Gender export gap in Scotland: research

Footnotes

1 Women-led businesses are defined as those majority-led by women, those where women make up more than 50 per cent of the partners or directors in day-to-day control of the business, or where the sole proprietor is a woman.

2 As of 2022, there were 358,575 SMEs in Scotland – reported in Business in Scotland: 2022 – available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/businesses-in-scotland-2022/

3 In 2022, this figure was 22% compared to 42% male-led, while in 2018 this figure was 15% compared to 45% entirely women-led.

4 Note that these figures do not calculate Gross Value Added (GVA) as we do not have figures for input, rather they represent outputs in relation to SME turnover.

5 Figures provided from Business in Scotland: 2018 – available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/businesses-in-scotland-2018/pages/key-facts/

6 Note that these figures do not calculate Gross Value Added (GVA) as we do not have figures for input, rather they represent outputs in relation to SME turnover.

7 Figures provided from Business in Scotland: 2018 – available from:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/businesses-in-scotland-2018/pages/key-facts/

8 For further information on measuring the economic impact of exporting see: Koch et al., (2022). Methods review: Economic impacts of large exporters. London Economics. Accessed: 04/03/2022. Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630660c38fa8f5536b2883cf/methods-review-economic-impact-of-large-exporters.pdf

9 There are 14 industry sectors that the LSBS captures – Primary; Manufacturing; Construction; Wholesale/Retail; Transport/ Storage; Accommodation/ Food; Information/ Communication; Financial/ Real Estate; Professional/ Scientific; Administrative/ Support; Education; Health/ Social Work; Arts/ Entertainment; and Other Service.