New figures from GlobalData show that the health of the construction sector in Eastern Europe is worse than in most other regions, and the situation is deteriorating.

Eastern Europe has received an overall score of 0.51 on GlobalData’s April 2022 Construction Project Momentum Index, which provides an assessment of the health of the construction project pipeline at all stages of development from announcement through to completion.

Every construction project in GlobalData's database is assigned a score of between 5 and -5 based on its current progress, a score which is continually updated over time. These are then weighted by the value of each project in order to come to overall scores for countries, regions and sectors.

That score puts Eastern Europe in 7th place out of 11 regions, and is a decrease on its score from February 2022 (0.56) when it also ranked in 7th place.

One reason for Eastern Europe's relatively poor performance in the index is its commercial & leisure sector, which scores just 0.22, putting it in 10th place out of 11 regions worldwide. Eastern Europe's institutional sector, by contrast, has performed somewhat better, with a score of 1.57 (putting it in 1st place globally).

The region's score has been pulled down significantly by the war in Ukraine, with Ukraine scoring just -1.03. Greece, by contrast, scores 1.69.

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The deterioration of the construction pipeline in Eastern Europe is also partly due to issues in the region's commercial & leisure sector, which has seen its score on GlobalData's Construction Project Momentum Index fall from 0.59 in February 2022 to 0.22 in April 2022.

The construction sector is also increasingly struggling to meet deadlines in Bulgaria, which has seen its score on the index go from 0.76 in February 2022 to 0.06 in April 2022.

The Construction Project Momentum Index

GlobalData's Construction Project Momentum Index is based on analysis of thousands of individual construction projects around the world.

Each project is continually monitored for updates, with updates indicating progress increasing the project's score while updates indicating delays or cancellations reduce the score. The score always sits between 5, the best possible score, and -5, the worst.

The scores for individual projects are then weighted based on their significance in order to create combined indices for each region or sector.

Events that can reduce a project's score include the project being cancelled or put on hold, delays, the rejection of applications or tender bids or the reducing of the project's scope.

Events that can increase a project's score on the index, by contrast, include the completion or commencement of construction, the awarding of major contracts, or the approval of applications.