The World's Most Complete
Construction Database
The only data provider worldwide that forecasts construction volumes for all 170 countries — residential, non-residential, civil engineering, new build and renovation — updated four times per year with a 4-year forecast horizon (current year + 3 following years). Accessible via REST API, Power BI, and Living Excel. For 75+ countries with building permits and completions by building type. The foundation for your in-house forecasting models, planning, controlling, and reporting — delivered directly into your systems.
Construction Output — Global Overview
Construction volume for around 170 countries — updated quarterly, forecast horizon through 2029.
Connectivity
Bring current GBM data directly into the tools your teams already use — without manual exports or repeated data preparation.
Data Scope
Explore the countries, construction indicators, primary sources and definitions behind the Global Building Monitor.
Overview & Indicator definitions
Building Types
- Residential — Single-family houses: detached, semi-detached, terraced, holiday homes
- Residential — Multi-family houses: buildings with 3 or more dwelling units
- Non-residential — Industrial buildings: factories, workshops
- Non-residential — Warehouse buildings: storage facilities, distribution centres
- Non-residential — Commercial buildings: retail, markets, trade fairs
- Non-residential — Office and administrative buildings
- Non-residential — Hotels: guesthouses, boarding houses
- Non-residential — Public buildings: health, education, leisure, other
- Non-residential — Agricultural buildings: livestock, storage
Construction Output
- Total monetary construction activity of a country in euros
- By new construction and renovation
- For residential, non-residential and civil engineering
- Excluding VAT
- Including DIY and shadow economy
Economy
- GDP growth (annual & quarterly)
- Unemployment rate (ILO definition)
- Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI)
- Export volume
- Import volume
Demographics
- Population
- Population growth
- Population structure (age groups)
EU Business Cycle Indices
- Monthly confidence indicators: industry, services, construction, retail, consumers
- Employment index
- Production index
- Hours worked
- Construction confidence indicator & order books
- Price expectations & activity trends
- Limiting factors: demand, weather, labour, materials, finance
Finance
- Current account balance
- Government debt
- Inflation rate
- Household savings rate
- Government expenditure
- House price index
- Purchase intentions for real estate
- Likelihood of renovations
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