Economy, jobs and prices in Scotland, United Kingdom: official figures
Gross domestic product in Scotland was £39,441 per head in 2024, 95% of the UK figure of £41,627 and 3rd highest of 12 UK nations and English regions; ten years earlier, in 2014, it was £27,879.
What is the average salary in Scotland?
Employees living in Scotland had median gross pay of £642.90 a week in April 2025, above the UK median of £642.50 and up 4.7% on a year earlier; that ranks 4th of the 12 UK nations and regions.
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyWhat is the average household income in Scotland?
Gross disposable household income, the money households have to spend or save after taxes and benefits, averaged £24,283 per person in Scotland in 2024, compared with £25,965 for the UK as a whole (5th highest of 12).
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyHow productive is the economy of Scotland?
Each hour worked in Scotland produced £41.28 of gross value added in 2023 (England £42.39), up from £34.71 in 2018; on this productivity measure Scotland placed 3rd of the 12.
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyWhat is the employment rate in Scotland?
74.7% of people aged 16 to 64 in Scotland were in work in 2023 (UK 75.7%), 6th highest of 12, while 22.5% were economically inactive, neither working nor looking for work.
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Scotland?
Scotland had 172,065 active businesses in 2024, 6.0% of the UK total, and 4.1% of firms with ten or more employees were classed as high-growth.
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyHow much does Scotland export?
Businesses in Scotland exported goods and services worth £67,101 million in 2023; the stock of inward foreign direct investment stood at £80,327 million in 2024, and firms spent £2,837 million on research and development.
Source: Office for National Statistics · saved copyHow Scotland compares with other nations
GDP per head (£, current prices) (2024)
Scotland ranks 3 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per head (£, current prices) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £72,201 |
| 2 | South East | £43,178 |
| 3 | Scotland | £39,441 |
| 4 | South West | £37,769 |
| 5 | East of England | £36,942 |
| 6 | North West | £36,926 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | £35,108 |
Gross disposable household income per head (£) (2024)
Scotland ranks 5 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross disposable household income per head (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | South East | £29,577 |
| 3 | East of England | £26,795 |
| 4 | South West | £25,924 |
| 5 | Scotland | £24,283 |
| 6 | East Midlands | £22,761 |
| 7 | North West | £22,523 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | £22,258 |
Median gross weekly pay of residents (£) (April 2025)
Scotland ranks 4 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Median gross weekly pay of residents (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £767.4 |
| 2 | South East | £678.0 |
| 3 | East of England | £670.8 |
| 4 | Scotland | £642.9 |
| 5 | West Midlands | £619.7 |
| 6 | North West | £615.9 |
| 7 | South West | £613.6 |
Gross value added per hour worked (£) (2023)
Scotland ranks 3 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross value added per hour worked (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | £53.96 |
| 2 | South East | £45.22 |
| 3 | Scotland | £41.28 |
| 4 | East of England | £39.69 |
| 5 | North West | £39.31 |
| 6 | South West | £38.75 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | £36.88 |
Employment rate, ages 16 to 64 (%) (2023)
Scotland ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 16 to 64 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | East of England | 77.5% |
| 4 | East Midlands | 75.5% |
| 5 | West Midlands | 75.2% |
| 6 | Scotland | 74.7% |
| 7 | London | 74.6% |
| 8 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 74.2% |
| 9 | Wales | 74.1% |
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Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Explore Local Statistics: all datasets (spreadsheet generated 22 October 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ae2f3a7b3960…)
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