Recently, the CPC Kunshan Municipal Committee held its economic work conference which reviewed the city’s economic work in 2025. It’s estimated that Kunshan achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of over 560 billion yuan in 2025, with the total output value of industries above the designated size exceeding 1.3 trillion yuan.
Kunshan City has strived to accelerate the development of the “2+3+3” industrial system. In 2025, it strengthened its investment promotion efforts directed at Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders. The city signed more than 280 industrial projects each worth over 100 million yuan, with the total investment exceeding 120 billion yuan. It ranked first in Suzhou in terms of investment scale which hit a record high.
Kunshan has further improved the business environment through institutional innovation and has made solid efforts to stabilize foreign trade. The city’s total import and export volume in 2025 increased by 2% year-on-year to reach 831 billion yuan, hitting a new historical high.
Focusing on serving the country’s major development strategies, Kunshan City has stepped up efforts to help promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region, launching over 300 scenario-based innovations. The coordinated development of the Jia-Kun-Tai region, or the Jiading-Kunshan-Taicang region, has been further advanced, with 11 innovative practices being promoted. And the city’s cooperation with Shanghai in fields such as industrial development and logistic service has been continuously deepened.
Also, Kunshan has made remarkable progress in urban planning and construction. In 2025, it signed 43 urban construction projects with a total investment of over 100 billion yuan. The city was selected as a national pilot area for new-type urbanization.
