Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars.
In 2018, Shenzhen's GDP increased by 7.6 percent compared to the previous year.
The 2012 growth was the lowest since the city became a special economic zone in 1979.

Jan. 17 – The Shenzhen government has issued a 9 percent GDP growth rate target for 2013, down from the 10 percent achieved last year and against a background of the city mayor, Xu Qin, stating that “double digit growth rates are in the past.”. In the long-term, the China GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 5.60 percent in 2021 and 5.90 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Shenzhen, China metro area … GDP Growth Rate in the United States averaged 3.18 percent from 1947 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 16.70 percent in the first quarter of 1950 and a record low of … These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of … Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. As of 2018, Shenzhen has a nominal GDP of 2.42 trillion RMB (HK$2.87 trillion), which recently had surpassed neighboring Hong Kong's GDP of HK$2.85 trillion and Guangzhou's GDP of 2.29 t… Looking forward, we estimate GDP Annual Growth Rate in China to stand at 5.10 in 12 months time.

As a SEZ, Shenzhen is given the privilege to embrace market capitalism policies under the guise of "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics," unlike other cities in Mainland China which is based on a planned economy. Shenzhen was the first of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be established by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. Shenzhen has grown by 1,081,429 since 2015, which represents a 1.85% annual change. Shenzhen 's 2020 population is now estimated at 12,356,820. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products.

In 1950, the population of Shenzhen was 3,148. It is the eighth largest in the world.

The city’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to reach over 2.6 trillion yuan (US$374 billion) in 2019, which would meet its growth target, … The GDP growth of Shenzhen slowed down in the past three years. Shenzhen also has its own stock exchange – the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Shenzhen trails only Shanghai and Beijing in China for overall GDP, ranking third at RMB 2,422 billion (US$366.03 billion) per year, its growth having eclipsed Hong Kong in 2018.