UK innovation survey 2023 – results for Scotland
Scotland's results from the UK Innovation Survey 2023, covering the three-year period from 2020 to 2022
Innovation Activity by Sector
Industrial sector is defined by the UK Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007).
Figure 5: Businesses in Scotland in the ‘Scientific Research and Development’ sector were most likely to be innovation active in 2020-2022 (67.4%). Businesses in the ‘Accommodation and Food Services’ sector were least likely (17.8%).
Percentage of all businesses (with 10+ employees) that were innovation active by sector, Scotland, 2020-2022
Source: UK innovation survey 2023 – results for Scotland - tables from the Scottish Government. For Figure 5 data see Table 4.
Figure 6: Businesses in the broad sector ‘Manfacturing’ were most likely to be business process innovators and product innovators in Scotland in 2020-2022.
Percentage of all businesses (with 10+ employees) that were business process innovators and product innovators by broad sector, Scotland, 2020-2022
Source: UK innovation survey 2023 – results for Scotland - tables from the Scottish Government. For Figure 6 data see Table 6.
Contact
Marina Curran
Business & Innovation Statistics
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: industrystatistics@gov.scot
For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot
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