During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the foreign trade scale of 9 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has reached a new level.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the 9 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area on the mainland have withstood the pressure in foreign trade, with imports and exports maintaining stable growth, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality. They have made significant contributions to the stable growth of national foreign trade. The main highlights of imports and exports are as follows: - The scale of foreign trade has continued to increase, highlighting the role of the national foreign trade "ballast stone". - 2021 is the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan". In that year, the total imports and exports of the 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area on the mainland exceeded 7 trillion yuan for the first time, reaching a historical high. Subsequently, the scale of imports and exports continued to rise, exceeding 8 trillion yuan and 9 trillion yuan in 2024 and 2025. - In 2025, the total imports and exports of the 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area on the mainland reached 9.15 trillion yuan, an increase of 35.2% compared to the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period in 2020, with an average annual growth rate of 6.2%. The proportion of national foreign trade reached 20.1%, contributing 18% to the growth of national foreign trade. - Trade methods continue to be optimized, with general trade having a longer industry chain, higher added value, and more obvious economic promotion. - During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area on the mainland saw rapid growth in general trade, with the proportion continuing to increase. In 2025, the imports and exports of the 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area on the mainland through general trade reached 5.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 54.5%, accounting for 57.5% of their total imports and exports, an increase of 7.2 percentage points.