Planning and Statistics Authority is pleased to publish the 108 issue of the monthly Statistics of Building Permits and Building Completion certificates issued by all municipalities of the State.
Building permits and building completion certificates data is of particular importance as it is considered an indicator for the performance of the construction sector which in turn occupies a significant position in the national economy.
This press release is intended to give a brief overview of the nature of these monthly permits and certificates in terms of their geographical distribution (according to the municipalities) and types of these permits and certificates as well as details about categories of the different types of buildings, whether they are residential or non-residential.
It is worth mentioning that the release of this monthly data comes under the joint cooperation between the Planning and Statistics Authority and the Ministry of Municipality to make use of the existing electronic link between the two sides.
First: Building Permits:
In a quick review of the data on building permits issued during the month of December 2023, according to their geographical distribution, municipality of Al Rayyan comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 194 permits, i.e. 31% of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Doha came in second place with 125 permits, i.e. 20%, followed by municipality of Al Da'ayen with 100 permits, i.e.16%, then Al Wakrah municipality with 94 permits, i.e.15%.
The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Umm Slal 44 permits (7%), Al Khor 41 permits (7%), Al Shammal 15 permits (2%), and finally Al Sheehaniya 14 permits (2%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 39% (245 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of December 2023, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 59% (368 permits), and finally fencing permits with 2% (14 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 79% (172 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 14% (31 permits), and apartments buildings permits by 7% (16 permits).
On the other hand, industrial buildings e.g., workshops/factories were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 42% (11 permits), followed by commercial buildings with 38% (10 permits), then others non-residential buildings with 12% (3 permits).
Comparing number of permits issued in December 2023 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 16%. This decrease was noted in the municipalities of: Al Wakrah (25%), Al Da'ayen (23%), Al Sheehaniya (22%), Al Rayyan (19%), Um Slal (14%), Al Doha (13%), On the other hand, there was a clear increase in the municipalities of : Al Khor (52%), Al Shammal (15%).
Secondly: Building Completion Certificates:
In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of December 2023, according to their geographical distribution, we find that municipality of Al Rayyan come at the top of the municipalities where the number of building completion certificates issued were 69 certificates, i.e. (24%) of the total issued certificates, while Al Wakrah municipality came in second place with 67 certificates, i.e. (23%), followed by municipality of Al Da'ayen with 57 certificates (20%), then municipality of Al Doha with 52 certificates, i.e. (18%).
The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Umm Slal 21 certificates 7%, Al Khor 13 certificates 5%, Al Sheehaniya 7 certificates 2%, AL Shammal 2 certificates 1%.
In terms of type of certificates issued, data indicates that the new building completion certificates (residential and non-residential) constitutes 82% (235 certificates) of the total building certificates issued during the month of December 2023, while the percentage of additions certificates constituted 18% (53 certificates).
By analyzing new residential buildings completion certificates data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 76% (136 certificates) of all new residential building’s completion certificates, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 14% (26 certificates), then apartments buildings certificates by 7% (13 certificates).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings completion certificates with 58% (32 certificates), followed by governmental buildings and industrial buildings e.g., workshops and factories with 16% (9 certificates) each, then mosques with 7% (4 certificates).
Comparing number of certificates issued in December 2023 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 20%. This decrease was clearly noted in the municipalities of: Al Sheehaniya (36%), Al Rayyan (28%), Al Da'ayen (24%), Al Wakrah (23%), Al Khor (19%), Um Slal (5%), On the other hand, there was a clear increase in the municipality of: Al Doha (6%), while Al Shamal municipality maintain the same number of issued certificates.
