Research and analysis

What staying in the United Kingdom means for Scotland - supporting tables (Appendix 1)

Updated 21 August 2014

These tables accompany the reference document for ‘What staying in the United Kingdom means for Scotland’.

1. Table 1, footnote 7

Year Quarter Scotland UK
    Gross Value added - growth (%) Gross Value added - growth (%)
2011 Q1 0.1 0.5
  Q2 0.1 0.4
  Q3 0.1 0.7
  Q4 0.5 0
2012 Q1 -0.4 0
  Q2 0.1 -0.3
  Q3 0.1 -0.3
  Q4 0.6 -0.1
2013 Q1 0.4 0.4
  Q2 0.4 0.8
  Q3 0.7 0.8
  Q4 0.2 0.8

Source for the data in the table:

2. Table 2, footnote 29

Year Quarter Scotland UK
    Gross Value added - growth (%) Gross Value added - growth (%)
2011 Q1 0.1 0.5
  Q2 0.1 0.4
  Q3 0.1 0.7
  Q4 0.5 0
2012 Q1 -0.4 0
  Q2 0.1 -0.3
  Q3 0.1 -0.3
  Q4 0.6 -0.1
2013 Q1 0.4 0.4
  Q2 0.4 0.8
  Q3 0.7 0.8
  Q4 0.2 0.8

Source for the data in the table:

3. Table 3, footnote 30

Country OECD GDP growth forecast for 2014
UK 3.2%
US 2.6%
Canada 2.5%
Germany 1.9%
Japan 1.2%
France 0.9%
Italy 0.5%

Source for the data in the table: OECD Economic Outlook, analysis and forecasts, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 6 May 2014.

4. Table 4, footnote 31

Country IMF GDP growth forecast for 2014
UK 2.9%
US 2.8%
Canada 2.3%
Germany 1.7%
Japan 1.4%
France 1.0%
Italy 0.6%

Source for table: World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, April 2014

5. Table 5, footnote 33

2013 annual figures Exports to the rest of the UK Exports to the rest of the world
Value (£ million) 50,557 21,387
% of total exports 70 30

Source for table: Quarterly National Accounts Scotland, Fourth Quarter 2014, Scottish National Accounts Project, Scottish Government, 14 May 2014, Supplementary Tables, Table 9

6. Table 6, footnote 52

Forecasting body Per cent of GDP £ billions £ per head
Scottish Government a 3.2 5.5 1,020
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) b 5.2 8.9 1,660
Citigroup c 5.5 9.5 1,760
Centre for Public Policy for Regions (CPPR) d 5.5 9.5 1,760
Memo: UK deficit in 2016-17 2.4 44.5 680

Sources for table: Scotland analysis: Fiscal policy and sustainability, HM Government, May 2014, Box IC, page 27. Sources for the estimates are: Most pessimistic scenario (‘Scenario 2’) in Scottish Government (2013), “Scotland’s Future: Your guide to an independent Scotland”. IFS (2014) “The next five years look better, but tough choices remain for Scotland”. Citigroup (2014) “Update on Scotland’s Fiscal Deficit”. CPPR (2014), “CPPR Briefing Note – Fiscal implications for an independent Scotland when assuming that it takes on a low, or zero, share of existing debt”.

7. Table 7, footnote 40

Country GDP current prices US dollars billions 2012
1 United States 16244.58
2 China 8229.38
3 Japan 5937.77
4 Germany 3427.85
5 France 2612.67
6 United Kingdom 2484.45
7 Brazil 2247.75
8 Italy 2014.38
9 Russia 2004.25
10 India 1858.75

Correct as at 5 June 2014

Sources in table: World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, April 2014. GDP current prices in US dollars.

8. Table 8, footnote 41

Country GDP, current prices, US dollars, billions, 2012
1 United States 16,244.58
2 China 8,229.38
3 Japan 5,937.77
4 Germany 3,427.85
5 France 2,612.67
6 United Kingdom 2,484.45
7 Brazil 2,247.75
8 Italy 2,014.38
9 Russia 2,004.25
10 India 1,858.75

Correct as at 5 June 2014

Source for table: World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, April 2014. GDP current prices in US dollars.

9. Table 9, footnote 42

Country OECD GDP growth forecast for 2014
UK 3.2%
US 2.6%
Canada 2.5%
Germany 1.9%
Japan 1.2%
France 0.9%
Italy 0.5%

Correct at 5 June 2014

Source for table: OECD Economic Outlook, analysis and forecasts, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 6 May 2014

10. Table 10, footnote 43

Country IMF GDP growth forecast for 2014
UK 2.9%
US 2.8%
Canada 2.3%
Germany 1.7%
Japan 1.4%
France 1.0%
Italy 0.6%

Correct at 5 June 2014

Source for table: World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund, April 2014

11. Table 11, footnote 46

Year Quarter Scotland UK
    Gross Value added - growth (%) Gross Value added - growth (%)
2011 Q1 0.1 0.5
  Q2 0.1 0.4
  Q3 0.1 0.7
  Q4 0.5 0
2012 Q1 -0.4 0
  Q2 0.1 -0.3
  Q3 0.1 -0.3
  Q4 0.6 -0.1
2013 Q1 0.4 0.4
  Q2 0.4 0.8
  Q3 0.7 0.8
  Q4 0.2 0.8

Source for the data in the table:

12. Table 12, footnote 66

Scotland UK
Total Spending (millions) 65,205 701,681
Total OnShore revenue(millions) 47,566 580,293
Total Offshore revenue (geographic share) 5,581 6,632
Spending per head 12270 11010
Onshore revenue per head 8950 9110
Total revenue per head 10000 9210
Deficit -2270 -1800

Source for table: Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2012-13, Scottish Government, 12 March 2014

13. Table 13, footnote 76

Member state Population a GDP b (millions of Euros) Votes in Council c %/number Seats in European Parliament d (2014)
Germany 80,523,746 2,737,600 29 8.4% 96
France 65,633,194 2,059,272 29 8.4% 74
UK 63,896,071 1,908,540 29 8.4% 73
Italy 59,685,227 1,560,024 29 8.4% 73
Spain 46,704,308 1,022,988 27 7.8% 54
Poland 38,533,299 389,695 27 7.8% 51
Romania 20,020,074 142,822 14 4.1% 32
Netherlands 16,779,575 602,658 13 3.8% 26
Greece 11,161,642 182,054 12 3.5% 21
Portugal 11,062,508 165,666 12 3.5% 21
Belgium 10,516,125 381,401 12 3.5% 21
Czech Rep. 10,487,289 149,387 12 3.5% 21
Hungary 9,908,798 98,071 12 3.5% 21
Sweden 9,555,893 420,088 10 2.9% 20
Austria 8,451,860 313,197 10 2.9% 18
Bulgaria 7,284,552 39,940 10 2.9% 17
Denmark 5,602,628 249,125 7 2.0% 13
Slovakia 5,426,674 72,134 7 2.0% 13
Finland 5,410,836 193,443 7 2.0% 13
Ireland 4,591,087 164,049 7 2.0% 11
Croatia 4,262,140 43,313 7 2.0% 11
Lithuania 2,971,905 34,601 7 2.0% 11
Latvia 2,058,821 23,372 4 1.2% 8
Slovenia 2,023,825 35,275 4 1.2% 8
Estonia 1,324,814 18,435 4 1.2% 6
Cyprus 865,878 16,504 4 1.2% 6
Luxembourg 537,039 45,478 4 1.2% 6
Malta 421,364 7,186 3 0.9% 6
EU 505,701,172 13,075,215 345 100% 751

Sources for table: a – European Union Population 2013, Eurostat, 2013 figures. b – Annual National Accounts, Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices, Eurostat, 2013 figures. c – The Voting System at the Council of the EU Council of the European Union. d – Seats by Member State, European Parliament.

14. Table 14, footnote 99

2013 annual figures Exports to the rest of the UK Exports to the rest of the world
Value (£ million) 50,557 21,387
% of total exports 70 30

Sources for table: Quarterly National Accounts Scotland, Fourth Quarter 2014, Scottish National Accounts Project, Scottish Government, 14 May 2014, Supplementary Tables, Table 9