The Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area, or NETDA, was among the first group of 14 national-level economic and technological development zones in China. In 2021, the NETDA's annual GDP hit 84.24 billion yuan ($12.44 billion), an increase of 9 percent year-on-year, while the revenue of the general public budget reached 6.7 billion yuan, up 13.6 percent.