Canton SG· inferred (Canton taken from the place given in the notice)Kanton St.Gallen, Tiefbauamt, Strassen- und KunstbautenPublished 12.10.2026Open procedure
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Market in the canton of St. Gallen
Open federal statistics on construction in the canton: how much public and private clients invest, which building measures the Buildings Programme supports and how many photovoltaic plants are added. The figures describe the whole construction market, not just tenders.
Construction investment
Construction investment in the canton of St. Gallen by type of client, in millions of francs at current prices
Year
Public clients
Private clients
2019
646.7
2’347.8
2020
673.3
2’482.5
2021
672.9
2’369.0
2022
707.5
2’281.4
2023
916.0
2’204.9
2024
791.8
2’157.1
Work backlog for 2025 (projects under construction at the end of 2024): public clients 768.7, private clients 1’160.9 million francs.
First estimate of the FSO for 2025 from the initial data, provisional: public clients −4.4 %, private clients −4.3 % compared with the year before.
2024 by type of work: civil engineering 434.5, building construction 2’514.4 million francs.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), annual construction and housing statistics: construction investment and work backlog by type of client and canton (T 9.4.1.29) and by type of work and canton (T 9.4.1.27), at current prices. Database as of 21.07.2026, retrieved on 09.11.2026.Dataset T 9.4.1.27 (opens in a new tab)Dataset T 9.4.1.29 (opens in a new tab)
Buildings Programme
With the Buildings Programme, the Confederation and the cantons support building measures such as insulating the building envelope, replacing the heating, complete renovations and energy-efficient new buildings.
Building measures supported by the Buildings Programme in the canton of St. Gallen, by year of commitment
Year
Supported measures
Committed contributions (CHF m)
of which applied for by public bodies
2020
1’835
31.2
33
2021
1’947
25.7
20
2022
2’423
22.4
24
2023
2’412
31.4
27
2024
1’565
22.3
11
2025
1’552
28.5
20
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), The Buildings Programme – source data of the cantons for direct measures. As of 27.08.2026, retrieved on 09.11.2026. Counts and sums per canton and year: analysis by TEXFY.
– no figure: no entries or fewer than 5. This way no figure describes a single plant or measure.
New photovoltaic plants in the canton of St. Gallen, by year of commissioning
Year
Plants
Capacity (MW)
2020
1’447
33.4
2021
2’004
46.7
2022
2’888
61.4
2023
4’720
132.5
2024
4’219
136.1
2025
2’873
89.6
Counted are the plants in operation today that are registered in the Swiss guarantee of origin system (all from 30 kVA, smaller ones voluntarily) or receive federal support. The data are updated every month.
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Electricity production plants. As of 15.10.2026, retrieved on 09.11.2026. Number and capacity per canton and year: analysis by TEXFY.Dataset (opens in a new tab)
One-off remuneration 2023: 3’820 photovoltaic plants in the canton received a total of 32.8 million francs (by year of payment).
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), One-time investment contributions for photovoltaic systems. As of 16.07.2024, retrieved on 09.11.2026.Dataset (opens in a new tab)
Awards of the last 12 months
What was awarded in the last 12 months: canton of St. Gallen.