Abstract: From a longitudinal view, it’s no doubt that private economy in Jiangxi province has made remarkable achievements. But, compared with other provinces in the eastern region, how the situation will be? Therefore, with the relevant statistical data, this paper selects some indicators which can reflect the development of private economy to compare and analyzes the development situations between the private economy in Jiangxi province and that in other eastern provinces. The results indicate that the general size and the social contribution index of the private economy in Jiangxi are lower than the average level of the eastern region. The two indicators of gross output per company and asset per company of the private economy in Jiangxi are higher than those in most provinces in the eastern region. However, the other three indicators which can reflect the strength of the private business (the average number of employees, the average registered capital, and the number of enterprises listed in the Top 500 conglomerates) are lower than those in the eastern region. For the further development, the private economy in Jiangxi should be given great support from the macropolicy, so as to catch up with the advanced eastern region.

Key words: Jiangxi private economy; the eastern region; development gap