Yunnan at a Glance
Yunnan is one of the most diverse provinces in all of China, both in its extraordinary mix of peoples and in the splendor of its landscapes. On top of this, Yunnan is another province in Southwest China that has seen substantial growth in recent years with its gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.3 percent year on year to 2.9 trillion yuan in 2022. On the back of this, the provincial capital Kunming has been listed as one of the central circulation cities of national importance, and other cities Honghe and Qujing as central circulation cities of regional importance.
The growth has stemmed from the increase in demand for Yunnan’s vast reserves of natural resources such as aluminum, lead, coal, zinc and tin as well as their abundance of agricultural products such as tobacco and tea.
In addition to natural resources, Yunnan is one of China’s renowned tourist centres and receives the largest number of tourists in western China with the number growing year on year.
Yunnan has invested substantially in building new infrastructure and in the last few years the government has began building 1500km of new highways as well as significant investment in waterways.
From 2019 to 2021, 843 new foreign-funded enterprises were established in Yunnan province, with an average annual growth rate of 19.5%; The contract foreign investment amount is 24.621 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 66.7%; The actual utilization of foreign capital is 2.369 billion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 10.9%, ranking second in the southwest China.
云南是中国最为多元化的省之一，无论是各各名族的非凡组合或辉煌的风景。除此之外，云南当作西南地区一个省份，近几年经济也见证了大幅增长，2022年GDP增长幅度相较上年达4.3％，总值达2.9万亿元。再有，昆明已被列为全国重点中心城市，红河，曲靖市作为省重点中心城市。
增长的原因包括云南省大量的的铝，铅，煤，锌，锡等自然资源储量，加上烟草和茶叶等农产品的的丰度。
除资源外，云南也是中国着名的旅游中心之一，在中国西部承接了日益增多的大量游客。
目前，云南省政府近几年大力投资建设新的基础设施，比如1500公里的新高速公路，并对水路进行了重大投资。
2019-2021年，云南省新设外资企业843家，年平均增长率19.5%；合同外资金额246.21亿美元，年平均增长率66.7%；实际利用外资23.69亿美元，年平均增长率为10.9%，增速在西南地区排名第二。
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“Yunnan is a medium-sized Chinese province with abundant natural resources and high levels of ethnic diversity. Although Yunnan is still one of the poorest provinces in China, it has experienced rapid economic growth rates over the last decade. The recent national Bridgehead Strategy has further positioned Yunnan as a strategic gateway in the Southwest region, providing tremendous new opportunities for its development.”
