Two counties in Ordos are doing particularly well on the economic front. They made it onto the list of China’s top 100 counties in terms of their overall economic strength, according to a report released by CCID Consulting issued on July 19. The two economically prosperous counties are Juungar Banner, placed at 32, and Ejin Horoo Banner, placed 55th. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos News]

Two counties in Ordos have made it onto the list of the country’s top 100 powerhouse counties in terms of their overall economic strength, according to a report released on July 19 by CCID Consulting Co Ltd, China's biggest research, consulting and IT outsourcing services company.

The report shows that the two economically prosperous counties in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region are Juungar Banner, placed 32 on the list, and Ejin Horoo Banner, placed at 55. 

Counties that want to appear on the list must have annual GDP of at least 40 billion yuan ($5.81 billion) and a general budget revenue topping 2 billion yuan. 

The report revealed that 30 counties had a GDP registered at more than 100 billion yuan and the total regional GDP of the 100 counties accounted nearly 10 percent of the national GDP. 

Imbalanced distribution of the top 100 counties was also a prominent issue revealed in the report. It found that 71 of the 100 counties were located in eastern China, 19 were located in mid-China, seven were situated in western China and only three were in northeastern China. 

CCID Consulting was the first Chinese consulting firm listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is a direct affiliate of the China Center for Information Industry Development. 

Headquartered in Beijing, it has branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chengdu, with over 300 consultants. 

CCID Consulting provides customers with public policy analysis, industry competitiveness findings, reports on development strategy and planning, marketing strategy and research and HR management, IT programming and management. 

Customers range from industrial users in electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications, energy, finance, automobile, to government departments at all levels and industrial parks.