Labour input in construction - annual data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
175.4 Index, 2021=100
Montenegro
Lowest
91.8 Index, 2021=100
Estonia
Median
105 Index, 2021=100
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,216
What the numbers show
Labour input in construction - annual data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 175.4 Index, 2021=100 in Montenegro; the lowest is 91.8 Index, 2021=100 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 105 Index, 2021=100, and the mean is 108.86 Index, 2021=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 139.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 15.4%).
Labour input in construction - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 175.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 133.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 130.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 4 | Croatia | 129.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 129.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 128.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 116.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 116.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 115.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 44.0% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 115.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 44.0% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 115 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 114.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 113.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 113.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 113 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 109.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 108.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 108.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 108 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 107 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 46.6% | falling |
| 21 | Malta | 105.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 105 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 103.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 103 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 102.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovakia | 102 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 102 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 100.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 100.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 100 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 100 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 99.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 33 | Sweden | 98.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 34 | France | 98.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 97.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 97.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 97 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 96.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 96.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 92.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 91.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 91.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 106.3 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 106.2 Index, 2021=100
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 105 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 103.8 Index, 2021=100