Scotland possesses a resilient and diverse industry and commerce base, built on a long tradition of innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurship. Scottish industry is a world leader in an impressive range of sectors, exporting in the main to North America and mainland Europe but with growing markets in Australia, China, India, Japan, Russia and United Arab Emirates.

Scotland is probably best known for its Food & Drink sector, which contributes nearly £14 billion worth of turnover annually to the Scottish economy and employs over 115,000 people, and for its Oil & Gas industry with Aberdeen widely regarded as the ‘oil capital’ of Europe. Scotland  a number of other hugely successful industries, including; Life Sciences, Renewable Energy, Creative Industries (including Digital), Business Services, Manufacturing, Construction and Tourism.