Planning and Statistics Authority is pleased to publish the eighty-eighth 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 April 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 163 permits, i.e. 24% of the total issued permits, while municipality of Al Doha came in second place with 153 permits, i.e. 23%, followed by Al Wakrah municipality of with 149 permits, i.e.22%, then municipality of Al Da'ayen with 128 permits, i.e.19%. The rest of the municipalities were as follows: Umm Slal 34 permits (5%), Al Khor 24 permits (4%), Al Sheehaniya 14 permits (2%), and finally Al Shammal 12 permits (2%).
In terms of type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits (residential and non-residential) constitutes 57% (386 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of April 2022, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 39% (265 permits), and finally fencing permits with 4% (26 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 76% (218 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans permits by 12% (33 permits) and apartments buildings by 11% (32 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 83% (82 permits), followed by mosques with 6% (6 permits).then industrial buildings e.g., workshops/factories and other non-residential building with 5% each (5 permits each)
Comparing number of permits issued in April 2022 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 31%. The decrease was noted in all of the municipalities: Um Slal (39%), Al Doha (34%), Al Rayyan (33%), Al Wakrah (30%), Al Da'ayen (29%), Al Shammal (25%), Al Khor (23%), Al Sheehaniya (18%).
Secondly: Building Completion Certificates:
In a quick review of the data on building completion certificates issued during the month of April 2022, according to their geographical distribution, we find that Al Rayyan municipality and come at the top of the municipalities where the number of building completion certificates issued were 85 certificates i.e. (24%) of the total issued certificates, while municipality of Al Wakrah came in second place with 72 certificates, i.e. (21%), followed by municipality of Al Da'ayen with 65 certificates (19%), then municipality of Al Doha with 59 certificates, i.e.17%. The rest of the municipalities were as follows:
Umm Slal 25 certificates 7%, Al Sheehaniya 21 certificates (6%), Al Shammal 12 certificates (3%), Al Khor 9 certificates 3%.
In terms of type of certificates issued, data indicates that the new building completion certificates (residential and non-residential) constitutes 77% (268 certificates) of the total building certificates issued during the month of April 2022, while the percentage of additions certificates constituted 23% (80 certificates).
By analyzing new residential buildings completion certificates data, we find that villas’ top the list, accounting for 63% (139 certificates) of all new residential buildings completion certificates, followed by dwellings of housing loans certificates by 26% (57 certificates), then apartments buildings by 6% (14 certificates).
On the other hand, commercial buildings were found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings completion certificates with 49% (23 certificates), followed by industrial buildings e.g., workshops and factories with 21% (10 certificates), then governmental buildings with 17% (8 certificates).
Comparing number of certificates issued in April 2022 with those issued in the previous month we noted a general decrease of 18%. This decrease was clearly noted in most of the municipalities: Umm Slal (47%), Al Khor (36%), Al Da'ayen (26%), Al Doha (23%), Al Wakrah (22%), Al Rayyan (14%), On the other hand, there was a clear increase in the municipality of Al Sheehaniya (320%), Al Shammal (200%).
