Based on a comparison of 26 countries in 2012, USA ranked the highest in construction output growth with 15.1% followed by New Zealand and Iceland. On the other end of the scale was Greece with -26.3%, Portugal with -17.0% and Italy with -13.6%.
Data for more countries are available at Construction Output Growth indicator page.
Construction Output Growth | Unit | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
Australia | % | 6.60% | 6.19% | 7.60% | -1.31% | 4.49% | ||||||||||||||||
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.90% | 3.87% | -0.727% | -1.83% | -4.10% | |||||||||||
Belgium | % | 3.50% | 2.22% | 1.13% | -3.74% | -1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | % | 3.80% | 4.14% | 3.79% | -3.74% | 8.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.10% | 10.9% | 4.46% | -13.1% | 7.51% | ||||||||||||
France | % | 2.00% | 4.31% | -1.69% | -5.16% | -4.54% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 5.20% | 2.85% | 0.647% | -0.367% | 0.461% | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.2% | 15.8% | -0.654% | -41.4% | -19.6% | |||||||||
Mexico | % | 7.80% | 4.36% | 3.02% | -7.25% | -0.558% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 6.90% | 10.2% | -7.98% | -6.27% | 2.95% | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | % | 15.9% | 16.5% | 9.93% | 4.58% | 3.87% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 2.20% | -4.31% | -16.4% | -10.9% | -20.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.40% | 10.1% | -0.598% | -9.88% | 8.87% | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | 3.60% | 0.579% | 2.02% | 0.753% | 1.21% | |||||||||||||
USA | % | -1.70% | -18.6% | -30.1% | -28.6% | -3.01% |