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EU countries by net turnover in construction

Germany had the highest net turnover in construction of 27 EU countries in 2021, at €367.83 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.91 billion. The median was €29.2 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.9 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest367,828.2Germany
Lowest1,912.4Malta
Median29,200.727 EU countries
European Union (27)1,901,341.7History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 63,033.2 EUR millionBelgium: 81,237.3 EUR millionBulgaria: 10,533.4 EUR millionCyprus: 5,250.1 EUR millionCzechia: 39,145.8 EUR millionGermany: 367,828.2 EUR millionDenmark: 44,498.4 EUR millionEstonia: 6,588.2 EUR millionSpain: 152,645.1 EUR millionFinland: 43,197.4 EUR millionFrance: 359,858.7 EUR millionGreece: 11,407.7 EUR millionCroatia: 8,748.5 EUR millionHungary: 27,697.3 EUR millionIreland: 36,221.2 EUR millionItaly: 213,951.1 EUR millionLithuania: 8,145.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 10,719.7 EUR millionLatvia: 4,524 EUR millionMalta: 1,912.4 EUR millionNetherlands: 129,032.6 EUR millionPoland: 103,805.7 EUR millionPortugal: 27,655.4 EUR millionRomania: 29,200.7 EUR millionSweden: 94,338.5 EUR millionSlovenia: 7,592.2 EUR millionSlovakia: 12,574.1 EUR million
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EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 367,828.2 EUR millionGermany367,828.2France: 359,858.7 EUR millionFrance359,858.7Italy: 213,951.1 EUR millionItaly213,951.1Spain: 152,645.1 EUR millionSpain152,645.1Netherlands: 129,032.6 EUR millionNetherlands129,032.6Poland: 103,805.7 EUR millionPoland103,805.7Sweden: 94,338.5 EUR millionSweden94,338.5Belgium: 81,237.3 EUR millionBelgium81,237.3Austria: 63,033.2 EUR millionAustria63,033.2Denmark: 44,498.4 EUR millionDenmark44,498.4Finland: 43,197.4 EUR millionFinland43,197.4Czechia: 39,145.8 EUR millionCzechia39,145.8Ireland: 36,221.2 EUR millionIreland36,221.2Romania: 29,200.7 EUR millionRomania29,200.7Hungary: 27,697.3 EUR millionHungary27,697.3Portugal: 27,655.4 EUR millionPortugal27,655.4Slovakia: 12,574.1 EUR millionSlovakia12,574.1Greece: 11,407.7 EUR millionGreece11,407.7Luxembourg: 10,719.7 EUR millionLuxembourg10,719.7Bulgaria: 10,533.4 EUR millionBulgaria10,533.4Croatia: 8,748.5 EUR millionCroatia8,748.5Lithuania: 8,145.1 EUR millionLithuania8,145.1Slovenia: 7,592.2 EUR millionSlovenia7,592.2Estonia: 6,588.2 EUR millionEstonia6,588.2Cyprus: 5,250.1 EUR millionCyprus5,250.1Latvia: 4,524 EUR millionLatvia4,524Malta: 1,912.4 EUR millionMalta1,912.4Germany: 367,828.2 EUR millionGermany367,828.2France: 359,858.7 EUR millionFrance359,858.7Italy: 213,951.1 EUR millionItaly213,951.1Spain: 152,645.1 EUR millionSpain152,645.1Netherlands: 129,032.6 EUR millionNetherlands129,032.6Poland: 103,805.7 EUR millionPoland103,805.7Sweden: 94,338.5 EUR millionSweden94,338.5Belgium: 81,237.3 EUR millionBelgium81,237.3Austria: 63,033.2 EUR millionAustria63,033.2Denmark: 44,498.4 EUR millionDenmark44,498.4Finland: 43,197.4 EUR millionFinland43,197.4Czechia: 39,145.8 EUR millionCzechia39,145.8Ireland: 36,221.2 EUR millionIreland36,221.2Romania: 29,200.7 EUR millionRomania29,200.7Hungary: 27,697.3 EUR millionHungary27,697.3Portugal: 27,655.4 EUR millionPortugal27,655.4Slovakia: 12,574.1 EUR millionSlovakia12,574.1Greece: 11,407.7 EUR millionGreece11,407.7Luxembourg: 10,719.7 EUR millionLuxembourg10,719.7Bulgaria: 10,533.4 EUR millionBulgaria10,533.4Croatia: 8,748.5 EUR millionCroatia8,748.5Lithuania: 8,145.1 EUR millionLithuania8,145.1Slovenia: 7,592.2 EUR millionSlovenia7,592.2Estonia: 6,588.2 EUR millionEstonia6,588.2Cyprus: 5,250.1 EUR millionCyprus5,250.1Latvia: 4,524 EUR millionLatvia4,524Malta: 1,912.4 EUR millionMalta1,912.4
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break367,828.2-1.6%
2France Series break359,858.7+14.3%
3Italy Series break213,951.1+33.9%
4Spain Series break152,645.1+10.9%
5Netherlands Series break129,032.6+7.2%
6Poland Series break103,805.7+13.8%
7Sweden Series break94,338.5+11.3%
8Belgium Series break81,237.3+7.7%
9Austria Series break63,033.2+8.9%
10Denmark Series break44,498.4+10.7%
11Finland Series break43,197.4+7%
12Czechia Series break39,145.8+12.3%
13Ireland Series break36,221.2+24.1%
14Romania Series break29,200.7+9.2%
15Hungary Series break27,697.3+17.4%
16Portugal Series break27,655.4+17%
17Slovakia Series break12,574.1+7.8%
18Greece Series break11,407.7+10%
19Luxembourg Series break10,719.7+13.4%
20Bulgaria Series break10,533.4-10.5%
21Croatia Series break8,748.5+11.8%
22Lithuania Series break8,145.1+14.8%
23Slovenia Series break7,592.2+21.6%
24Estonia Series break6,588.2+10.7%
25Cyprus Series break5,250.1+23.6%
26Latvia Series break4,524+0.4%
27Malta Series break1,912.4+22%

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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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-construction/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-construction/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in construction, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-construction/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in construction?

Germany, with €367.83 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in construction?

Malta, with €1.91 billion in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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