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Its Innovation and Investment scores both sit in the top 20% of authorities nationally, while Scaling is the area where its companies lag the UK average most clearly.",[107,108,109],"The composite score combines four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across active companies in the area, with corporate groups counted once, which means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score above a much larger one: this makes the index a fair comparison between authorities of different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Dundee City's composite of 996 sits just below that national reference point. The likely range of 977 to 1,015 shows how far the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies, and a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector classifications. Dundee City ranks 64th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 1,024, which is 24 points above the UK benchmark, and outperforms 82.3% of authorities, placing it firmly in the top 20% nationally.","Scaling measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. At 973, Dundee City's score is 27 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 284th of 360 authorities: this is the area of greatest relative weakness, with only 21.1% of authorities scoring lower.","Investment captures equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. Dundee City ranks 67th of 360 authorities here, scoring 992, which is 8 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms 81.4% of authorities, placing it in the top 20% nationally alongside its Innovation performance.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Dundee City scores 994 on this pillar, 6 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 234th of 361 authorities and outperforming 35.2% of them.","The chart below shows how Dundee City's composite score compares with neighbouring authorities in Scotland.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is Dundee City's overall score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Dundee City scores 996, placing it 109th of 361 local authorities and 4 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does Dundee City compare with the rest of Scotland?","Dundee City scores 996, which is 4 points above the Scotland average of 992, and ranks 12th of the 32 Scottish local authorities.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Which pillar is Dundee City strongest on?","Innovation is its strongest pillar, where Dundee City ranks 64th of 361 authorities with a score of 1,024, placing it in the top 20% nationally.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Where does Dundee City rank on Scaling?","Scaling is Dundee City's weakest pillar: it ranks 284th of 360 authorities with a score of 973, which is 27 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How many companies does the Dundee City score cover?","The index covers 8,543 active companies in Dundee City, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate entities.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP, but of how active local companies are across those dimensions.","Dundee City scores 996 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 109th of 361 authorities, with Innovation and Investment both in the top 20% nationally.",{"source":137,"cached":20,"generatedAt":138},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:46:35",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]