Characteristics of the construction sector by enterprise size 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 enterprise size in 2023
| Category of the enterprise | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises (LE + ISEs) | 446 | 515,316 | 156,748 | 45,832 | 34,973 | 9,124 | 4,922 |
| Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises | 25,948 | 578,744 | 135,249 | 40,880 | 31,667 | 8,467 | 3,558 |
| Micro-enterprises | 561,504 | 500,776 | 113,085 | 40,941 | 29,245 | 10,692 | 4,672 |
| Total | 587,898 | 1,594,836 | 405,082 | 127,653 | 95,885 | 28,283 | 13,152 |
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2023, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-entreprises, employed 578,744 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees within the construction sector.
- Coverage: France, enterprises within the construction sector.
- Source: INSEE, ESANE.
graphiqueCharacteristics of the construction sector by enterprise size in 2023
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2023, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-entreprises, employed 36,3 % of the full-time equivalent (FTE) employees within the construction sector.
- Coverage: France, enterprises within the construction sector.
- Source: INSEE, ESANE.