The Construction in the UAE - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2028 (Q4 2024) report provides detailed market analysis, information, and insights into the UAE’s construction industry, including:
- The UAE’s construction industry's growth prospects by market, project type and construction activity
- Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues, as well as an analysis of key risks and opportunities in the UAE’s construction industry
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, focusing on development stages and participants, in addition to listings of major projects in the pipeline
The UAE construction industry is expected to register annual growth of 3.9% from 2025 to 2027, supported by investments in infrastructure, renewable energy, oil and gas, housing, industrial and tourism projects. In April 2024, the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC) announced that the Abu Dhabi Executive Council approved the launch of 144 projects across the emirate. These were approved with a total expenditure of approximately AED66 billion ($18 billion) and will cover several sectors, such as natural resources, tourism, education and human capital, and housing and quality of life. Of the total investment, AED59 billion ($16.1 billion) was allocated to establish various housing and public facilities throughout the emirate, AED4 billion ($1.1 billion) was allocated for education and human capital, and around AED1.9 billion ($517.4 million) was allocated for emirate’s natural resources and enhancing infrastructure development, while the remaining AED1.1 billion ($299.5 million) for boosting tourism.
Scope
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in the UAE. It provides:
- Historical (2019-2023) and forecast (2024-2028) valuations of the construction industry in the UAE, featuring details of key growth drivers.
- Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.
- Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants
Reasons to Buy
- Identify and evaluate market opportunities using our standardized valuation and forecasting methodologies
- Assess market growth potential at a micro-level with over 600 time-series data forecasts
- Understand the latest industry and market trends
- Formulate and validate business strategies using the analyst's critical and actionable insight
- Assess business risks, including cost, regulatory and competitive pressures
- Evaluate competitive risk and success factors
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary2 Construction Industry: At-a-Glance6 Construction Market Data
3 Context
4 Construction Outlook
5 Key Industry Participants
7 Appendix
List of Tables
List of Figures
