Inflation Adjusted HMRC Regional Trade Statistics for Scotland Q4 2025
This report contains Scotland's trade in goods data from the latest release of HMRC's Regional trade statistics (RTS)
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International goods exports
In 2025, the value of Scotland’s international goods exports decreased by 4% to a value of £24.0 billion since the previous year.
The commodity category with the highest export value in 2025 was Drink at £4.9 billion. This was followed by Power generating machinery at £4.3 billion, General industrial machinery at £1.7 billion, Fish & shellfish at £1.2 billion, and Other transport equipment at £1.1 billion.
The decline in Scotland’s goods export value since the previous year was driven largely by a 6% drop in exports of Drink, a 31% decrease in exports of Specialised machinery and a 15% decrease in Medicinal & pharmaceutical products. The largest of these decreases was the decrease in Drink, which accounted for around a fifth of the total decline.
Drink and Power generating machinery account for 38% of Scotland’s international goods exports. In 2025 exports of Drink accounted for 20% and Power generating machinery accounted for 18% of Scotland’s export value.
Figure 1. Drink, Scotland's most valuable export category, decreased by 6%
Real terms change in Scotland’s top international exported commodities: 2025 compared to the previous year
Figure 2. Drink remains Scotland's most valuable export category, accounting for 20% of overall export value
Value in current prices of Scotland’s top exported commodities in 2025
Since 2018 Scotland’s goods exports fell by 15%. This was driven by falls in Iron & steel (down 71%), Medicinal & pharmaceutical products (down 41%) and Apparel & clothing (down 76%) which had the most impactful declines.