What makes up Scotlands economy?

People want to know what Scotland's industries produce and what the national output is worth. 

The diversity of Scotland's economy

The Scottish economy is highly diverse and consists of resource-based activities (food, agriculture), oil and gas extraction and related engineering in the North Sea, renewable energies, engineering and technologically advanced sectors (notably life sciences) as well as financial services and creative industries. The economy of Scotland had an estimated nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $205 billion in 2020 including oil and gas extraction in Scottish waters.

Scottish Development International

Presents the Scottish economy from an international business and investment perspective.

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website
Primary Author or Creator
Scottish Development international

Scottish economic statistics

This paper gives key statistics in graphic form showing such things as: Population 5.4 million, GDP as £166.8 billion or £30,530 per person, employment as 74.8%, unemployment as 4.2%, average weekly full time wage as £595, and many more.

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government report
Primary Author or Creator
Scottish Enterprise

Economy of Scotland

The economy of Scotland had an estimated GDP of $205 billion in 2020. This includes oil and gas extraction in Scottish waters.  Scotland's economy has been closely aligned with the economy of the rest of the UK) and England has been its main trading partner. In 2017, Scotland's exports totalled £81.4 billion, of which £48.9 billion (60%) was with rUK, £14.9 billion with the EU, and £17.6 billion with other parts of the world.

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Wikipedia
Primary Author or Creator
Wikipedia