Currency | Pound Sterling (£) |
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Country group | Scotland Economy of Scotland |
Statistics | |
Population | 523,000 (2022)[1] |
GDP | £31.8 billion (2022)[2] |
GDP per capita | £60,764 (2022) [3] |
GDP by sector | Financial services, banking, insurance, national government, local government, public sector, gaming, software development, hospitality, tourism |
Labour force | 312,100 / 82.1% in employment (Jan 2023-Dec 2023)[a][4] |
Labour force by occupation | List
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Unemployment | 10,900 / 3.5% (Jan 2023-Dec 20234)[c][6] |
Average gross salary | £720.70 per week (2023)[d][7] |
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, was ranked the 13th largest financial centre internationally and the 4th largest financial centre in Europe in 2020.[8] The economy of Edinburgh is recognised as a powerhouse of the Scottish economy, as well as the wider UK economy, being the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom behind London.[9]
Edinburgh has been consistently one of the most prosperous parts of the country and has the strongest economy of any city in the UK outside London.[10] Financial Times FDi Magazine has named Edinburgh as the "Best Large European City of the Future" and "Best Foreign Direct Investment Strategy (Large City)" for 2012/13.[11]
The city is consistently ranked as one of Scotland's major industrial hubs, with an employment workforce of around 48,030 across the city.[12]
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