自国家实施西部大开发战略以来,新疆的经济建设和社会发展都取得了长足的进步,国民经济快速增长,人民生活水平不断提高,社会稳定和民族团结。但与此同时却出现了城镇居民收入差异水平在波动中不断扩大的趋势。尽管区域经济差异是建立社会主义市场经济过程出现的一个客观经济现象,对经济发展既有正面、又有负面影响,但新疆处于祖国的西北边陲,又是多民族居住地区,经济问题往往容易和社会问题、政治问题联系在一起。因此,科学地评价新疆综合经济实力,是制定正确发展战略的前提。 Since the country implemented the strategy of developing the western region, Xinjiang has made great strides in its economic construction and social development. Its national economy has been rapidly growing. People’s living standards have been continuously improved. Social stability and national unity have been achieved. At the same time, however, there has been a trend that the level of income inequality among urban residents is constantly expanding in the fluctuation. Although regional economic disparity is an objective economic phenomenon in the process of establishing a socialist market economy, it has both positive and negative impacts on economic development. However, since Xinjiang is located in the northwest border of the motherland and is also a multi-ethnic residential area, economic problems tend to be both Social issues, political issues linked together. Therefore, scientifically evaluating the comprehensive economic strength of Xinjiang is a prerequisite for formulating a correct development strategy.