On January 8 at this year's theory-discussing meeting, Ding Yong, Director of the West District Office of Zhongshan People's Government, stated that last year's West District GDP had surpassed 14.3 billion yuan. The fixed-asset investment and the tax revenue of the district exceeded 4.5 billion yuan and 4.4 billion yuan respectively. Meanwhile, West District reported a 10.8% total foreign trade volume growth. This figure ranked it 1st citywide.

Statistics show that in 2018 West District's GDP was predicted to reach 14.35 billion yuan, an increase of 3%. Its 10% increase in fixed-asset investment reached 4.53 billion yuan. The district's added value of above-scale industries was 3.8 billion yuan, up 6.1%. The added value of the equipment manufacturing industry was 1.7 billion yuan, a 14.8% improvement. The added value of the service industry rose to 9.26 billion yuan, topping 1.5%. The total foreign trade volume ended 2018 at 4.98 billion yuan, growth of 10.8% which lead the city. Tax revenue closed out the year at 4.453 billion yuan, accruing an additional 7.69%.

In 2018, there were 51 key projects in West District for a total investment of 33.8 billion yuan. The district added 9 prestigious enterprises and a pair of hundred-million-yuan-level companies. Last year, the district administration organized business promotion activities in Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Shijiazhuang, Shenzhen, and others. In addition, West District successfully introduced such renowned companies as Google AdWords, Huaqiang G90, and Zhongkai Wisdom E-government Software as well.