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EU countries by net turnover in construction

France had the highest net turnover in construction of 27 EU countries in 2017, at €287.56 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.17 billion. The median was €19.41 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.43 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest287,564France
Lowest1,174Malta
Median19,413.627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,430,666.7History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 48,499.6 EUR millionBelgium: 72,795.6 EUR millionBulgaria: 6,818 EUR millionCyprus: 2,972 EUR millionCzechia: 28,856.7 EUR millionGermany: 263,823.5 EUR millionDenmark: 34,994.4 EUR millionEstonia: 4,939 EUR millionSpain: 117,805.5 EUR millionFinland: 36,265.7 EUR millionFrance: 287,564 EUR millionGreece: 10,217.8 EUR millionCroatia: 5,922.6 EUR millionHungary: 15,906.2 EUR millionIreland: 24,868.7 EUR millionItaly: 158,553.3 EUR millionLithuania: 5,330.5 EUR millionLuxembourg: 7,917.9 EUR millionLatvia: 3,892.6 EUR millionMalta: 1,174 EUR millionNetherlands: 96,437.3 EUR millionPoland: 64,674.9 EUR millionPortugal: 19,413.6 EUR millionRomania: 16,380.9 EUR millionSweden: 79,449.4 EUR millionSlovenia: 4,842.9 EUR millionSlovakia: 10,641 EUR million
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  • 5,000 to 13K
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  • 33K to 78K
  • 78K and over
EUR million, 2017. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

France: 287,564 EUR millionFrance287,564Germany: 263,823.5 EUR millionGermany263,823.5Italy: 158,553.3 EUR millionItaly158,553.3Spain: 117,805.5 EUR millionSpain117,805.5Netherlands: 96,437.3 EUR millionNetherlands96,437.3Sweden: 79,449.4 EUR millionSweden79,449.4Belgium: 72,795.6 EUR millionBelgium72,795.6Poland: 64,674.9 EUR millionPoland64,674.9Austria: 48,499.6 EUR millionAustria48,499.6Finland: 36,265.7 EUR millionFinland36,265.7Denmark: 34,994.4 EUR millionDenmark34,994.4Czechia: 28,856.7 EUR millionCzechia28,856.7Ireland: 24,868.7 EUR millionIreland24,868.7Portugal: 19,413.6 EUR millionPortugal19,413.6Romania: 16,380.9 EUR millionRomania16,380.9Hungary: 15,906.2 EUR millionHungary15,906.2Slovakia: 10,641 EUR millionSlovakia10,641Greece: 10,217.8 EUR millionGreece10,217.8Luxembourg: 7,917.9 EUR millionLuxembourg7,917.9Bulgaria: 6,818 EUR millionBulgaria6,818Croatia: 5,922.6 EUR millionCroatia5,922.6Lithuania: 5,330.5 EUR millionLithuania5,330.5Estonia: 4,939 EUR millionEstonia4,939Slovenia: 4,842.9 EUR millionSlovenia4,842.9Latvia: 3,892.6 EUR millionLatvia3,892.6Cyprus: 2,972 EUR millionCyprus2,972Malta: 1,174 EUR millionMalta1,174France: 287,564 EUR millionFrance287,564Germany: 263,823.5 EUR millionGermany263,823.5Italy: 158,553.3 EUR millionItaly158,553.3Spain: 117,805.5 EUR millionSpain117,805.5Netherlands: 96,437.3 EUR millionNetherlands96,437.3Sweden: 79,449.4 EUR millionSweden79,449.4Belgium: 72,795.6 EUR millionBelgium72,795.6Poland: 64,674.9 EUR millionPoland64,674.9Austria: 48,499.6 EUR millionAustria48,499.6Finland: 36,265.7 EUR millionFinland36,265.7Denmark: 34,994.4 EUR millionDenmark34,994.4Czechia: 28,856.7 EUR millionCzechia28,856.7Ireland: 24,868.7 EUR millionIreland24,868.7Portugal: 19,413.6 EUR millionPortugal19,413.6Romania: 16,380.9 EUR millionRomania16,380.9Hungary: 15,906.2 EUR millionHungary15,906.2Slovakia: 10,641 EUR millionSlovakia10,641Greece: 10,217.8 EUR millionGreece10,217.8Luxembourg: 7,917.9 EUR millionLuxembourg7,917.9Bulgaria: 6,818 EUR millionBulgaria6,818Croatia: 5,922.6 EUR millionCroatia5,922.6Lithuania: 5,330.5 EUR millionLithuania5,330.5Estonia: 4,939 EUR millionEstonia4,939Slovenia: 4,842.9 EUR millionSlovenia4,842.9Latvia: 3,892.6 EUR millionLatvia3,892.6Cyprus: 2,972 EUR millionCyprus2,972Malta: 1,174 EUR millionMalta1,174
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
EUR million		Change on 2016
1France Series break287,564+4%
2Germany263,823.5+5.4%
3Italy Series break158,553.3-0.8%
4Spain117,805.5+5.8%
5Netherlands96,437.3+7.6%
6Sweden79,449.4+9.6%
7Belgium72,795.6+3.3%
8Poland64,674.9+9.8%
9Austria48,499.6+3.6%
10Finland Series break36,265.7+10.6%
11Denmark34,994.4+5.5%
12Czechia28,856.7+11.1%
13Ireland24,868.7+28%
14Portugal19,413.6+11%
15Romania16,380.9+2.2%
16Hungary15,906.2+32.8%
17Slovakia10,641+10.2%
18Greece10,217.8+0.1%
19Luxembourg7,917.9+3.7%
20Bulgaria6,818+17.5%
21Croatia5,922.6+3.8%
22Lithuania5,330.5+15%
23Estonia4,939+18.3%
24Slovenia4,842.9+12.5%
25Latvia3,892.6+28.3%
26Cyprus2,972+26.9%
27Malta1,174+2.4%

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Net turnover of enterprises in construction (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section F): the amounts invoiced during the year for sales of goods and services to third parties, excluding VAT and other deductible taxes, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-construction/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-construction/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in construction?

France, with €287.56 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in construction?

Malta, with €1.17 billion in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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