"With a GDP of
$139 billion in 2013,
the Charlotte metropolitan region accounted for 34% of all metropolitan economic activity in the state and just under
30% of the state’s total GDP. Nationally, Charlotte is the 22nd largest MSA by GDP and has economic output slightly greater than the country of Hungary. It would be the world’s 60th largest economy.
Raleigh was the 47th largest metro economy in the nation and produced
$67 billion in GDP in 2013, roughly equivalent to the economy of Sudan.
Durham-Chapel Hill, with
$42 billion in GDP, was the 63rd largest metro economy in the U.S. in 2013 and had about the same economic output as Panama.
Greensboro-High Point had
$38 billion in GDP, making it the 67th largest metro economy in the United States. Its output was greater than that of the Republic of Yemen in 2013.
Winston-Salem was the 90th largest metro economy in 2013 and produced
$27 billion in GDP, slightly more than Zambia.
Metropolitan Area Economic Output, 2013 | Carolina Demography