Slovakia Construction Output Growth Eases

Slovakia’s construction output rose by 13.2% year-on-year in April 2026, easing from an all-time high of 29.9% growth in the previous month. Domestic construction activity moderated to 17.7% after a 32.8% jump in March, weighed down by a decrease in the construction of buildings (18% vs 40.6%), new constructions and reconstructions (20.4% vs 33.8%), and repairs and maintenance (13.2% vs 29%). Additionally, construction abroad plunged 14.9% from an 11.4% increase a month earlier. In contrast, activity rose in civil engineering works (17.1% vs 15.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output declined by 6.7% in April. For the January–April period, construction production surged 13% year-on-year.

Slovakia’s construction output surged 29.9% year-on-year in March 2026, marking an all-time high in growth and accelerating sharply from an 8.2% increase in the previous month. The expansion was driven by a strong rise in domestic construction activity, which grew by 32.8% after a 9.5% increase in February, particularly in construction of buildings (40.6% vs 10.3 in February), new constructions and reconstructions (33.8% vs 11.3%), repairs and maintenance (29.0% vs 1.8%), and civil engineering works (15.3% vs 7.2%). In addition, construction abroad rebounded 11.4% from -1.6% in the previous month. In the first quarter of 2026, construction production surged by 13% yeor-on-year.

Construction output in Slovakia rose by 8.2% year-on-year in February 2026, rebounding from a 1.9% decline in the previous month. This marked the fourth-strongest February growth since 2013, driven primarily by a solid pickup in domestic construction activity, which grew by 9.5% after a 1% increase in January. The expansion was supported by a surge in new construction (11.3% vs 2.3%), alongside gains in building activity (10.3% vs -2.3%) and a return to growth in repairs and maintenance (1.8% vs -5%). Civil engineering output also rose by 7.2%, albeit easing from 15.8%, driven mainly by projects involving roads, motorways, and railway corridors. Meanwhile, stronger domestic performance slightly reduced activity abroad, with construction output overseas declining by 1.6% (vs -19.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, construction output increased by 5.4% in February. Cumulatively, construction activity grew by 3.5% compared to the same period last year.