Process Automation Market Growth Analysis - Market Size, Share, Forecast Trends and Outlook Report (2025-2034)

The global process automation market size reached around USD 202.54 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.60% between 2025 and 2034 to reach nearly USD 383.78 Billion by 2034.

Technological Advancements Driving the Market for Process Automation

The market is driven by robust technological change and the increasing emphasis on productivity. The market has North America and Europe as high maturity regions and the Asia-Pacific as a medium maturity region. Europe, based on potential growth, is the dominating market, accounting for nearly 35% of the total process automation industry share in 2020. The market in Europe is driven by the growth of the market in Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, with Germany as a leading exporter of process automation in the region.

Process automation leads to the industrial automation market. Resource industries like oil and gas, chemicals, and mining industries account for the largest end-user markets for process automation, accounting for nearly half the end-user market. Oil and gas is the end-user segment in the market, accounting for over a quarter of the market.

The increasing adoption of robotic process automation by various organisations to enhance the digital consumer experience, productivity, and efficiency is augmenting the growth of the market. The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in robotic process automation to enable the automation of complex tasks is also aiding the market. With the growing focus on automating repetitive tasks such as extracting, validating, and uploading, among others, the deployment of robotic process automation is likely to witness a surge in the mining industry. Technological advancements in robotic process automation to enable cognitive automation and improve its functionalities are further expected to bolster the process automation market size in the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

Process automation are the applications, including measurement, control, electrification, and other applications, used in processes with the aim of continuous production.

The market is divided based on type into:

• Discrete Automation
• Process Automation

The market is divided based on application into:

• Oil and Gas
• Chemicals
• Mining
• General Industries
• Consumer Goods
• Pharma and Biotech
• Power
• Others

The report also covers the regional markets of the product like

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa

Increasing Emphasis on Boosting Productivity to Augment the Market Growth of Process Automation

The global process automation market is driven by the growing emphasis on increasing productivity and removing hazardous manual tasks. The market in North America is highly matured and is a preferable region to absorb advanced innovations, strategic partnerships, and product collaborations among industries, including oil and gas, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, among others, further enhancing the market growth for process automation. Latin America, being near North America, has the potential to extend process automation contracts in the sector of oil and gas and mining, in the long run, providing impetus to the market growth. The global automation players have a presence in major Latin American countries, including Chile, Brazil, and Argentina. In the Asia-Pacific, the market is adopting process automation in several industries in developing countries such as India, Indonesia, etc. The Asia-Pacific is a lucrative destination for automation suppliers across the globe. The Middle East and Africa offer healthy demand for process automation as well as industrial automation due to a strong grip over oil and gas and mining industries.

Strong demand for productivity via automation and the development of advanced technologies in the forecast period is expected to drive the market in the next five years. The process automation market is driven by operational efficiency, robust growth of SMEs, preference towards the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based automation, and rising demand for smart factories. Mass customization, supply chain synchronization, systems integration, rising R&D and innovation in artificial intelligence, and advancement in the M2M communication technology are the major growth drivers of the market.

With technological advancements taking place, the prominent players are concentrating on the integration of their products with advanced technologies, providing impetus to the market growth. The key players are strategizing on developing products with functional transformation and commercial excellence to be competitive in the field and cater to customers' demands, thus, aiding the market for process automation.

Key Players in the Global Market for Process Automation

The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global process automation market, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, and investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:

• ABB Ltd.
• Emerson Electric Co.
• Honeywell International, Inc.
• Siemens AG
• Rockwell Automation, Inc.
• General Electric Company
• Others

The comprehensive report provides an in-depth assessment of the market based on Porter's five forces model, along with giving a SWOT analysis.