GDP

Many countries have shown great success after independence, particularly in terms of GDP growth and developing their own currency. Overall, it can be suggested that full independence would have contributed to greater GDP growth for Scotland than devolution.

Rather than the outmoded measures of growth, productidvity and income, our research indentifyed 15 headline indicators - a prosperity index - that refledt the actual experience of well being and security for people.

This guide shows the difference between measures of GDP.  The guide shows how the Scottish economy compares in the UK and the world. Scotland's GDP per head is at the average of the OECD countries, just behind Great Britain.

This is the three times a year report on the Scottish economy in an international context.

This gives the Scottish economic statistics from an international investment point of view.

This paper gives key statistics in graphic form showing such things as: Population 5.4 million, GDP as £166.8 billion or £30,530 per person, employment as 74.8%, unemployment as 4.2%, average weekly full time wage as £595, and many more.

There is no set of official accounts that tells us how an independent Scotland’s economy would fare, nor what its finances would look like.

Common Weal looks at Fiscal Policy and provides an alternative prospectus based on ensuring wellbeing and equality for the people of Scotland.