Global Economic Futures: Productivity in 2030

The Global Economic Futures: Productivity in 2030 report, developed in collaboration with Accenture, explores how the interaction of technology and human capital are shaping the future of productivity and sets out four scenarios for productivity in 2030. It presents a data-driven assessment of how businesses in different sectors may be affected and offers a set of actionable strategies to help businesses and governments not only adapt to change but also shape it.

Productivity has historically been a critical driver of economic dynamism and increasing living standards. However, productivity growth has come to a virtual standstill in recent decades, and more than half of the deceleration of global growth since 2008 can be attributed to this slowdown. By considering different scenarios and their strategic implications, this report offers decision-makers a tool to understand key global trends, such as AI advances and talent development, and see how they may play out across economies and sectors to generate differing headwinds and tailwinds for corporate output and profitability.

This report is the first edition of a new Global Economic Futures series, which encourages leaders to think critically, creatively and purposefully about the future. The series draws on scenario analysis as a tool to understand future trends, vulnerabilities and opportunities and to identify strategies that can shape better outcomes.