Construction and technology lead business growth, industry stagnates

2026-06-21 07:31:00, Ekonomi CNA

For almost a decade, the construction sector in our country has been a major investment alternative, attracting more and more new businesses involved in this activity.

Sectors related to technology and infrastructure are showing the highest business growth rates, while traditional sectors such as trade and industry have stabilized or are remaining in the red.

Official INSTAT data showed that in 2025 the number of businesses in construction reached 8,335 with an annual expansion of 11.4% with about 856 new businesses added last year.

The information and communication sector leads in terms of expansion speed, with an increase of 14.0%, adding 757 businesses and reaching a total of 6,165 in 2025. This expansion indicates an orientation of entrepreneurship towards digitalization and technological services.

Following it, the transportation and warehousing sector has recorded a very positive growth of 11.8%, adding 810 units.

On the other hand, trade continues to hold the main weight in the economy with a total of 44,606 businesses in 2025. However, this sector has shown a strong slowdown, growing by only 0.3% or 144 units more than a year ago.

A similar performance was observed in the industry sector, which expanded by only 0.5%, adding only 48 new units to the market.

Meanwhile, the service sectors are showing positive performance. Accommodation and food services, also driven by developments in tourism, grew by 3.1%, reaching 18,426 legal units in 2025.

While the "Other Services" category has marked the largest increase in absolute value, with a full 2,568 new legal units (an expansion of 6.6%), which testifies to a gradual diversification of economic activity towards various support services for businesses and individuals.

The structure of businesses by economic activity shows that consumption through trade still remains the central pillar of economic activity, but the almost zero growth of this sector signals that this market has reached saturation point, forcing capital to seek new spaces.

Construction and the transportation and warehousing sector are attracting free capital, driven by real estate development and the increased need for logistics in an economy that is moving towards online commerce and digitalization.

But the industry sector's stagnating position shows that the economy is becoming increasingly dependent on the service sectors and investments in mortar and bricks, while the domestic manufacturing base is losing ground, thereby undermining the country's economic sustainability and trade balance in the long term. /Monitor