They work in 42.4 thousand establishments with annual compensation of 56.4 billion dirhams

"Competitiveness and Statistics": 1.56 million workers in the construction sector

50.7% of workers in the construction sector work in building construction activities.

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The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority announced that the number of workers in the construction sector in the country is 1.56 million, working in 42.4 thousand establishments.

The authority stated in the construction sector survey that the total compensation for workers in the sector amounted to 56.4 billion dirhams annually.

Facilities

In detail, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority revealed that the total number of establishments operating in the construction sector in the UAE stands at 42,428 establishments currently, varying between building construction facilities, civil engineering and specialized construction activities.

The authority stated in the construction sector survey, the results of which were announced yesterday, that the number of establishments operating in specialized construction activities is 34,470 establishments, while the number of establishments operating in building construction is 7,013, while the number of establishments in the civil engineering sector is 945.

The workers

She added that the number of workers in the entire construction sector amounts to one million 564 thousand and 95 workers, among them 792 thousand and 560 workers work in building construction activities, 50.7% of the total workers in the entire construction sector, 622 thousand and 914 workers in specialized construction activities, and 148 thousand and 621 workers In civil engineering.

Compensation

The authority stated that the compensation of workers in the construction sector, which includes salaries, allowances, incentives and recruitment costs, amounted to about 56 billion and 439 million dirhams annually, of which 27 billion and 642 million dirhams are compensations for workers in the construction of buildings, 49% of the total compensation of workers in the sector, and 22 billion and 714 One million dirhams compensation for workers in specialized construction activities, and six billion and 83 million dirhams for workers in civil engineering activities.

Value Added

The survey showed that the added value of the construction sector in the national economy or the sector’s total contribution to the state’s GDP amounted to 132 billion and 529 million dirhams annually. The added value of building construction activities amounted to 70 billion and 647 million dirhams, while the value of specialized construction activities reached 47 billion and 392 billion dirhams. One million dirhams, while the value of civil engineering activities amounted to 14 billion and 490 million dirhams.

Capital formation

The construction sector survey in the country indicated that the value of capital formation in the sector amounts to 9 billion and 318 million dirhams annually, including four billion and 343 million dirhams, the value of capital formation in building construction activities, three billion and 706 million dirhams, the value of capital formation in specialized construction activities, and one billion and 269 One million dirhams value of capital formation for civil engineering activities in the sector.

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The construction sector contributes one billion dirhams annually to the state’s GDP.

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