In recent years, Shiqi Subdistrict has attracted a number of national firms involves with
financial and information services. The subdistrict is also home to a nationally-significant industrial park, the Guangdong Zhongshan Industrial Park. In 2019, the subdistrict's
gross domestic product grew 1.4%. As of 2019, retail sales in the subdistrict totaled ¥31.164 billion, tax revenue in the subdistrict totaled ¥4.534 billion, and foreign trade in the subdistrict totaled ¥17.695 billion. Shiqi's retail sales ranks first among
township-level divisions in
Zhongshan. Statistics from 2006 report that the subdistrict hosts 11,767 unique enterprises. == Education ==