Team Scotland's Export Promotion Support: evaluation

3. Factsheet – Scottish Export Promotion Support Evaluation (2018/19 – 2020/21)

2,329 Companies opted into the beneficiary evaluation survey.

3,747 Number of international export sales projects across delivery partners.

£1.6bn Estimated increase in export sales over evaluation period, as a result of the support.

140% Estimated increase in export sales as a result of export support - almost 2.5 times higher (econometric estimation).

41% Estimated increase in export sales as a result of export support (beneficiary survey findings)

£2.7bn Value of additional export sales expected over the subsequent 3 years as a result of support.

60% Proportion of beneficiary survey respondents that were active exporters (had exported in the past 12 months)

58% Of exporting beneficiaries reported that the support positively impacted their export sales (including value of sales and achieving sales sooner)

73% Proportion of current non-exporters that had not exported to date

£4.9 billion Total value of planned international export sales by supported companies over the evaluation period

618 The number of SCC companies that attended one or more of the 71 missions over the three-year period

135 Number of non-beneficiary survey responses received for counterfactual analysis

40% Share of non-beneficiary respondents that reported not being aware of the availability of support.

Top 3 Most Delivered International Interventions

• One-to-one exporting support
• International Market Events
• International Access Support.

7 out of 10 Beneficiary rating of the support offered

84% reported experiencing numerous export challenges over the evaluation period (beneficiaries)

Companies in receipt of international and R&D/innovation support (as a combination) were more likely to achieve export sales outcomes, create/safeguard jobs and anticipate future export sales, compared to companies that received either support type in isolation.

Businesses in receipt of exclusively wider business development support, were the least likely to achieve an export sales outcome.