Construction market of the cantons

Where is how much built, and for whom? The 26 cantons compared, with the figures of the Federal Statistical Office and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.

The figures describe the whole construction market of a canton, not the tenders on simap.ch. Each canton has a page with its open tenders and these figures over the years.

The cantons compared (amounts in millions of francs)

The cantons compared (amounts in millions of francs)
CantonPublic clients 2024Change on the year beforePrivate clients 2024Change on the year beforeWork backlog of public clients 2025Buildings Programme 2025, committed contributionsNew photovoltaic plants 2025
Aargau864.6+5.5 %3’330.5+3.8 %883.734.63’665
Appenzell Ausserrhoden71.6+6.6 %322.9+10.0 %57.53.4578
Appenzell Innerrhoden11.7+31.5 %146.6+14.6 %11.71.3153
Basel-Landschaft626.8+1.4 %1’688.3+3.1 %745.622.01’403
Basel-Stadt888.0−4.6 %776.3−13.6 %857.514.7271
Bern2’226.5+2.9 %4’245.2+1.1 %2’401.863.04’559
Fribourg540.7+8.3 %1’660.9+1.8 %504.916.52’033
Geneva1’248.5+5.9 %3’785.4−4.9 %1’125.377.8846
Glarus96.9−11.6 %185.5−4.1 %114.33.5126
Graubünden527.2+6.8 %1’814.7+1.5 %392.447.61’157
Jura97.3−12.9 %402.1+2.5 %82.23.4506
Lucerne736.1+5.6 %2’061.9−7.4 %853.919.11’887
Neuchâtel306.9+29.7 %557.1+5.4 %287.511.5697
Nidwalden51.7−13.3 %232.4−2.0 %75.13.6128
Obwalden121.3+4.3 %243.3+13.3 %157.52.3135
Schaffhausen76.3−7.1 %249.9−16.9 %47.87.3481
Schwyz327.0+34.5 %859.3−6.4 %262.87.3683
Solothurn327.8+27.4 %1’041.4+8.0 %322.312.01’476
St. Gallen791.8−13.6 %2’157.1−2.2 %768.728.52’873
Thurgau357.9−0.4 %1’469.2+1.2 %360.715.41’837
Ticino1’586.7+3.3 %1’508.7−4.3 %1’673.642.91’558
Uri112.8−18.4 %242.3−25.1 %126.01.8144
Valais755.5+2.3 %1’920.7−7.7 %937.645.21’971
Vaud1’670.7+8.0 %3’596.1−11.2 %1’833.260.73’276
Zug215.3−14.0 %663.2−2.3 %249.911.9369
Zurich3’536.2+12.0 %7’496.8−2.4 %3’030.159.24’803
Switzerland18’752.7+4.7 %42’688.1−2.6 %18’739.9616.237’615

– no figure: no entries or fewer than 5. This way no figure describes a single plant or measure.

Sources and terms of use

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 9.4.1.29 (opens in a new tab)

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.Dataset (opens in a new tab)

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)

Terms of use: Open use. Must provide the source.