Construction output in Bulgaria increased 8.0% year-on-year in February 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.8% rise in the previous month. Significant increases were recoded in both building construction (16.8% vs 7.7% in January) and civil engineering works (7.7% vs 1.4%). Specialized construction activities continued to decline, albeit at a softer pace (-1.2% vs -1.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output rose 3.1%, recovering from an upwardly revised 1.8% drop in January. Growth picked up in building construction (3.9% vs 1.4%) and output rebounded in civil engineering (3.3% vs -1.6%) and specialized construction (1.9% vs -5.5%). source: National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria

Construction output in Bulgaria increased 8 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Construction Output in Bulgaria averaged 5.22 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 49.80 percent in January of 2007 and a record low of -26.70 percent in February of 2010. This page provides - Bulgaria Construction Output - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Bulgaria Construction Output - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-10 09:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Jan 4.0% 8.9% 0.4%
2026-04-09 08:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Feb 8.0% 2.8% 4.1%
2026-05-08 08:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Mar 8.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Building Permits 2425.00 2292.00 Units Dec 2025
Construction Output YoY 8.00 2.80 percent Feb 2026
Home Ownership Rate 86.10 86.00 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY 12.60 15.40 percent Dec 2025
Housing Index 256.71 256.01 points Dec 2025
Housing Starts 1783.00 1797.00 units Dec 2025
Residential Property Prices 15.37 15.51 Percent Sep 2025


Bulgaria Construction Output
The production index in construction measures the evolution of output within the construction sector, including building construction and civil engineering.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.00 2.80 49.80 -26.70 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
2015=100, WDA

News Stream
Bulgaria Construction Output Growth Accelerates
Construction output in Bulgaria increased 8.0% year-on-year in February 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.8% rise in the previous month. Significant increases were recoded in both building construction (16.8% vs 7.7% in January) and civil engineering works (7.7% vs 1.4%). Specialized construction activities continued to decline, albeit at a softer pace (-1.2% vs -1.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output rose 3.1%, recovering from an upwardly revised 1.8% drop in January. Growth picked up in building construction (3.9% vs 1.4%) and output rebounded in civil engineering (3.3% vs -1.6%) and specialized construction (1.9% vs -5.5%).
2026-04-09
Bulgaria Construction Output Slows in January
Construction output in Bulgaria rose 4% year-on-year in January 2026, slowing from an upwardly revised 8.9% in the previous month. Growth moderated across the construction of buildings (6.6% vs 12.6% in December 2025), civil engineering (1.8% vs 7.9%), and specialized construction activities (2.9% vs 5.7%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output fell 1.2%, reversing from an upwardly revised 2.7% growth in December, driven by declines in the construction of buildings (-0.6% vs 3.5%), civil engineering (-1.8% vs -0.2%), and specialized construction activities (-1.4% vs 4.1%).
2026-03-10
Bulgaria Construction Growth Weakest in Nearly 2 Years
Construction output in Bulgaria rose 0.6% year-on-year in December 2025, slowing from a downwardly revised 3% increase in the previous month. This marked the weakest growth since February 2024, as activity expanded at a softer pace in civil engineering works (3.5% vs 8% in November), while specialized construction activities contracted sharply (-3.9% vs -0.4%). In contrast, building construction grew slightly faster (2.6% vs 2.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output fell 2.3%, reversing a 0.8% rise in November. The decline was driven by lower output in specialized construction activities (-3.9%), civil engineering works (-2.9%), and building construction (-0.4%).
2026-02-10