Asia Pacific Construction Forecasts
Construction forecasts and sector intelligence across 16 Asia Pacific markets for strategic planning, investment, and risk management.
Overview
Five-year construction forecasts across 16 Asia Pacific markets, from high-growth emerging economies to mature developed markets.
Asia Pacific construction markets are navigating a complex mix of rapid urbanisation, infrastructure deficits, demographic shifts, and macroeconomic headwinds. Understanding how these forces are evolving across 16 diverse markets is essential for strategic planning, investment decisions, and risk management.
The Asia Pacific Construction Forecasts service delivers regular reports, historical data, and five-year forecasts across the full construction cycle, from approvals and commencements through to work done and completions, providing a rigorous, comparable view of building and infrastructure activity across the region.
Why Oxford Economics?
Oxford Economics Australia brings together deep local knowledge and globally consistent analytical standards, delivering construction intelligence that holds up to scrutiny in boardrooms, investment committees, and government agencies.
Five-year forecasts
Forecasts to 2050 across 16 markets, covering commencements and construction value put-in-place across 15+ subsectors.
Full sector coverage
Residential, non-residential, and civil engineering, with major project tracking and macroeconomic context in every update.
Consistent cross-country metrics
Common metrics in US dollars and a uniform forecasting framework, enabling reliable cross-country comparisons across all 16 markets.
Project-level intelligence
Quantitative forecasts supplemented with detailed research on major projects at planning, approval, and under-construction stages.
Proven regional expertise
Oxford Economics Australia’s established methodology and deep in-market expertise deliver construction forecasts that reflect the distinct dynamics of each Asia Pacific economy.
Integrated macro intelligence
Construction forecasts are anchored in Oxford Economics’ award-winning macroeconomic models, ensuring sector outlooks are consistent with the broader economic and policy environment across the region.
How it helps
Our service supports strategic planning, market entry, portfolio benchmarking, risk management, and budgeting across all 16 markets and every stage of the construction cycle.
What’s included?
Our Asia Pacific construction service combines quarterly forecasts, independent analysis, project tracking, and flexible data access across residential, non-residential, and civil engineering construction.
Asia Pacific construction data and forecasts
Our forecasts are produced within a rigorous, consistent quantitative framework anchored in macroeconomic and demographic fundamentals, updated quarterly across all 16 markets.
- Updated quarterly
- Forecasts to 2050
- 16 Asia Pacific markets
- Residential, non-residential, and civil engineering
- Commencements and value put-in-place
- Sub
–national forecasts where available - Detailed construction project database
- Quarterly updates: The service is refreshed every quarter, drawing on Oxford Economics’ baseline macroeconomic forecasts and supplemented with on-the-ground research into major projects.
- Construction forecasts: Forecasts to 2050 for commencements and construction value put-in-place across 15+ subsectors,
- Granular forecasts: Historical data and forecasts for each subsector across all 16 countries, for both publicly and privately funded activity.
- Geographic coverage: 16 Asia Pacific markets at the national level, with sub
–national forecasts supplied where available. - Detailed segmentation: Residential buildings (single and multi-family), non-residential (offices, hotel, retail, health, education, factory, and warehouses), and civil engineering (roads, railways, ports, electricity, and water).
- Major project tracking: Detailed information on individual construction projects at the planning, approved, or under-construction stage in each country.
Asia Pacific construction reports and analysis
Independent regional analysis to help you navigate the evolving Asia Pacific construction landscape and make informed, data-driven decisions.
Asia Pacific construction outlook
Quarterly chartbook covering construction trends, forecast highlights, and country-level analysis across all 16 markets.
- Quarterly updates and chartbook: Each quarterly update reviews the dwelling, non-dwelling, and civil engineering sectors and sub
–sectors. Our chartbooks - Regional construction outlook: A quarterly chartbook highlighting key forecast narratives, major project developments, and changes to the regional outlook.
- Country reports: Individual country-level updates covering sector performance and near-term construction trends in a concise, standardised format.
- Research briefings: Thematic analysis on key trends shaping Asia Pacific construction markets, from urbanisation and infrastructure gaps to demographic change and climate risk.
- Project tracking: Project database and visualisation tool highlighting key construction projects shaping the outlook in each country
Platform and tools
Designed to connect directly into your planning, reporting, and client workflows.
- API
- Data feed
- Excel plug-in
- Heat
- Custom query builder
- Saved search functionality
- Databank access: Build custom queries and download data across multiple formats, with consistent macroeconomic assumptions underpinning all outputs.
- Interactive visualisation: Visualise data in tables, charts, and heat
- Webinars and insights: Regular Asia Pacific-focused webinars covering major themes from urbanisation and housing demand to infrastructure investment and supply
–chain pressures. - Research resources: Our research portal and AI Assistant help you navigate analysis efficiently and integrate key insights into your reports and presentations.
- Expert support: Direct access to our regional construction economists for timely guidance and tailored interpretation of forecasts and data.
How can we help you?
Our Asia Pacific construction service is used by a wide range of organisations across the region.
Here is how we can support your specific decisions:
Investors and asset managers
Assess construction market conditions across 16 markets and stress-test investment assumptions against independent, quarterly updated forecasts.
- Which Asia Pacific markets offer the strongest forward-looking construction demand?
- How do markets compare on residential, non-residential, and civil engineering activity?
- How would different macroeconomic scenarios affect construction pipelines across the region?
Contractors and developers
dentify pipeline activity, plan resources, and position your business ahead of market shifts across the region.
- Which markets and sectors will drive the strongest construction demand over the next three to five years?
- Where are major projects concentrating, and when is activity likely to materialise?
- How is the mix of residential, non-residential, and civil engineering shifting across key markets?
Government and public agencies
Plan infrastructure investment and assess construction sector capacity using independent, model-backed regional forecasts.
- What is the forward outlook for construction investment across Asia Pacific markets?
- How will urbanisation, demographic change, and infrastructure gaps shape demand over the next decade?
- What are the workforce and supply chain implications of the regional project pipeline?
Professional services and advisory
Support clients with independent market intelligence and strategic advice grounded in rigorous, comparable construction forecasts.
- What independent evidence supports my client’s market entry or expansion strategy in Asia Pacific?
- How do conditions compare across markets on a like-for-like basis?
- What are the forward demand conditions for the asset class or geography my client is focused on?
Benefits
Reliable, forward-looking intelligence to plan, invest, and manage risk across a diverse and fast-moving region.
Support strategic planning
Access consistent, forward-looking construction data across 16 markets to inform market entry, expansion, and capital allocation decisions.
Benchmark performance
Use standardised metrics and cross-country comparisons to evaluate market conditions and identify where construction activity is accelerating or decelerating relative to peers.
Manage risk proactively
Understand how macroeconomic, policy, and demographic shifts translate into construction pipeline risk across residential, non-residential, and civil engineering segments.
Inform budgeting and forecasting
Quarterly updates ensure your internal models are grounded in the latest regional construction data and economic assumptions.
Gain deeper sector understanding
Equip analysts and senior management with the sector-level insight needed to engage confidently with clients, investors, and policymakers across the region.
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