Official data released on Feb. 2 by the Suzhou Municipal Statistics Bureau show that, according to the unified accounting results of the regional gross domestic product (GDP) of Jiangsu Province, Suzhou achieved a GDP of 2,769.51 billion yuan in 2025, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year (similarly hereinafter) at constant prices. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry hit 20.89 billion yuan, up by 4.5%; that of the secondary industry reached 1,284.44 billion yuan, a rise of 5.6%; and that of the tertiary industry stood at 1,464.18 billion yuan, growing by 5.2%.
In 2025, Suzhou made continuous efforts to promote new industrialization, focusing on accelerating the construction of the “1030” industrial system to consolidate the foundation of industrial development. The total output value of the city’s industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.9% to reach 4,896.64 billion yuan.
Industry remained a crucial engine for Suzhou’s economic growth. In 2025, the contribution rate of the city’s industry to economic growth was 53.0%. The top six leading industries achieved a total output value of 3,208.84 billion yuan, a rise of 4.0%. Among them, the output values of the electronic information, electrical equipment, and general equipment industries increased by 5.1%, 4.6% and 4.4% respectively, showing that industrial enterprises above designated size provided a solid underpinning for the city’s economic development.
The service sector maintained steady growth. The operating income of service enterprises above designated size in the city reached 668.78 billion yuan, a growth of 6.8%. Among them, the operating incomes of key sectors including leasing and business services, and scientific research and technical services rose by 10.5% and 9.0% respectively. The city made all-out efforts to advance the development of the “1840” service industry system, involving high-end development of producer services and high-quality development of consumer services.
Consumption potential was further unleashed. In 2025, the total retail sales of consumer goods in the city hit 909.22 billion yuan, increasing by 2.0%. The number of tourists received by the city and the total tourism revenue increased by 10.4% and 9.1% respectively. Suzhou was selected into the first batch of national pilot cities for new consumption formats, models and scenarios.
Last year, Suzhou saw a steady growth of effective investment. The city’s industrial investment exceeded 225 billion yuan, a rise of 6.1%. All 83 major provincial-level projects and 561 key municipal-level projects overfulfilled their annual investment plans.
In addition, Suzhou’s foreign trade showed enhanced resilience and its trade with emerging markets kept a rapid growth. The city’s total import and export volume reached 2.81 trillion yuan, up by 7.4%. Among them, imports and exports with countries and regions along the Belt and Road routes grew by 17.3%, accounting for 45.0% of the city’s total.
Suzhou stepped up efforts to promote the in-depth integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, foster new quality productive forces based on local advantages, and develop new growth drivers to fuel economic growth. The output value of high-tech industries above designated size in the city grew by 6.7%, accounting for 56.2% of the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size. The output value of national-level specialized, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative “little giant” enterprises rose by 8.9%. The operating incomes of enterprises above designated size in the software and information technology service, R&D and design service, and digital creative service industries grew by 9.7%, 16.2% and 17.0% respectively.
The city is home to more than 18,500 national high-tech enterprises, 848 national-level specialized, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative “little giant” enterprises, and over 25,000 national science and technology small and medium-sized enterprises. And more than 90% of industrial enterprises above designated size in Suzhou have their own R&D institutes.
In 2025, the city saw a rapid development of new business formats. The retail sales through public networks by wholesale and retail enterprises above designated size increased by 5.4%, and the import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce soared by 92.1%.