Scottish Monthly GDP Estimates for February - Contracted 0.2%

30th April 2025

Scotland's onshore GDP contracted by 0.2% in February 2025, according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician.

This follows growth of 0.4% - revised from 0.3% - in January 2025.

In the three months to February, GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.7% compared to the previous three month period. This indicates an increase in growth relative to 2024 Quarter 4 - October to December - which saw growth of 0.1% - revised from 0.0%.

In February, the largest contribution to headline GDP was made by the Electricity & Gas Supply sector which grew by 14.1%, contributing 0.3 percentage points to overall GDP. The largest negative contribution was made by Information & Communications which contracted by 3.5%, contributing -0.2 percentage points to overall GDP in February.