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Oil and Gas Revenue Comparison

OIL & GAS
SCOTLAND/UK REVENUE COMPARISON

Scotland's geographic share of Oil and Gas revenue for 2018-19  was £1,430m.  This compares to a UK total revenue of £1,204m. This is due to the geographical distribution of Petroleum Revenue Tax Rebates disproportionally affecting non-Scottish production.

Scotland/UK Oil & Gas Revenue Comparison - Cash Terms (£m)
Year UK Scotland
1980-81 11,959 11,822
1981-82 18,793 18,173
1982-83 21,119 20,719
1983-84 22,677 21,744
1984-85 29,335 27918
1985-86 26,178 24,247
1986-87 10,598 9,764
1987-88 9,700 8,920
1988-89 6,251 5,779
1989-90 4,339 3,755
1990-91 3,918 2,761
1991-92 1,571 1,033
1992-93 2,044 1,306
1993-94 1,872 1,418
1994-95 2,486 2,085
1995-96 3,363 2,731
1996-97 4,674 3,812
1997-98 4,565 3,460
1998-99 2,452 1,518
1999-00 2,510 2,044
2000-01 4,399 3,873
2001-02 5,373 3,951
2002-03 5,054 4,002
2003-04 4,223 3,396
2004-05 5,115 4,593
2005-06 9,323 7,814
2006-07 8,864 6,151
2007-08 7,408 7,597
2008-09 12,393 8,855
2009-10 5,921 5,797
2010-11 8,322 7,833
2011-12 10,872 7,902
2012-13 6,149 4,643
2013-14 4,674 3,446
2014-15 2,103 1,377
2015-16 -2 50
2016-17 -359 266
2017-18 1,188 1,426
2018-19 1,204 1,430

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REAL TERMS CALCULATIONS

The Real Terms calculations above are carried out using the HMT's deflator tables. There are a number of methods for measuring inflation, however when discussing public revenue and expenditure, typically the HMT's GDP deflator is used to calculate the real terms equivalent. We have provided an easy to use Calculator for your convenience here.

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