Croatia construction work on buildings up 3.4% in August 2026
Croatian construction work on buildings rose 3.4% in August 2026 and stood still against July, while Glopra data shows prices 14.3% higher over a year.
The facts
- Construction work on buildings in Croatia gained +3.4% in August 2026 against August 2025, working-day adjusted, in a first release dated Zagreb, 21 October 2026 by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
- Total construction work grew 2.8% year on year and matched the July 2026 level exactly, a month-on-month rate of 0.0%.
- Civil engineering work added 1.1% year on year and fell 1.6% from July.
- Buildings account for 59.5% of hours worked on sites, and 62.7% of all site hours went to new construction rather than repairs and maintenance.
- Measured against the 2021 average, work on buildings stands at index 136.6 while civil engineering sits at 94.9.
What it means for your money
- Building work grew 3.4% in a year while prices ran faster. More activity helps buyers later, not in 2026.
- 14.3% annual price growth against 3.4% more building work is the gap in Glopra data, measured on a Croatian average of $4,550 per square metre.
- Thin new supply is the existing owner's side of the same gap, holding Croatian resale prices up for as long as it lasts.
- Buildings and civil engineering split the figure: the 3.4% rise sits in buildings, the 1.1% in roads and networks, and only the first adds housing stock.
What to watch
- August figures are provisional, and the Croatian Bureau of Statistics revises these indices in later releases.
- The 0.0% month-on-month rate is seasonally and working-day adjusted; unadjusted, the index reads 81.9 against July, so the adjustment carries most of the difference.
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics https://podaci.dzs.hr/2026/en/121040