During the 10th five-year plan period (2000-2005), Guangdong province booked an annual GDP growth of 13.0 percent, and the provincial GDP hit 2.17 trillion yuan (264.84 Billion dollars) in 2005, accounting 11.9 percent of the country's total.

The proportion of added value of primary, secondary and tertiary industries grew form 9.2: 46.5: 44.3 in 2000, to 6.3: 49.5: 44.2 in 2005.
In 2005, the real estate investment, retail sales of consumer goods and the trade volume in Guangdong amounted to 695.7 billion yuan, 788.3 billion yuan and 428.0 billion yuan respectively, increasing by 16.3 percent, 15 percent, and 19.8 percent over the previous year.

The annual foreign trade volume growth reached 21 percent in the past five years while the import and export of the province totaled US$238.16 billion in 2005, a year-on-year rise of 24.3 percent.

Besides, the aggregate bank savings of the residents surpassed two trillion yuan (US$250 billion) in 2005, rocketing 134 percent over 2000.

Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) regional cooperation had been built up, and the cooperation of Guangdong and other provinces in business and trade, transportation, labors and tourism showed remarkable growth.

-- from Guangdong Provincial Government Report 2006