Architectural Coatings Reports 2026

IRL is pleased to announce the publication of the 2026 edition of our architectural coatings reports. These reports will be available for the 23 key markets globally and will include market shares, sales channels, detailed prices and values, breakdown by technology and chemistry, end use, gloss levels, paint grade and paint type. Data for remaining countries (see list below) is available via our online database.

Market Overview

The global architectural coatings market reached around 34 million metric tonnes in 2025, a marginal increase compared to the volumes sold from 2024. All regions experienced growth except Europe which saw a volume decline. The negative construction output in Europe affected sales in this region.

Source: IRL

In terms of market value, there was an increase in 2025 to €82 billion ($94.3 billion) revenue generated by the market, implying an average price of €2.6 ($2.9) per kilogram. The majority of the market value comes from the Asia-Pacific region, followed by the Americas and Europe.

Source: IRL

The increase in environmental awareness and promotion of the low-VOC concept at national levels resulted in water-based products occupying the dominant share with almost 84% of the total market in 2025.

More than half of the global architectural water-based market consists of styrene-acrylic, vinyl and vinyl acetate technologies, having gained their position given their low cost. On the solvent-based side, alkyds dominate the market.

Source: IRL

Architectural Coatings Reports 2026 - Report structure

• Market volumes in metric tonnes (2011-2030)

• Prices and market values in EUR, USD and local currency (2024 and 2025)

• Market shares by company in volume (2024 and 2025)

• Water-based breakdown: Pure acrylic, alkyds, vinyls, styrenes, polyurethane, epoxy, others (2011-2030)

• Solvent-based breakdown: Pure acrylic, alkyds, vinyls, styrenes, polyurethane, epoxy, others (2011-2030)

• End use: Residential new build, residential renovation/maintenance/improvement, non-residential (2011-2030)

• Paint type: Wall emulsions, primers/undercoats, metal coatings, wood coatings, others (2011-2030)

• Application: Interior, exterior (2011-2030)

• Paint grade: Economy, medium, premium (2011-2030)

• Gloss levels: Gloss, semi-gloss, matt (2011-2030)

• Paint composition: Binder/resin, additives, solvents, pigments/fillers/extenders (2025)

• Value breakdown by: Chemistry/technology and paint type in EUR, USD and local currency (2024 and 2025)

• Distribution: Producers, private labels, wholesalers, DIY, specialist retailers, internet, company owned stores (2025)

• Installation: Professional, private/DIY (2025)

Country Coverage

Europe: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Middle East & Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Asia-Pacific: Australia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela.

All the data was collected at country level with IRL following a bottom-up approach to estimate the global market using data collected for 119 countries.

Country level data includes more comprehensive data such as detailed values, market shares, segmentations and distribution structure.

All this data is offered in PDF report format and also through our complimentary interactive database, where clients are able to manipulate and extract the information to an Excel spreadsheet. Unlimited users per subscription.

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