Scottish football's top flight is in a robust financial position but it is more dependent on fans' cash than any other league in Europe.

UEFA's benchmarking report for the 2015/16 season, which compiles financial and sporting information from every member association, shows how the nation compares.

Money from fans going through gates accounts, on average, for 37% of total revenue for Premiership clubs.

That figure bucks the overall trend, with broadcast money and commercial revenues sustaining the majority of football leagues across the continent.

Only Ireland (31%) and Switzerland (34%) come close to the Scottish figure.

Just 13% of total revenue to Scottish Premiership clubs on average comes from broadcast revenues. In comparison, English top flight teams are propped up by 51% of their revenue coming from television.

Attendances in Scotland are also up year-on-year by 12%, the sixth biggest increase in all of Europe. But it should be noted that this was a case of "bouncing back", when the previous year had shown a drop by a similar percentage with Hearts out of the league.

The report, however, warns that the anti-competitive nature of the Scottish league, caused by the disparity in wage bills across the 12 clubs, renders it near-impossible for a team other than Celtic to clinch the domestic crown.

Published to highlight the effectiveness of their financial fair play rules, UEFA's document shows aggregate operating profits have risen to €1.5bn (£1.3bn) since 2013.

This is compared to losses of €700m across Europe in the two years immediately prior to the introduction of the regulations.