Table 9. Regional distribution pattern of the level of marketization of provincial administrative units in 2011 and 2019.

Classification basis	2011	2019
Low-marketing-level regions (ZD≤4.550)	Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang	Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia
Medium-marketing-level regions (4.550<ZD≤5.480)	Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan	Inner Mongolia, Hainan, Guizhou, Xinjiang
High-marketing-level regions (ZD>5.480)	Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi