Economy

2011 Shaoyang GDP figures(GDP in millions CNY/USD; per capita GDP in CNY)DivisionRMBUSDPurchasing power(USD)Growth (%)Percentage (%)Per capita GDPSHAOYANG CITY90,72314,04621,74013.210012,797City proper18,3082,8354,38720.18Shuangqing District8,175.091,265.731,959.0012.69.01Daxiang District8,063.651,248.471,932.2915.28.89Beita District2,069.27320.38495.8615.12.2819,698Outlying76,35811,82218,29884.17Shaodong County20,220.003,130.614,845.3214.422.2922,299Xinshao County7,429.811,150.341,780.4113.68.199,998Shaoyang County8,108.551,255.431,943.0512.28.947,796Longhui County9,332.001,444.852,236.2311.610.298,499Dongkou County9,012.001,395.312,159.5512.69.9311,784Suining County5,018.45776.991,202.5712.25.53Xinning County5,307.47821.741,271.8311.75.859,425Chengbu County2,320.63359.30556.0911.52.569,238Wugang City7,932.571,228.181,900.8813.88.7410,746Although it is, by 2010 Census permanent resident population, the second-largest prefecture-level division of Hunan, its GDP (4.62% of provincial output) places it ninth within the province, making it an archetypal example of a large-population, relatively backwards-economy city. The GDP per capita of 12,797 CNY is the lowest in the province, and is only 42.9% of the provincial average, 36.5% of the national average, and 78% of even Guizhou's corresponding figure. Primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors respectively accounted for 23.9%, 38.2%, and 37.9% of the economy.