📊 Strategic Insight: Driving Real GDP per Capita Growth (2025–2030)
🔍 Key Observation
Despite varied performance between 2020–2025, many Eurozone countries still have untapped growth potential. High-performing economies like Ireland, Estonia, and Lithuania outpaced peers through focused efforts on productivity, exports, and investment.
🎯 Top 3 Strategic Levers: Outlook to 2030
| Strategic Lever | Key Role (2025–2030) | Recommended Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Labour Productivity Gains | Primary driver of sustained income growth | Invest in AI, digital skills, R&D; reform work incentives |
| 2. Export Competitiveness | Backbone of scalable growth | Reshore strategic industries; diversify trading partners |
| 3. Capital Investment | Enables digital/green transition + infrastructure | Boost public-private R&D; EU Green Deal funding access |
🧠 Strategic Conclusion
🌍 “The next wave of per capita growth will come from countries that embed productivity-enhancing reforms, energize capital ecosystems, and evolve export strategies to align with shifting global demand.” – Josef David
✅ Recommended Actions for EU Leaders (2025–2030)
📌 Policy Level
- Launch EU Productivity Compact: joint digital + demographic productivity accelerator
- Enhance EU Sovereignty Funds: green & digital infrastructure investments
- Facilitate cross-border tech labor mobility
📌 National Level
- Target smart manufacturing clusters with export incentives
- Streamline capital access for scale-up innovators
- Launch Future Workforce programs: upskilling tied to industrial policy
