Qingdao and Ningbo, one is now the third economic city in the north, and the other is the core city of the Yangtze River Delta. They are both separately designated cities and sub-provincial cities, and they are the first batch of coastal open cities. There are many commonalities. For example, Ningbo and Qingdao are both brand capitals. Ningbo is famous for small appliances and clothing, while Qingdao is famous for home appliances and food. Strong4strong, , and Ningbo and Qingdao are both the cultural capitals of East Asia. A highly literate city, of course, they are all civilized cities , the administrative level is high, regardless of policy and resources are very prominent, its status is not comparable to ordinary provincial capital cities.
Especially in terms of economy, the two cities can be said to be evenly matched. In the 30 years since the end of the 1980s, the GDPs over the years are very close. Of course, from the overall data, Qingdao Preference, although there are not many leading Ningbo each year, but there are many leading years. We see that in the 32 years from 1988 to 2020, Ningbo’s GDP has only led Qingdao by 7 years. In recent years, it has been leading since 2017. But Ningbo is only a weak lead.
Due to the overall cold in the northern economy in recent years, Qingdao is no exception. The economic growth rate has slowed down, so that Ningbo overtakes it. From the perspective of the GDP in the first half of 2021, Ningbo It has already led Qingdao by 10 billion, and the gap is expected to widen to 25 billion this year. This will be the year that Ningbo's GDP has been ahead of Qingdao by the most. So far, the gap between Ningbo and Tianjin has narrowed again.
The picture below is the economic report card of Qingdao and Ningbo in the first half of 2021.We can see that several indicators for Qingdao to lead Ningbo are all based on scale. It can be said that the victory is based on population. For example, when the permanent population and the registered population are large, it creates more social sales expenses than Ningbo. One point is that the amount of foreign capital actually utilized in Qingdao is higher than that in Ningbo. Thanks to the early accumulation of Japanese and Korean companies, although many Japanese and Korean companies have withdrawn from China in recent years, they are still relatively stronger than Ningbo. Of course, Ningbo’s private enterprises are better than Qingdao. More developed, as can be seen from Ningbo's secondary industry, Ningbo's economic pillar is more stable.
Generally speaking, Ningbo’s various economic indicators are healthier. As the economic leader of Shandong, Qingdao is also very good, but compared with Ningbo, the gap is quite obvious, and This gap will gradually widen in the future.
Why is Qingdao's economy overtaken by Ningbo? What are the advantages of Ningbo compared with Qingdao? I personally think that there are mainly the following points:
First: caused by the general environment
When it comes to the economy of the north, the general environment is always a hurdle that cannot be overcome. You can disagree, but the facts are In this way, as for this general environment, there are many things. It can refer to the cold weather in the north, the corporate system environment in the north, and the living habits of northerners. In short, it is greatly affected by the general environment. In the core area of the triangle, the general environment is like a forest with masters, with opponents like gods, the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation.
Second: economic vitality is not as good as Ningbo
economic vitality,To be honest, compared with the eastern coastal cities, it is very large. The figure below is the ranking of my country's economic vitality index in 2021. is evaluated from the four vitality indicators of population, capital, commerce, and transportation . Ningbo just ranks in Qingdao is ahead, and Qingdao has many high scores. Although the rankings are not high, it can be seen that Ningbo has more listed companies than Qingdao, and Ningbo’s private enterprises are more developed than Qingdao. It benefits from the excellent inheritance of Ningbo Gang’s business operations in Ningbo. The business environment is also better than that of Qingdao.
Third: The population is not as attractive as Ningbo
From the net population inflows of the two cities, it can be seen that Ningbo has a great advantage, and it is said that urban development is the most inseparable What is population is population, and population is capital. Looking at the top-tier economic cities in China, both the population base and the net inflows account for a relatively large proportion. Although Ningbo's population base is not as good as Qingdao's, from the perspective of population growth in the past ten years, The population of Ningbo will surpass Qingdao within three years. The main reason for the lack of attractiveness of the population is the employment environment. Of course, it also has a certain relationship with the climate. Especially for southerners, the first choice for work will not be biased towards the north. The city is now a city, and while leaving the country, I have to physically endure the torture of the extreme cold. The purpose is to earn more. Compared with the eastern coastal cities, Qingdao's climate is relatively good in the north, but the salary level is still shrinking.
Fourth: form is greater than hard work
This is what I think the old economic cities in the north have experienced. As a star city in the 1990s, Qingdao’s popularity and influence are not what it is today Qingdao can reach, as a port city, the five cities of Qingdao, Dalian, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Shanghai are collectively called "the vast sky".But today, all the coastal Qingdao Port, Dalian Port, and Tianjin Port have long lost the style of the year. Instead, the cargo throughput of Ningbo Port has ranked the world's largest for twelve consecutive years. 1. It just so happens that all the northern ports are declining. I feel that Qingdao is taking the road of Dalian. Learning from Dalian to develop into a greater Dalian, Qingdao is also going from the east to the west, always thinking that the cakes can be spread. It turned out that they were all unfamiliar. On the surface, the urban framework seemed to be enlarged, but the actual development quality was not satisfactory. Fortunately, there was good news recently that Qingdao’s second international airport and Jiaodong International Airport have been put into operation. However, Dalian’s maritime airport is still under construction. Qingdao was well-known in the early years. Ningbo is not as well-known as Qingdao. Because of Qingdao’s urban environment and marine resources, it has done better tourism and used more natural advertisements. Of course, many are just slogans, but not many have been implemented.
At this point, the gap between Qingdao and Ningbo has been highlighted. Ningbo is known for its low-key pragmatism and muffled sound. In the early years, Ningbo’s economy and reputation were not as good as Qingdao, but Ningbo was very low-key. , Especially the level of economic development is very high, Ningbo people pay more attention to hard work, why is Ningbo's industry so developed? The manufacturing industry is No. 1 in the country, and the “specialized, special, new” giant enterprise ranks No. 3 in the country. These results are inseparable from the hard work spirit of Ningbo people, so the sentence is very precise. of.
After reading this, do you think Qingdao’s economy has a chance to overtake Ningbo again? I see hanging!
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