Romania’s construction market has reached an all-time high, with 460,000 employees recorded at the end of May 2025 and a 7% increase in construction output during the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2024, according to Colliers data.
Construction activity is fuelled mainly by unprecedented levels of public investment, with around 700 kilometres of expressways and major railway modernisation projects underway – a sharp contrast to the mere 140 kilometres of motorway under construction in 2019.
By contrast, private developments are slowing down: residential permits have fallen to levels last seen in 2015 – 2016, office investors are adopting a more cautious stance, and the industrial sector remains the only segment maintaining strong momentum.
On the cost side, the removal of tax breaks for construction workers has forced companies to increase labour expenses to maintain net wages, in a context where attracting staff remains challenging. At the same time, material prices have once again become volatile.
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