Planning and Statistics Authority is pleased to publish the ninety-first 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 July 2022, according to their geographical distribution, municipality of Al Rayyan comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 148 permits, i.e. 27% of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Doha came in second place with 138 permits, i.e. 25%, followed by Al Wakrah municipality of with 134 permits, i.e.24%, then municipality of Al Da'ayen with 61 permits, i.e.11%. The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Umm Slal 27 permits (5%), Al Khor 23 permits (4%), Al Sheehaniya 15 permits (3%), and finally Al Shammal 4 permits (1%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 46% (252 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of July 2022, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 51% (281 permits), and finally fencing permits with 3% (17 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 62% (107 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 20% (35 permits) and apartments buildings by 14% (24 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 48% (38 permits), followed by industrial buildings e.g., workshops/factories with 32% (25 permits), then governmental buildings with 14% (11 permits).
Comparing number of permits issued in July 2022 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 27%. The decrease was noted in all of the municipalities: Al Shammal (69%), Al Da'ayen (51%), Umm Slal (36%), Al Khor (30%), Al Rayyan (27%), Al Doha (16%), Al Wakrah (15%), Al Sheehaniya (12%).
Secondly: Building Completion Certificates:
In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of July 2022, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Al Rayyan municipality come at the top of the municipalities where the number of building completion certificates issued were 73 certificates, i.e. (24%) of the total issued certificates, while municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 66 certificates, i.e. (21%), followed by municipality of Al Da'ayen with 58 certificates (19%), then Al Doha municipality with 49 certificates, i.e.(16%). .
The rest of the municipalities were as follows:
Umm Slal 36 certificates 12%, Al Shammal 12 certificates (4%), Al Khor 10 certificates (3%), Al Sheehaniya 4 certificates 1%.
In terms of type of certificates issued, data indicates that the new building completion certificates (residential and non-residential) constitutes 84% (258 certificates) of the total building certificates issued during the month of July 2022, while the percentage of additions certificates constituted 16% (50 certificates).
By analyzing new residential buildings completion certificates data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 65% (140 certificates) of all new residential buildings completion certificates, followed by dwellings of housing loans certificates by 25% (54 certificates), then apartments buildings by 8% (18 certificates).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings completion certificates with 67% (29 certificates), followed by industrial buildings e.g., workshops and factories with 16% (7 certificates), then mosques with 9% (4 certificates).
Comparing number of certificates issued in July 2022 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 23%. This decrease was clearly noted in most of the municipalities: Al Khor (44%), Al Sheehanyia (43%), Al Doha (36%), Al Da'ayen (28%), Al Wakrah (26% ), Al Rayyan (18%), On the other hand, there was a clear increase in the municipality of Umm Slal (29%), while Al Shammal municipality maintained the same number of issued certificates.
