The data displays the total value of all imports in Scotland from 2000 to 2016. There was a decrease from 2000 to 2001, and then again from 2008-2009. Post 2009, the value of imports almost constantly increased. The biggest increase of which occurred between 2012 and 2013 with a growth of over 5.8 billion GBP.
As stated in an analysis of Scotland's import partners, the country's biggest import trading partner is the European Union (EU).
According to the value of net trade in Scotland the country imports more than it exports, a substantial amount of which is imported from trade with the rest of the United Kingdom.
