El informe LEO 2025 propone una transformación productiva para impulsar el crecimiento de América Latina

Latin America must rethink its economic development strategy if it wants to boost productivity, attract investment and remain competitive in an increasingly complex global economy. That is the central conclusion of the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2025, presented by international organizations as a roadmap for fostering a new cycle of sustainable and inclusive growth across the region.

The report highlights that, despite significant progress in macroeconomic stability over recent decades, Latin America continues to face structural challenges that limit its economic potential. Low productivity growth, insufficient investment, limited access to long-term financing and persistent inequality continue to constrain development.

According to the study, the region requires a new model of productive transformation capable of creating higher-value industries while strengthening resilience against global economic shocks.

A key recommendation is to mobilize greater public and private investment in strategic sectors such as renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies, critical minerals, sustainable agriculture and modern infrastructure.

The report also emphasizes that financing will play a decisive role.

Governments are encouraged to strengthen capital markets, expand blended finance mechanisms and encourage greater participation from multilateral development banks and institutional investors to close the region's investment gap.

Innovation is identified as another essential pillar.

The report argues that improving productivity will depend on increasing investment in research and development, supporting technology adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises, and expanding digital infrastructure capable of driving industrial modernization.

Education and workforce development also receive particular attention.

Strengthening technical skills, improving vocational training and adapting education systems to the demands of emerging industries are viewed as critical for increasing competitiveness and creating quality employment opportunities.

The document further stresses the importance of stronger public-private collaboration.

Governments, businesses, financial institutions and international organizations are encouraged to work together to design industrial policies that promote investment while ensuring environmental sustainability and social inclusion.

International cooperation is expected to become increasingly important.

Europe is identified as a strategic partner for Latin America through investment, technology transfer, sustainable finance and support for the green and digital transitions.

The report notes that closer collaboration between both regions could accelerate the development of industries linked to clean energy, circular economy solutions and resilient supply chains.

For investors, the report presents Latin America as a region with significant long-term opportunities, provided that structural reforms improve the business environment and strengthen institutional capacity.

As geopolitical shifts reshape global trade and investment, countries capable of combining stable regulatory frameworks with innovation and sustainable industrial policies are expected to attract increasing levels of international capital.

The LEO 2025 report concludes that Latin America's next stage of development will depend not only on economic growth, but on the region's ability to transform its productive model, mobilize investment and build stronger partnerships capable of supporting a more competitive, resilient and sustainable economy.