In the first six months of 2026, the volume of building construction in Ukraine increased by 8% compared with the same period in 2025, reaching almost UAH 51 billion. This is according to Pro-Consulting’s report “Ukraine’s construction sector. Report for H1 2026”, prepared by the company for the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine (CBU).
The total volume of construction work during the reporting period amounted to UAH 107 billion. This was 8% more than in the corresponding period of 2025. Non-residential construction reached UAH 35.3 billion, also increasing by 8%.
Capital investment also increased. In the first quarter of 2026, UAH 49 billion was invested in construction, 6% more than in the same period of 2025. Of this amount, UAH 10 billion, or 20%, was invested in residential buildings.
At the same time, the number of building permits issued in the first half of 2026 decreased by 2% compared with the first half of 2025. Lviv Oblast ranked first by number of permits, with a 21% share. Kyiv Oblast accounted for 10%, the city of Kyiv for 8%, and Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts for 7% each.
For the window market, the overall growth in construction has been accompanied by an increase in glass sales. According to Pro-Consulting, the volume of glass sold on the domestic market increased by 16% in the first half of 2026. In monetary terms, sales rose from UAH 1.9 billion in the first half of 2025 to UAH 2.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2026.
The report’s authors attribute the increase in demand for glass to the recovery in construction activity, repairs to damaged buildings and facilities, and the development of residential and commercial projects. At the same time, the Ukrainian glass market depends on imports and is therefore affected by exchange-rate fluctuations, international logistics and the cost of imported products.
The situation in the window market itself, however, differs from the overall trends in construction and glass. Pro-Consulting estimates current window consumption in Ukraine at up to 4 million units per year. In 2022, production amounted to around 5 million units, while the potential of the Ukrainian market before the start of the full-scale war was estimated at approximately 8 million units.
“Ukrainian manufacturers of transparent structures plan to enter foreign markets to compensate for reduced domestic demand,” the report’s authors note. They also point out that Ukrainian companies need to expand the geographical reach of their sales in order to utilise their production capacity.
Thus, in the first half of 2026, the overall volume of construction work and glass sales increased, while window consumption remained approximately half the estimated pre-war market potential. The comparison is based on the figures cited in the report: current consumption of up to 4 million windows and a pre-war potential of around 8 million units.
Among developments in the glass market, Pro-Consulting also highlights an exclusive agreement between Ukrainian company NOVASKLO TRADE and Japan’s NSG Group. The agreement granted NOVASKLO TRADE the status of an official supplier of Pilkington glass.
Growth in the construction market is being constrained by labour shortages, rising labour and material costs, and logistics and security risks. In 2026, 69% of surveyed industrial companies identified labour shortages as the main obstacle to doing business. In the construction sector itself, the shortage of skilled workers is estimated at 30–40%.
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The building materials market is also affected by high energy costs, labour shortages, logistics risks and uneven demand across regions. Exchange-rate fluctuations remain an additional factor for imported products.
According to Pro-Consulting’s forecast, the volume of construction work carried out in Ukraine will reach UAH 279–300 billion by the end of 2026. Sales of key building materials in monetary terms could increase by an average of approximately 20%. The report includes metal structures, cement, glass, wall materials and thermal insulation materials in this category.
The cost of construction work is forecast to rise due to higher wages, increasing material costs, inflation, fuel prices, logistics costs and exchange-rate fluctuations.