Characteristics of the construction sector by business sector Annual data 2023
Warning on the inclusion of the economic concept of enterprise from the ESANE results 2017 : since the year 2017, data from the ESANE system are produced and disseminated entirely according to the economic definition of the enterprise, as specified by decree number 2008-1354 pursuant to the law on the modernisation of the economy (LME).
For the 2023 data, micro-entrepreneurs are better taken into account in ESANE and the estimate of their data has been revised upwards. Despite their significant number (1.9 million micro-entrepreneurs), the impact of this new estimate remains limited on the economic variables shown in this publication.
tableauCharacteristics of the construction sector by business sector in 2023
| Business sector | Number of enterprises | Employees (FTE1) | Turnover, excluding tax (in million euro) | Value added, excluding tax (in million euro) | Personnel costs2 (in million euro) | Gross operating surplus (in million euro) | Gross tangible investments, excluding contributions (in million euro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of buildings | 53,608 | 171,787 | 88,432 | 17,570 | 11,974 | 4,834 | 3,269 |
| Real-estate development | 26,549 | 46,283 | 45,922 | 7,513 | 3,983 | 3,058 | 2,375 |
| Construction of residential and non-residential buildings | 27,059 | 125,504 | 42,509 | 10,057 | 7,991 | 1,776 | 894 |
| Civil engineering | 4,610 | 248,143 | 67,271 | 21,748 | 16,483 | 4,368 | 2,770 |
| Construction of roads and railways | 1,087 | 176,484 | 47,502 | 16,603 | 11,989 | 3,853 | 1,832 |
| Construction of networks and lines | 1,749 | 57,566 | 13,088 | 4,193 | 3,454 | 631 | s |
| Construction of other civil engineering works | 1,774 | 14,092 | 6,681 | 951 | 1,039 | -115 | s |
| Specialised construction work | 529,680 | 1,174,907 | 249,380 | 88,336 | 67,429 | 19,080 | 7,114 |
| Demolition and sites preparation | 26,341 | 81,900 | 18,798 | 6,167 | 4,619 | 1,432 | 1,205 |
| Electrical, plumbing and other installation works | 157,920 | 437,032 | 91,719 | 33,980 | 26,281 | 7,008 | 1,974 |
| Finishing works | 206,749 | 318,512 | 64,787 | 23,519 | 17,660 | 5,346 | 1,567 |
| Other specialised construction activities | 138,670 | 337,462 | 74,076 | 24,669 | 18,869 | 5,295 | 2,368 |
| Total | 587,898 | 1,594,836 | 405,082 | 127,653 | 95,885 | 28,283 | 13,152 |
- s: data subject to statistical confidentiality.
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2023, enterprises within the construction sector employed 1,594,836 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
- Coverage: France, enterprises within the construction sector.
- Source: INSEE, ESANE.