After 30 years of rapid development, Yiwu’s comprehensive strength has increased significantly. In 1978, at the beginning of reform and opening up, Yiwu's GDP was only 128 million yuan, its per capita GDP was only 235 yuan, its total fiscal revenue was only 20 million yuan, and the balance of deposits in financial institutions was only 30 million yuan. It was a relatively poor economic development in Zhejiang Province. backward areas. By 2008, Yiwu City is expected to achieve a regional GDP of 49 billion yuan, a per capita GDP of 65,000 yuan, a total fiscal revenue of 6.7 billion yuan, and a financial institution deposit balance of 102.5 billion yuan. The city's comprehensive competitiveness ranks first among county-level cities in Zhejiang Province.

When Yiwu officially opened its small commodity market, there were only 531 simple stalls. In the past 30 years, after 5 changes of location and 10 expansions, the market has a total operating area of ??more than 4 million square meters, 62,000 stalls, and more than 1.7 million kinds of commodities, making it the world's largest small commodity wholesale market. The "Yiwu China Small Commodity Index" released by the Ministry of Commerce has become a "wind vane" and "barometer" for price changes in global small commodity production and trade. China's first market credit index was released in Yiwu. The first domestic "Small Commodity Classification and Code" industry standard was compiled and implemented. Global small commodities have the "Yiwu Classification Method". The Yiwu market has achieved a major transformation from simply exporting commodities to exporting commodities, information and rules.

Yiwu industry started from front shops and back factories, starting from small commodity production, and experienced a growth process from small to large, from weak to strong, development, agglomeration and improvement. Industry has gradually become an important force supporting the prosperity and development of the market. . In 2008, Yiwu City's total industrial output value exceeded 100 billion yuan, and the number of industrial enterprises increased to more than 16,000. At present, it has 2 provincial economic development zones, 10 national industrial bases, 70 well-known Chinese trademarks, 13 national inspection-free products, 7 Chinese famous brand products, and 5 national standards. A number of national and even global industry singles have emerged. or group champion, forming a development pattern of "small commodities, large industries, small businesses, and large clusters".

After large-scale construction and renovation, the urban and rural appearance of Yiwu has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the early days of reform and opening up, the area of ??Yiwu County was less than 2.4 square kilometers. Now the built-up area of ??the central city has expanded to 78 square kilometers, with an urbanization rate of 73%. Large-scale reconstruction and renovation of old villages have been carried out, giving the countryside a completely new look. Infrastructure such as electricity, transportation, communications, and drinking water are increasingly improving, and integrated centralized treatment of urban and rural garbage and urban and rural sewage has been fully implemented. The urban-rural integration project has benefited 96.8%. It has successively won the honorary titles of National Sanitary City, National Environmental Protection Model City, National Garden City, and China's Excellent Tourism City. More than 10,000 overseas buyers from more than 100 countries and regions are based in Yiwu. There are 2,049 approved overseas company representative offices. Market products are exported to 215 countries and regions, with more than 500,000 export containers annually.

In the past 30 years, the income level and quality of life of Yiwu people have improved