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GDP Quarterly National Accounts: 2025 Quarter 4 (October to December)

An accredited official statistics publication

This release includes updated estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Scotland in the latest quarter, along with a range of additional statistics which are regularly used for economic forecasting and modelling.


About the GDP Quarterly National Accounts

This publication includes the second estimate of onshore GDP growth for the latest quarter, which uses additional data which has become available since the Quarterly GDP First Estimate was published two months ago. The results in this release are broadly comparable to, and make extensive use of data derived from, the latest UK Quarterly National Accounts which were published one month ago.

In addition to the second estimate of onshore growth in real terms, the GDP Quarterly National Accounts also includes: 

  • Total GDP in nominal (cash) terms for the onshore economy and also the wider economy including offshore activities
  • Onshore GDP in nominal terms broken down using all three of the output, expenditure and income approaches
  • Statistics in development of the expenditure approach to GDP in real terms
  • Household Sector income and expenditure accounts for Scotland, including Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) and the Household Savings Ratio

There is a quality and methodology information report for the GDP quarterly national accounts available online.

Next publications

GDP Monthly Estimate, March 2025                                            27 May 2026           
GDP Quarterly First Estimate, 2026 Quarter 1                           27 May 2026
GDP Monthly Estimate, April 2026                                               24 June 2026
GDP Monthly Estimate, May 2026                                                29 July 2026
GDP Quarterly National Accounts, 2026 Quarter 1                   29 July 2026

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

National Accounts Unit,
Directorate for Chief Economist
E-mail: economic.statistics@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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