Romania Construction Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts by Sector - Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis to 2030 (H1 2026)

Summary

The construction industry in Romania is expected to expand in real terms by 5.5% in 2026, supported by an increase in investments in civil engineering works and residential construction projects. According to the National Institute of Statistics (NIS), the average construction work index grew by 11.7% year on year (YoY) in the first four months of 2026, preceded by an annual growth of 8% in 2025. By segments, the average civil engineering work index grew by 14.4% YoY, while the average building construction work index grew by 8.8% YoY during the same period. to reach RON40 billion ($8.7 billion), with the net inflows of FDI rising by 59% YoY during the same period, to reach RON34.7 billion ($7.6 billion). Also, in March 2026, Romania’s Parliament approved a national budget of RON864.3 billion ($188.5 billion), marking a 6.9% increase from the 2025 budget. The 2026 budget aligns with Romania’s Medium-Term Structural Fiscal-Budgetary Plan which aims at minimizing government operating costs coupled with the reinforcement of fiscal-budgetary discipline. However, rising construction costs and labor shortages may result in project delays or cancellations.

Over the remainder of the forecast period, the industry is expected to record an average annual growth rate of 2.3% from 2027 to 2030, supported by investments in data center, road, rail and industrial projects. In mid-June 2026, the US-based technology firm, DriverAI announced its plan to build an 80MW data center in Luna in four phases with each phase valued at RON4.6 billion ($1 billion). Works are scheduled to commence in 2027 and end in 2031. Investments in the oil and gas sector will also support the construction industry’s growth over the forecast period. Works on the RON21.5 billion ($4.7 billion) Neptun Deep gas project commenced in mid-May 2026, following the commencement of drilling works in March 2025. It includes construction of the ten production wells with six in the Domino field and four in the Pelican South field. Works are scheduled for completion in 2027. Furthermore, through the Energy Strategy of Romania (2025-35), the government plans to phase out coal from the energy mix by 2032 and achieve a 61% share of renewable energy in the gross final consumption of energy by 2035, up from 41% in 2020. To achieve this, the government aims to reach 40GW of installed energy capacity by 2035, with 80% sourced from renewables, including 19.5GW from wind and solar

The analyst’s Construction in Romania - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2030 (H1 2026) report provides detailed market analysis, information, and insights into Romania's construction industry, including:

Romania's construction industry's growth prospects by market, project type and construction activity
Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues, as well as an analysis of key risks and opportunities in Romania's construction industry
Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, focusing on development stages and participants, in addition to listings of major projects in the pipeline.

Scope

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Romania. It provides:

Historical (2021-2025) and forecast (2026-2030) valuations of the construction industry in Romania, featuring details of key growth drivers.
Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector
Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.
Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants

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Evaluate competitive risk and success factors

1 Executive Summary2 Construction Industry: At-a-Glance

3 Context

3.1 Economic Performance
3.2 Political Environment and Policy
3.3 Demographics
3.4 Risk Profile

4 Construction Outlook

4.1 All Construction

Outlook
Latest news and developments
Construction Projects Momentum Index

4.2 Commercial Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

4.3 Industrial Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

4.4 Infrastructure Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

4.5 Energy and Utilities Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

4.6 Institutional Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

4.7 Residential Construction

Outlook
Project analytics
Latest news and developments

5 Key Industry Participants

5.1 Contractors
5.2 Consultants

6 Construction Market Data

7 Appendix

7.1 What is this Report About?
7.2 Definitions
7.3 CRI Methodology

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List of Tables

Table 1: Construction Industry Key Data
Table 2: Romania, Key Economic Indicators
Table 3: Romania, Commercial Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 4: Romania, Top Commercial Construction Projects by Value
Table 5: Romania, Industrial Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 6: Romania, Top Industrial Construction Projects by Value
Table 7: Romania, Infrastructure Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 8: Romania, Top Infrastructure Construction Projects by Value
Table 9: Romania, Energy and Utilities Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 10: Romania, Top Energy and Utilities Construction Projects by Value
Table 11: Romania, Institutional Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 12: Romania, Top Institutional Construction Projects by Value
Table 13: Romania, Residential Construction Output by Project Type (Real % Change), 2021-30
Table 14: Romania, Top Residential Construction Projects by Value
Table 15: Romania, Key Contractors
Table 16: Romania, Key Consultants
Table 17: Romania Construction Output Value (Real, $ Million)
Table 18: Romania Construction Output Value (Nominal, RON Million)
Table 19: GlobalData Construction Market Definitions
Table 20: GlobalData Construction Market Definitions
Table 21: Ratings, Scores and Definitions

List of Figures

Figure 1: Eastern Europe, Construction Output (Real % Change), 2024-30
Figure 2: Romania, Construction Output by Sector (Real % Change), 2024-26 and 2027-30
Figure 3: Romania, Risk Summary
Figure 4: Romania, Risk Regional Comparison
Figure 5: Romania, Construction Output Value (Real, $ Million, 2022 Prices and Exchange Rate), 2021-30
Figure 6: Romania, Construction Output Value, by Sector (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 7: Romania, Construction Value-Add (2020 Chain Linked Volumes, RON Million, Seasonally and Calendar Adjusted Data)
Figure 8: Romania, Gross Fixed Capital Formation (2020 Chain Linked Volumes, RON Million, Seasonally and Calendar Adjusted)
Figure 9: Romania, Construction Production Index (2021=100)
Figure 10: Romania, Construction Cost Index (2021=100)
Figure 11: Romania, Employment in the Construction Industry, In Thousands
Figure 12: Romania, Labor Cost index for Construction Industry (2021=100)
Figure 13: Romania, Registrations for Bankruptcy, 2021=100 index, unadjusted
Figure 14: Romania, Bankruptcy Declarations, 2021=100 index, unadjusted
Figure 15: Romania, Construction Projects Momentum Index
Figure 16: Eastern Europe, Construction Projects Momentum Index
Figure 17: Romania, Commercial Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 18: Romania, Commercial Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 19: Romania, Wholesale and retail Value-Add (Chain linked volumes (2020), RON million, Seasonally and calendar adjusted data)
Figure 20: Romania, Domestic Tourism (In thousands)
Figure 21: Romania, Wholesale and Retail Building Permits (Number)
Figure 22: Romania, Wholesales Turnover Index (2021=100)
Figure 23: Romania, Hotel and Similar Type Building Permits (Number)
Figure 24: Romania, Industrial Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 25: Romania, Industrial Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 26: Romania, Manufacturing Value-add, (Chain linked volumes (2015), RON million Seasonally and calendar adjusted data)
Figure 27: Romania, Manufacturing Production Index (2021=100)
Figure 28: Romania, Manufacturing Turnover Index (2021=100)
Figure 29: Romania, New Manufacturing Order Value Index (2021=100)
Figure 30: Romania, Total Merchandise Export (USD Million)
Figure 31: Romania, Infrastructure Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 32: Romania, Infrastructure Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 33: Romania, Energy and Utilities Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 34: Romania, Energy and Utilities Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 35: Romania, Institutional Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 36: Romania, Institutional Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 37: Romania, Permits Issued for Administrative Buildings (Number)
Figure 38: Romania, Residential Construction Output by Project Type (Real, $ Million), 2021-30
Figure 39: Romania, Residential Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
Figure 40: Romania, Real-estate Value-add (2020 Chain Linked Volumes, RON Million, Seasonally and Calendar Adjusted)
Figure 41: Romania, Residential Building Permits Issued (Total, Number)
Figure 42: Romania, Headquarters of Key Contractors (% of Total Project Pipeline)

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