Since 2000, National Bureau of Statistics annual basis from the Rural Investigation Corps more than 2000 counties across the country's socio-economic statistics, from the level of development, the development of dynamic, three aspects of the development potential of the socio-economic development of the county index calculation, to an objective assessment of socio-economic development of the county, more scientific description of the development of the county. According to the results of calculations and statistics, annual publication of the Comprehensive Development Index 100 individual counties, as well as an important indicator of the county before the 100. Yiwu in 2004 Rank: 17.

According to statistics in 2003 estimated the results of comprehensive socio-economic development of the national county average of 30.9 index points, up by 1.7 points over the previous year, of which the level of development of 27.1 index points, the development of the vitality index of 36 points, the development potential of 53.4 index points, respectively over the previous year increased by 1.6 points, 3.9 points and 1 minute.