Scotland ranks highly in terms of gross national income. All we need now is the power to spread this wealth so more of our citizens can benefit
As Scotland approaches the referendum on independence in just over 100 days’ time and we consider the opportunity a yes vote can offer, there is absolutely no doubt that it is a wealthy country. We have extraordinary resources and natural talent.
That fact has been clearly established by Scotland being the richest part of the UK outside London and the south-east, even when we exclude our oil and gas wealth. Scotland would have been ranked 14th in the OECD in terms of output per head in 2012 and among the richest in the world in terms of gross national income. The CPPR’s figures show that even on its lowest assessment Scotland would be in the top 20 of the OECD in terms of wealth per head. On Scottish government figures Scotland would be wealthier per head than France, Japan and the UK.