Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) alcoholic beverages contribution: FOI release

Information requested

GERS 2023-2024 
Of the £218bn GDP quoted, how much did Alcoholic beverages - spirits, wine and cider contribute?

Response

The answer to your question is:

Of the £218 billion figure for Scotland's GDP for 2023/24, £178.7 billion relates to Scotland's onshore GVA. The manufacture of alcoholic beverages - spirit, wine and cider contributes £2.75 billion to Scotland's onshore GVA.

This figure just relates to manufacturing the product. There will be additional GVA generated by transportation, wholesale and retail etc.

In an earlier FOI request I sent you a link to some analysis carried out by the Scotch Whisky Association. You may find this helpful:

The Scotch Whisky Association's Economic Impact Report Scotch Whisky Economic Impact report 2024 | Scotch Whisky Association (scotch-whisky.org.uk).

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