Economy of Scotland

Economy of Scotland

By Jenny Li and Malaika

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Standard of living in Scotland

Healthcare - NHS Scotland

Economic recovery in Scotland

Scotland's free health care is improving, but there are still many challenges to overcome to tackle the country's poor health record.

The cost of living in Scotland is lower than many other regions across the UK.

AA+ credit rating

99%

Literacy rate:

"oil-for-debt"

Effects of globalisation

Scotland's export base is too narrow - electronics, whisky and chemicals account for 77% of the whole international exports.

Scotland's Strengths

Quality food and drinks - £12 billion

Tourism industry - £2.9 billion, 8% of employment in Scotland.

Life sciences - employs 32,500 people.

Creative industries sector - £4.8 billion

Energy and oil rich - 24 billion barrels of oil to be extracted from the North Sea.

Manufacturing sector - £14.7 billion, 61% of total international exports.

GDP grew 0.6% during the second quarter of 2013.

Current state of economy

Life expectancy

Women:

80.6 years

Men:

76.1 years

By international standards,

Scotland is a

wealthy and

productive country.

Life expectancy in Scotland has improved greatly over the last 25 years, however, it is still poor compared with most of the EU.

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