Scottish Government

This page summarises our assessment of the Purpose Targets and National Indicators, which are shown in more detail elsewhere in Scotland Performs. It provides an 'at a glance' snapshot of how Scotland and the Government are doing, rather than a comprehensive measurement of every activity undertaken to achieve the Purpose and National Outcomes.

Economic Growth

 To raise the GDP growth rate to the UK level

 To match the GDP growth rate of the small independent EU countries by 2017

Productivity

 To rank in the top quartile for productivity against our key trading partners in the OECD by 2017

Participation

 To maintain our position on labour market participation as the top performing country in the UK

 To close the gap with the top five OECD economies by 2017

Population

​ To match average European (EU15) population growth over the period from 2007 to 2017

Supported by increased healthy life expectancy in Scotland over the period from 2007 to 2017

Solidarity

 To increase overall income and reduce income inequality by 2017

Cohesion

 To narrow the gap in participation between Scotland's best and worst performing regions by 2017

Sustainability

 To reduce emissions by 42% by 2020

 To reduce emissions by 80% by 2050

	Increase the number of businesses		Improve the quality of healthcare experience
	Increase exports		Reduce the percentage of adults who smoke
	Improve digital infrastructure		Reduce alcohol related hospital admissions
	Reduce traffic congestion		Reduce the number of individuals with problem drug use
	Improve Scotland's reputation		Improve people's perceptions about the crime rate in their area
	Increase research and development spending		Reduce reconviction rates
	Improve knowledge exchange from university research		Reduce crime victimisation rates
	Improve the skill profile of the population		Reduce deaths on Scotland's roads
	Reduce underemployment		Improve people's perceptions of the quality of public services
	Reduce the proportion of employees earning less than the Living Wage		Improve the responsiveness of public services
	Reduce the pay gap		Reduce the proportion of individuals living in poverty
	Increase the proportion of pre-school centres receiving positive inspection reports		Reduce children's deprivation
	Increase the proportion of schools receiving positive inspection reports		Improve access to suitable housing options for those in housing need
	Improve levels of educational attainment		Increase the number of new homes
	Increase the proportion of young people in learning, training or work		Widen use of the Internet
	Increase the proportion of graduates in positive destinations		Improve people's perceptions of their neighbourhood
	Improve children's services		Increase cultural engagement
	Improve children's dental health		Improve the state of Scotland's historic sites
	Increase the proportion of babies with a healthy birth weight		Improve access to local greenspace
	Increase the proportion of healthy weight children		Increase people's use of Scotland's outdoors
	Increase physical activity		Improve the condition of protected nature sites
	Improve self-assessed general health		Increase the abundance of terrestrial breeding birds: biodiversity
	Improve mental wellbeing		Increase natural capital
	Reduce premature mortality		Improve the state of Scotland's marine environment
	Improve end of life care		Reduce Scotland's carbon footprint
	Improve support for people with care needs		Increase the proportion of journeys to work made by public or active transport
	Reduce emergency admissions to hospital		Reduce waste generated
			Increase renewable electricity production