Future of Growth

Amid persistent economic and geopolitical shocks, 80% of world population is expected to experience slower growth than in pre-COVID decade. This downturn is exacerbating a range of interconnected global challenges, including the climate crisis and a weakening social contract, which are collectively reversing progress in global development.

While reigniting global growth is essential to advance well-being and address key challenges, a simple “return” to GDP growth is not enough. The World Economic Forum’s F uture of Growth Report 2024 calls for a better balance between the quantity and quality of growth, noting that the world is just halfway towards achieving quality growth.

Map and prioritize growth drivers

Identify and understand key growth drivers to establish priorities for achieving balanced economic growth.

Assess enablers and constraints

Leverage the Future of Growth Framework at the national-level to understand drivers and constraints to quality growth.

Foster analysis and dialogue

Facilitate country-level analysis and dialogue to unlock opportunities for innovative, inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth.

Co-develop growth strategies

Collaborate to design tailored balanced-growth strategies, addressing trade-offs, leveraging synergies, and promoting adoption of new ideas to accelerate quality growth.

Tackling challenges together

The Future of Growth Accelerators support policymakers and leaders in balancing growth with innovation, inclusion, sustainability, and resilience goals. Through structured analysis, cutting-edge insights and strategic dialogues, countries apply the Future of Growth Framework at the national-level and co-develop strategies to unlock opportunities for balanced growth.

The Future of Growth Accelerators are part of the World Economic Forum’s flagship Future of Growth Initiative, a unique campaign to recalibrate the global conversation on growth. It supports decision-makers in transforming the growth we have into the growth we need for a new economic era.

Future of Growth

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Accelerators

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Organizations engaged

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Growth-enabling initiatives identified

Objectives

Map and prioritize growth drivers

Assess enablers and constraints

Foster analysis and dialogue

Co-develop growth strategies

Tackling challenges together

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