GDP Monthly Estimate: April 2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics measure changes in the output of the economy. This is an Official Statistics in Development publication for Scotland.
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Scotland’s onshore GDP is estimated to have shown growth of 0.1% in the three months to April, compared to the previous three month period (the three months to January). This follows 0.1% growth in the three months to March 2026 and 0.1% contraction in the three months to February 2026.
Figure 1: After being predominantly flat in 2023, underlying GDP has been growing since the start of 2024.
Monthly GDP index, and three-month on three-month growth rate, January 2024 to April 2026
| Monthly index, 2022 = 100 | Three month growth, % |
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