No 8: Jiangsu

Private investment growth: 10.5 percent

Added value of private economy: 3,754.1 billion yuan

A view of Golden Eagle Textile Co Ltd, a private company in Yizheng, Jiangsu province, April 24, 2018. [Photo/IC]

No 7: Chongqing

Private investment growth: 10.8 percent

Added value of private economy: 746.85 billion yuan

SUV models are seen at a plant of Lifan Automobile Co Ltd in Chongqing, Oct 29, 2018. Lifan is among the top 100 private-owned enterprises in Chongqing. [Photo/IC]

No 6: Guizhou

Private investment growth: 14.7 percent

Added value of private economy: 5,428 billion yuan

A customer browses Lao Gan Ma brand chili sauce in Zunyi, Guizhou province, Aug 8, 2018. Founded in 1996, the Lao Gan Ma brand has become one of the best-known chili sauce brands nationwide. [Photo/IC]

No 5: Zhejiang

Private investment growth: 17.2 percent

Added value of private economy: 2,586.7 billion yuan

Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at the auto plant of Belgee, the joint venture between Belarus and Chinese private carmaker Geely that produces Belarussian-made vehicles targeting the Russian market in Borisov, Belarus, July 5, 2018. [Photo/IC]