An Official Statistics in Development publication for Scotland
Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.2% in the three months to October 2025, up from the growth of 0.2% in the three months to September, and revised growth of 0.5% in August, according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician.
In the month to October 2025, Scotland’s GDP contracted by 0.2%. This follows a growth of 0.7% in September 2025 and contraction of 0.2% in August 2025.
In October, the sector with the largest contribution to three month GDP was Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, which contributed around 0.1 percentage points of growth towards the overall three month figure of 0.2%.
Background
The monthly statistical publication and data are available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/monthly-gdp-october-2025/
All results are seasonally adjusted and presented in real terms (adjusted to remove inflation). GDP growth relates to Scotland’s onshore economy, which means it does not include the output of offshore oil and gas extraction.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the output of the economy in Scotland and are designated as official statistics in development. This means that they are still in development but have been released to enable their use at an early stage. All results are provisional and subject to relatively high levels of uncertainty.
Further information on GDP statistics is available at http://www.gov.scot/gdp
These estimates are compiled in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics – more information on the standards of official statistics can be accessed at: https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/