Economy statistics

Introduction

This collection is a directory of statistical publications relating to Scotland's economy organised by subject.

Please note that past releases of these and other economy statistics publications may be available on the National Library of Scotland's and the National Records of Scotland's archives of the Scottish Government's website.

The remits of the following working groups relate to these statistics:

• Sub-Scotland Economic Statistics Group (SSESG)
• Scottish Economic Statistics Consultation Group (SESCG)
• Input-Output Expert User Group (IOEUG)

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About economy statistics

• About economy statistics

  Information relating to the Scottish Government's economy statistics.

  Publication date

  23 October 2019

  Type

  Statistics

• Scottish economics statistics: revisions policy
• Scottish economics statistics: uses of Scottish economy statistics
• Scottish economy statistics: quality assurance

Export Statistics Scotland (ESS)

• Exports statistics Scotland 2021
• Export Statistics Scotland: 2019
• Export Statistics Scotland: 2018
• Export Statistics Scotland: methodology

Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• GDP First Quarterly Estimate 2025 Q1 (January to March)
• GDP Quarterly National Accounts: 2024 Quarter 4 (October to December)
• About GDP
• GDP Quarterly National Accounts: Quality and Methodology Information
• Gross Domestic Product: background documents
• Quarterly GDP statistics publication archive

GDP Monthly Estimates

• GDP Monthly Estimate: March 2025
• GDP Monthly Estimate: February 2025
• GDP Monthly Estimate: January 2025
• Gross Domestic Product: monthly statistics archive
• Monthly GDP background information

Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS)

• About Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland
• Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) 2023-24
• Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS): detailed methodology 2023-24
• Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2022-23
• Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS): detailed methodology 2022-23
• GERS statistics archive

The Scottish National Accounts Programme (SNAP)

• Supply and use satellite accounts for extra-regio activities: 1998-2023
• Supply and Use Satellite Accounts for Extra-Regio Activities: 1998-2021
• Scottish National Accounts Programme: Whole of Scotland Economic Accounts Project
• Primary income accounts and gross national income (GNI): 1998-2021
• About the Scottish national accounts programme (SNAP)

Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables

• Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables
• Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables: 1998-2021

Oil and gas statistics

• Oil and gas production statistics
• Oil and gas statistics: methodology guide
• Oil and gas statistics archive

Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator (SCSI)

• Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator: 2025 Quarter 1
• Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator: 2024 Quarter 4
• Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator: 2024 Quarter 3
• Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator: 2024 Quarter 2
• Scottish Consumer Sentiment Indicator : Monthly Data
• Scottish consumer sentiment indicator: statistics archive

Productivity statistics

• Labour productivity statistics: 2023
• Labour productivity methods
• Labour productivity statistics: 2022
• Labour productivity statistics: 2021 Quarter 4
• Labour productivity statistics: 2019 quarter 4
• Labour productivity statistics: 2019 Q3
• Labour productivity statistics: 2019 Q2
• Labour productivity statistics: 2019 Q1
• Labour productivity statistics: 2018 Q4
• Labour productivity statistics: 2018 Q3
• Labour productivity statistics: 2018 Q2
• Labour productivity statistics: 2018 Q1

Retail Sales Index for Scotland (RSIS)

The retail sales index has been put on hold while we focus on developing other indicators during the Covid-19 pandemic. Results for the retail sector are available in the Monthly GDP and Monthly Business Turnover Index publications above

• Retail sales index: 2020 Q1
• Retail sales index: 2019 Q4
• Retail sales index: 2019 Q3
• Retail sales index: 2019 Q2
• Retail sales index: 2019 Q1
• Retail sales index: 2018 Q4

Monthly Business Turnover Index

• Monthly Business Turnover Index: March 2021
• Monthly business turnover index: February 2021
• Monthly business turnover index: January 2021
• Monthly business turnover index: December 2020
• Monthly business turnover index: November 2020
• Monthly business turnover index: October 2020
• Monthly business turnover index: September 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: August 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: July 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: June 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: May 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: April 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index: March 2020
• Monthly Business Turnover Index statistics: information