25% National Wealth Lost: Scotland’s Darien Collapse | Financial History Documentary

Scotland lost 25% of its national wealth in one of history’s most catastrophic financial disasters. The Darien Scheme burned roughly £400,000 on a failed Panama colony, triggering economic collapse, mass suffering, and helping push Scotland toward the 1707 Act of Union.

In the late 1690s, Scotland made a high-stakes bet that a colony in Panama could transform the nation’s economy. Instead, disease, poor planning, hostile conditions, and financial overcommitment turned the Darien Scheme into a national catastrophe.

This Financial History Documentary breaks down how political ambition, institutional failure, and unchecked optimism destroyed enormous wealth and changed Scotland’s future forever.

What happened when a nation ignored warning signs and doubled down on a failing investment?

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