REPORTS

98th EUROCONSTRUCT Country Report Cover
Winter
2024

98th EUROCONSTRUCT

Country Report

European construction markets by country
Medium-term sectoral forecasts with in-depth national market information
Medium-term construction market forecasts from our 19 EUROCONSTRUCT network representatives, with detailed background information on construction market trends and underlying drivers (such as demographics, construction prices, interest rates and general macro-economic factors), as well as specific national drivers and barriers. Each chapter concludes with a set of standardised tables of key indicators for easy comparison by country, also provided as an Excel file.

DATA CONTENT

General economic and demographic information

2021 – 27: Absolute number or percentage

Population, households and unemployed, in thousands
Unemployment rate, in %
Consumer and construction prices, year to year change in %
Short-term and long-term interest rates, in %

2023: Output in billion euros
2021-27: year to year change, % in real terms

Gross domestic product
Private and public consumption 
Gross domestic fixed capital formation split by total and construction
Stocks, contribution as % of GDP
Exports and import

Construction by type

2023: Output in million euros
2021-27: year to year change, % in real terms

Residential construction split by new, renovation, total
Non-residential construction split by new, renovation, total
Building construction split by new, renovation, total
Civil engineering split by new, renovation, total
Total construction output
Domestic cement consumption

Residential construction

2021-27: Number of dwellings in thousands

Residential building permits split by 1+2 family houses and flats
Housing starts split by 1+2 family houses and flats
Housing completions split by 1+2 family houses and flats

Housing stock
     – thereof second homes
     – thereof vacancies

Home ownership rate, in %

New non-residential construction

2023: Output in million euros
2021-27: year to year change, % in real terms

Educational buildings
Health buildings
Industrial buildings
Storage buildings
Office buildings
Commercial buildings
Agricultural buildings
Miscellaneous

Total civil engineering

2023: Output in million euros
2021-27: year to year change, % in real terms

Transport infrastructure
     – thereof road 
     – thereof railway
      – other transport
Telecommunications
Energy works
Water works
Miscellaneous

Regional Coverage

BIG-5 Countries
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Northern Countries
Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden

Smaller Countries
Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland

Eastern Countries
Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

Zeichenfläche 3

Countries in dark grey are not part of the EUROCONSTRUCT network, but hey are covered by our network members Buildecon / EECFA Research Centre and Forecon.

Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine
Contact: Mr Janos Gaspar, Buildecon, janos.gaspar@buildecon.com

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 
Contact: Mr Markku Riihimäki, Forecon, info@forecon.fi