Global Printing Market Value to Reach $969.7 Billion by 2030: Smithers

11 December 2025: Smithers report combines the latest statistics and expert insight from its global research network. Global printing market’s value is projected to grow from $868 billion in 2025 to $969.7 billion by 2030, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2%, according to the Smithers report, The Future of Global Printing to 2030.

This is a flagship Smithers report that combines the latest statistics and expert insight from its global research network to track current and future demand in all print segments. In 2025 the global printing market is worth $868 billion. Market is forecast to increase by 2.2% CAGR to 2030, with total market value reaching $969.7 billion.

Inkjet is forecast to increase at the highest rate in value terms. There is continuing growth in packaging and labels, sectors largely immune to electronic alternatives. This print and printed packaging output supports major supply sectors for papers, boards and substrates, inks and coatings, printing plates and new printing/finishing equipment.

The report findings are quantified in a highly detailed data set covering the key supply side markets of inks, new machinery, printing plates and print substrates. Based on extensive primary research, it segments the market by print process and end-use product; and includes market profiles for 50 national print markets.

Key market trends as per the report highlights a strategic shift in the industry, with growth primarily driven by specific sectors and technological advancements.
– Packaging and Labels Drive Growth: These sectors are largely “immune to electronic alternatives” and are the primary drivers of value growth in the overall print market. By 2030, packaging is expected to account for nearly two-thirds of the total market value.
– Digital Transformation: Digital printing, particularly inkjet technology, is expanding its market share across various applications, including packaging and commercial print.
Digital print in packaging and labels alone is projected to grow from $22.0 billion in 2025 to $36.9 billion by 2030.
– Decline in Traditional Publishing: While publishing will still constitute a significant volume of print in 2030 (nearly 40%), it remains the market’s biggest loser in terms of value, as demand for long runs of newspapers, magazines, and directories shifts to electronic channels.
– Sustainability Focus: The industry is increasingly focused on reducing environmental impact, with trends including a shift toward water-based inks, new material sets for easier recycling and greater use of paperboard.

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The report’s author, Jon Harper Smith has over 40 years’ experience in the printing industry through his time working with Fujifilm and has extensive experience of industrial and package printing businesses with particular focus on industrial inkjet and flexo processes. He has a proven ability to develop complex cross border businesses involving the provision of highly technical products that meet strict end user specifications.

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