McKinsey & Company estimates that widespread automation could increase Chile’s annual productivity growth by 2.0 to 2.5 percentage points by 2030, potentially adding more than 4 percentage points to the country’s gross domestic product over the decade.
The analysis, reported by The Rio Times, positions Chile as a potential beneficiary of the global shift toward industrial automation and artificial intelligence.
The consultancy’s modelling suggests that if Chile successfully integrates these technologies across key sectors, the cumulative effect on economic output could be substantial, reshaping the country’s long-term growth trajectory.
This projection aligns with a broader trend of institutions reassessing emerging-market growth potential in light of technological adoption.
Similar analyses have recently emerged for other economies, including a World Bank report indicating that artificial intelligence could contribute between 1.3% and 12.1% to Poland’s GDP by 2035.
These forecasts underscore the growing consensus that technology-driven productivity gains are becoming a central variable in macroeconomic outlooks for both developed and emerging markets.