Market Trends of Scandinavia Construction Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Scandinavia Construction Market according to our research experts:
Ongoing Demand for Infrastructure
Acceleration of infrastructural investment is a focus for the government and the readiness of existing infrastructure pipelines is key to this acceleration. There is continued growth in the transport infrastructure sector in Denmark. Road investment is slow, while railways investment growth is predicted to remain strong throughout the forecast period. In Denmark, demand for construction increased over the past five years.
While the recent change of government in Denmark may result in some revision of adopted plans, transport infrastructure looks set to remain a priority. In recent years, construction investments in Denmark have increased compared to the previous year. Apart from roads, streets, and railways, power stations and district heating plants, water and wastewater treatment plants, structural engineering activities linked to transportation, and post and telecommunications are included in the construction sector. Considerable resources are used to maintain and repair facilities in the construction market.
Increase in Demand for Residential Building Construction
In Scandinavia, investment in renovation increased by 4% in 2021, the main reason being an increase in the reconstruction of one- or two and multi-family dwelling buildings. This positive development for rebuilding is expected to continue in 2022. Total investment in housebuilding increased by 2% in 2021.
The drop in GDP the previous year was mainly due to a significant fall in the service sectors and household consumption. Surprisingly, the construction sector had only a minimal negative impact on GDP growth in 2021. Much is due to a relatively good level of housing demand during the last year. As the region’s population is increasing, there has been an increase in demand for residential building construction across the region. The number of residential units with a registered population in Denmark increased over the period from 2017 to 2021. As of 2021, there were nearly 2.75 million residential buildings in the country.
