Scotland's Business Base: Facts and Figures

Overview of number of registered and unregistered enterprises in Scotland between 2000 and 2020

The chart shows the number of unregistered businesses has grown steeply between 2000 and 2020, while registered businesses have had a more steady rate of incline.

Number of businesses per 10,000 resident adults by UK region / country in 2020. London had the highest density and the North East the lowest density.

A comparison of the sector structure of the private sector business base in both 2010 and 2020

Analysis of how concentrated a particular industry is in Scotland, as compared to the UK average as a whole. Scotland has a high intensity of mining, quarrying, utilities.

Between 2008 and 2020, the number of growth sector businesses in the economy grew by 29%, compared to 16% for all registered Scottish businesses.

Proportion of business stock by size across UK nations and regions.

The sector profile of Scotland

Scottish birth and death rates over the 2010 to 2019 period with a varying gap.

Business birth and death rates by UK nations and regions 2019. East (of England) had the highest business birth and death rates, while Northern Ireland had the lowest on both fronts.

Business survival rates across the UK nations and regions for businesses born in 2014 and 2018

Businesses by sizeband and turnover in 2020 showing the relationship between business size and turnover was inverse in nature

Summary of proportion of Scottish enterprises, employment, and turnover by country of ownership in 2020

Summary of proportion of Scottish enterprises, employment, and turnover by country of ownership and sizeband in 2020

Proportion of registered enterprises by ownership status and by sector in 2020

Proportion of employment by ownership status and by sector in 2020

Business density from high to low showing the number of businesses (registered) per 10,000 resident adults (aged 16 and over), by local authority, 2020