Scottish budget deficit as percentage of UK GDP 2008-2020

Data on Scotland's budget balance, excluding revenue generated by the North Sea, as a share of the United Kingdom (UK)'s gross domestic product (GDP) from 2008/09 to 2019/20 shows that the deficit increased between 2008/09 and 2009/10 but has slowly been decreasing from 2009/10 onwards. However, Scotland's deficit as a share of the UK's GDP is still higher than pre-recession levels.

Current budget balance in Scotland* as a percentage of United Kingdom (UK) gross domestic product (GDP) from 2008/09 to 2019/20

Characteristic	Share of UK GDP
2019/2020	-7.5%
2018/2019	-7%
2017/2018	-7.4%
2016/2017	-8.1%
2015/2016	-9.6%
2014/2015	-8.7%
2013/2014	-9.5%
2012/2013	-10.8%
2011/2012	-11.2%
2010/2011	-12.7%
2009/2010	-12.7%
2008/2009	-10%

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2008 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*Excluding North Sea revenue
This statistic using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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