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EU countries by value added in construction

Germany had the highest value added in construction of 27 EU countries in 2021, at €158.01 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €683.74 million. The median was €8.85 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €614.7 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest158,013.6Germany
Lowest683.7Malta
Median8,852.727 EU countries
European Union (27)614,699.2History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 22,678.5 EUR millionBelgium: 20,444.7 EUR millionBulgaria: 2,396.1 EUR millionCyprus: 1,316.2 EUR millionCzechia: 8,899 EUR millionGermany: 158,013.6 EUR millionDenmark: 13,829.7 EUR millionEstonia: 1,522.9 EUR millionSpain: 48,678.9 EUR millionFinland: 12,035.2 EUR millionFrance: 111,233.9 EUR millionGreece: 2,628.9 EUR millionCroatia: 2,518.7 EUR millionHungary: 6,886.7 EUR millionIreland: 8,852.7 EUR millionItaly: 69,792 EUR millionLithuania: 2,379 EUR millionLuxembourg: 3,847.6 EUR millionLatvia: 1,148.5 EUR millionMalta: 683.7 EUR millionNetherlands: 39,362.8 EUR millionPoland: 23,801.6 EUR millionPortugal: 8,615 EUR millionRomania: 8,857.9 EUR millionSweden: 29,284.1 EUR millionSlovenia: 2,305 EUR millionSlovakia: 2,686.4 EUR million
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EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 158,013.6 EUR millionGermany158,013.6France: 111,233.9 EUR millionFrance111,233.9Italy: 69,792 EUR millionItaly69,792Spain: 48,678.9 EUR millionSpain48,678.9Netherlands: 39,362.8 EUR millionNetherlands39,362.8Sweden: 29,284.1 EUR millionSweden29,284.1Poland: 23,801.6 EUR millionPoland23,801.6Austria: 22,678.5 EUR millionAustria22,678.5Belgium: 20,444.7 EUR millionBelgium20,444.7Denmark: 13,829.7 EUR millionDenmark13,829.7Finland: 12,035.2 EUR millionFinland12,035.2Czechia: 8,899 EUR millionCzechia8,899Romania: 8,857.9 EUR millionRomania8,857.9Ireland: 8,852.7 EUR millionIreland8,852.7Portugal: 8,615 EUR millionPortugal8,615Hungary: 6,886.7 EUR millionHungary6,886.7Luxembourg: 3,847.6 EUR millionLuxembourg3,847.6Slovakia: 2,686.4 EUR millionSlovakia2,686.4Greece: 2,628.9 EUR millionGreece2,628.9Croatia: 2,518.7 EUR millionCroatia2,518.7Bulgaria: 2,396.1 EUR millionBulgaria2,396.1Lithuania: 2,379 EUR millionLithuania2,379Slovenia: 2,305 EUR millionSlovenia2,305Estonia: 1,522.9 EUR millionEstonia1,522.9Cyprus: 1,316.2 EUR millionCyprus1,316.2Latvia: 1,148.5 EUR millionLatvia1,148.5Malta: 683.7 EUR millionMalta683.7Germany: 158,013.6 EUR millionGermany158,013.6France: 111,233.9 EUR millionFrance111,233.9Italy: 69,792 EUR millionItaly69,792Spain: 48,678.9 EUR millionSpain48,678.9Netherlands: 39,362.8 EUR millionNetherlands39,362.8Sweden: 29,284.1 EUR millionSweden29,284.1Poland: 23,801.6 EUR millionPoland23,801.6Austria: 22,678.5 EUR millionAustria22,678.5Belgium: 20,444.7 EUR millionBelgium20,444.7Denmark: 13,829.7 EUR millionDenmark13,829.7Finland: 12,035.2 EUR millionFinland12,035.2Czechia: 8,899 EUR millionCzechia8,899Romania: 8,857.9 EUR millionRomania8,857.9Ireland: 8,852.7 EUR millionIreland8,852.7Portugal: 8,615 EUR millionPortugal8,615Hungary: 6,886.7 EUR millionHungary6,886.7Luxembourg: 3,847.6 EUR millionLuxembourg3,847.6Slovakia: 2,686.4 EUR millionSlovakia2,686.4Greece: 2,628.9 EUR millionGreece2,628.9Croatia: 2,518.7 EUR millionCroatia2,518.7Bulgaria: 2,396.1 EUR millionBulgaria2,396.1Lithuania: 2,379 EUR millionLithuania2,379Slovenia: 2,305 EUR millionSlovenia2,305Estonia: 1,522.9 EUR millionEstonia1,522.9Cyprus: 1,316.2 EUR millionCyprus1,316.2Latvia: 1,148.5 EUR millionLatvia1,148.5Malta: 683.7 EUR millionMalta683.7
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break158,013.6+12.7%
2France Series break111,233.9+11.6%
3Italy Series break69,792+37.4%
4Spain Series break48,678.9+10.1%
5Netherlands Series break39,362.8+7.1%
6Sweden Series break29,284.1+9.8%
7Poland Series break23,801.6+2.6%
8Austria Series break22,678.5+7.9%
9Belgium Series break20,444.7+2.5%
10Denmark Series break13,829.7+1.5%
11Finland Series break12,035.2-0.2%
12Czechia Series break8,899+7.4%
13Romania Series break8,857.9+12.2%
14Ireland Series break8,852.7+10.2%
15Portugal Series break8,615+12.5%
16Hungary Series break6,886.7+21.9%
17Luxembourg Series break3,847.6+13.6%
18Slovakia Series break2,686.4+8.9%
19Greece Series break2,628.9+12%
20Croatia Series break2,518.7+2.9%
21Bulgaria Series break2,396.1-10.8%
22Lithuania Series break2,379+12.9%
23Slovenia Series break2,305+13.4%
24Estonia Series break1,522.9+8.8%
25Cyprus Series break1,316.2+16.8%
26Latvia Series break1,148.5-5.3%
27Malta Series break683.7+26.2%

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Value added of enterprises in construction (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section F): income from operating activities after deducting purchases of goods and services, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics; at basic prices from 2021 and at factor cost for 2005 to 2020.

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), value added, 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), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added 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), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added 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/value-added-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), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by value added 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/value-added-construction/eu-countries?period=2021.

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

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Which EU country has the highest value added in construction?

Germany, with €158.01 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in construction?

Malta, with €683.74 million in 2021.

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, Construction (NACE Rev. 2 section F), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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