Labour input in construction - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
194.9 Index, 2021=100
Montenegro
Lowest
82.4 Index, 2021=100
North Macedonia
Median
106.35 Index, 2021=100
Years covered
38
1989–2026
Data points
1,316
What the numbers show
Labour input in construction - quarterly data is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 194.9 Index, 2021=100 in Montenegro; the lowest is 82.4 Index, 2021=100 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 106.35 Index, 2021=100, and the mean is 109.47 Index, 2021=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 135.7%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 35.1%).
Labour input in construction - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 194.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 144 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 135.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 134.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 129.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 127.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 121.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 120.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 47.2% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 120.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 117.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 116.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 115.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 114.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 114.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 113 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 16 | Moldova | 112.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 112.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 111.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 110.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 109.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 107.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 107.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 107 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 105.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 105.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 104.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 104.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 28 | Slovak Republic | 103.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 103.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 101.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 100.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 100.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 99.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 99.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 98.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 98.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 37 | France | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 40 | Latvia | 92.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 92.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 91.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 91.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 90.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 82.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 82.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 35.1% | 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) 107.8 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 107.7 Index, 2021=100
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 106.3 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 104.9 Index, 2021=100