Seasonally adjusted production in Bulgaria's construction sector increased by 3.1% in February 2026 compared with January 2026, which was the highest monthly growth in more than four and a half years, according to Eurostat numbers published on April 20. The last time that the country recorded a higher monthly growth rate in construction production was in June 2021, the Eurostat database shows.
In January 2026 compared with December 2025, production in construction in Bulgaria decreased by 1.7%.
In February 2026 compared with February 2025, production in construction in Bulgaria went up by 7.9%, the fourth highest annual growth in the EU after Slovenia, Romania and Slovakia. In January 2026 against January 2025, the rate in Bulgaria rose by 2.8%.
Earlier this month, the National Statistical Institute said that in February 2026, Bulgaria's construction production index increased by 3.1% compared with January 2026 and grew by 8% compared with February 2025.
According to Eurostat, the euro area saw a 0.2% decrease in construction production in February 2026 compared with January 2026. Across the EU, production in construction showed a monthly increase by 0.1%.
In February 2026 compared with February 2025, production in construction in the euro area went down by 1.9%, and in the EU by 2%.