau, in conjunction with the Guangxi Survey Team of the National Bureau of Statistics, released the economic performance data for Guangxi in 2025. Over the past year, the regional economy advanced under pressure and accelerated its catch-up, achieving positive results in high-quality development. According to the unified accounting results of the regional gross domestic product, the region's GDP for 2025 reached 2,972.745 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.1% calculated at constant prices.

Agricultural and animal husbandry sectors experienced relatively rapid growth. Data shows that last year, the region's total grain output was 14.044 million tons, with a sown area of 2,846.9 thousand hectares, achieving "dual growth." The output of garden fruits increased by 4.1% compared to the previous year, while vegetables and edible fungi grew by 4.1%. Afforestation area expanded by 10.3%, and timber harvesting volume rose by 13.0%. The output of pork, beef, mutton, and poultry meat increased by 5.9%, with pork output specifically surging by 11.7%. Egg production saw a significant jump of 35.9%. The number of live pigs slaughtered reached 40.0553 million head, up 9.7%, while the inventory of live pigs at year-end stood at 27.7492 million head, an increase of 14.0%.

In the industrial sector, artificial intelligence contributed to enhanced efficiency. The value-added of industrial enterprises above the designated size in the region increased by 7.7% year-on-year. Manufacturing value-added grew by 9.1%, while the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water increased by 1.5%; conversely, mining witnessed a decline of 4.1%. Value-added of state-holding enterprises rose by 4.4%; share-holding enterprises grew by 6.4%, and enterprises with foreign, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwanese investment surged by 19.3%. Looking at major industries, value-added in paper and paper products, electrical machinery and equipment, automobile manufacturing, and the smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals increased by 39.1%, 22.1%, 16.6%, and 12.8%, respectively. In terms of major product outputs, the production of machine-made paper and paperboard, engines, steel, and alumina grew by 37.2%, 26.2%, 16.5%, and 15.8%, respectively. The empowering effect of artificial intelligence continued to be released, accelerating the iterative upgrade of related products; value-added in high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing above the designated size grew by 23.7% and 16.5%, respectively. Output of lithium-ion power batteries for automobiles, wind turbine generators, and service robots increased by 54.5%, 30.6%, and 23.0%, respectively.

The service sector demonstrated strong momentum, particularly in high-tech services. The value-added of the region's tertiary industry increased by 5.4% year-on-year, accelerating by 2.1 percentage points from the previous year. Specifically, value-added in transport, storage, and postal services; wholesale and retail trade; and accommodation and catering grew by 5.6%, 5.5%, and 4.8%, respectively. Operating revenue of high-tech service enterprises above the designated size increased by 13.9%. Within this sector, intellectual property and related legal services, transformation services for scientific and technological achievements, research, development, and design services, and information services grew by 74.1%, 40.4%, 22.9%, and 18.0%, respectively.

The effect of trade-in policies effectively stimulated consumption. Data indicates that the region's total retail sales of consumer goods grew by 3.0% year-on-year in 2025, an acceleration of 1.4 percentage points from the previous year. Retail sales in urban areas increased by 1.0%, while rural retail sales grew by 4.4%; retail sales of goods rose by 1.2%, whereas catering revenue decreased by 0.2%. Examining categories of goods from enterprises above the designated size, sales of upgraded goods showed good growth momentum. Retail sales of communication equipment, cosmetics, and sports and entertainment articles increased by 42.1%, 10.7%, and 10.0%, respectively. Consumer demand for basic living goods continued to be released, with retail sales of daily necessities, tobacco and liquor, and grain, oil, and food growing by 16.9%, 7.4%, and 2.0%, respectively. Trade-in policies for consumer goods boosted sales of new energy vehicles, home appliances, and other goods; retail sales of household appliances and audio-video equipment, and new energy vehicles increased by 17.6% and 9.0%, respectively. The region's online retail sales grew by 19.0%.

In manufacturing, the large-scale equipment renewal policy continued to show results. Throughout last year, fixed asset investment in the region's manufacturing sector increased by 2.5% year-on-year. Specifically, investment in the smelting and pressing of ferrous metals; raw chemical materials and chemical products; processing of petroleum, coal, and other fuels; smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals; and paper and paper products grew by 43.0%, 34.0%, 33.9%, 21.9%, and 19.3%, respectively. The ongoing effects of the large-scale equipment renewal policy drove investment in equipment, tools, and器具 purchases up by 4.3%, accounting for 15.6% of total fixed asset investment, an increase of 1.8 percentage points from the previous year. Private investment grew by 2.4%, accounting for 36.9% of fixed asset investment, an increase of 3.7 percentage points year-on-year.

Foreign trade saw relatively rapid growth, with diversified markets being continuously consolidated. For the full year, the region's total import and export value reached 819.262 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%. Exports amounted to 489.738 billion yuan, growing by 10.6%, while imports were 329.524 billion yuan, up 5.3%. General trade imports and exports increased by 10.7%, bonded logistics grew by 13.2%, and processing trade surged by 38.6%. Trade with the European Union, Latin America, Africa, and ASEAN increased by 46.3%, 27.4%, 15.8%, and 8.0%, respectively.

Livelihood safeguards were solid and robust, with stable financial credit operations. In 2025, the region's general public budget expenditure was 674.218 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. Expenditure directed to livelihood areas totaled 539.235 billion yuan, accounting for 80.0% of the general public budget expenditure, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous year. Specifically, expenditures on social security and employment, health, education, and grain, oil, and material reserves grew by 10.7%, 8.7%, 7.4%, and 5.6%, respectively. At the end of the year, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits was 4,926.397 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7% from the end of the previous year; the balance of local and foreign currency loans was 5,697.071 billion yuan, up 5.5%. New local and foreign currency loans for the year amounted to 295.773 billion yuan.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained generally stable. In 2025, the region's CPI decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous year. By category, prices for the eight major categories of goods and services showed a pattern of "four increases, three decreases, and one unchanged." Prices for education, culture, and entertainment; clothing; healthcare; and other articles and services increased by 1.0%, 1.2%, 1.7%, and 5.3%, respectively. Prices for residence; food, tobacco, and liquor; and transportation and communication decreased by 0.3%, 1.2%, and 2.7%, respectively, while prices for household articles and services remained flat. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased by 0.5%. The region's annual Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial products decreased by 2.9% year-on-year; in December, it fell 2.8% year-on-year but increased 0.4% month-on-month. The annual Purchasing Price Index (PPI) for industrial producers decreased by 2.9% year-on-year; in December, it declined 3.1% year-on-year but rose 0.1% month-on-month.

Household incomes grew largely in sync with economic growth. In 2025, the per capita disposable income of residents in the region was 32,721 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.1% year-on-year, and a real increase of 5.4% after adjusting for price factors. By place of residence, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 44,793 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.1% (real increase of 4.4%); for rural residents, it was 21,149 yuan, a nominal increase of 6.0% (real increase of 6.3%). The urban-rural per capita income ratio was 2.12, narrowing by 0.04 compared to the previous year. The median per capita disposable income in the region was 25,701 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.5%. The per capita consumption expenditure of residents was 22,142 yuan, a nominal increase of 4.7% (real increase of 5.0%). Throughout the year, 422.6 thousand new urban jobs were created, 122.5 thousand unemployed urban residents found new employment, and 48.9 thousand people facing employment difficulties secured jobs.

The urbanization rate of the permanent resident population increased slightly. At the end of 2025, the urbanization rate of the permanent resident population in the region was 58.09%, an increase of 0.70 percentage points from the end of the previous year. The region's permanent resident population was 49.89 million, a decrease of 240 thousand from the end of the previous year. The birth rate was 7.20‰, the death rate was 8.10‰, resulting in a natural population growth rate of -0.90‰. In terms of urban-rural composition, the urban permanent resident population was 28.98 million, an increase of 210 thousand from the end of the previous year; the rural permanent resident population was 20.91 million, a decrease of 450 thousand.