Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Blue Book: The total economic volume will exceed 15 trillion yuan in 2025

China News Service, Guangzhou, September 29 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) On the 29th, the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Science Literature Publishing House released the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Blue Book: Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Report (2026)" in Guangzhou. The blue book shows that in 2025, the economic strength and comprehensive competitiveness of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will steadily improve, with the total economic volume exceeding 15 trillion yuan, firmly ranking first in the global bay area.

The blue book points out that in terms of economic aggregate, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has five trillion-dollar cities: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Foshan, and Dongguan; Hong Kong ranks third in the global financial center index and fourth in the global shipping center, ranking as the fifth largest commodity trading economy in the world; Macao's moderately diversified economic development path is getting wider and wider, and the role of "one center, one platform, and one base" has gradually become prominent.

In 2025, the import and export volume of goods in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will exceed US$2.7 trillion, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the country; the exports of mechanical and electrical products in the nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area will reach 4.07 trillion yuan, and the exports of new energy vehicles, "three new products", 3D printers, drones and other products will see eye-catching growth.

At the same time, the annual passenger throughput of the seven airports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will reach 237 million passengers and 9.72 million tons of cargo in 2025; Hong Kong International Airport’s cargo and mail throughput ranks first in the world, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s cargo and mail throughput is 24 40,000 tons, ranking ninth in the world; in addition, the intercity railway and expressway networks in the Greater Bay Area continue to intensify. The intercity railway mileage in the nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area has increased by more than 50% compared with 2020, and the expressway mileage has exceeded 6,000 kilometers.

As of 2025, 198 high-frequency government services in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will be available cross-border, and a total of 244 "Bay Area Standards" will be issued. As of January 2026, 308 "Bay Area Certification" certificates have been issued; there are 175,000 cross-border financial management pilot investors, and 129.2 billion yuan of funds have been transferred.

The Blue Book points out that the “15th Five-Year Plan” period is a critical stage in which the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has entered into key breakthroughs and comprehensive advancement. The key for Guangdong to be the main force and vanguard in the construction of the Greater Bay Area is to join hands with Hong Kong and Macao, continue to enhance its own leadership power, and continue to deepen the connection of rules, mechanism docking, policy coordination, and resource sharing.