​​The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics is pleased to publish the ninth issue of the monthly data on Statistics of Building Permits issued by all municipalities of the State.
Building permits 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, and a main pillar for the basic infrastructure of many other activities.
This press release is intended to give a brief overview of the nature of these monthly permits in terms of their geographical distribution (according to the municipalities) and types of these permits (buildings, additions, fencing) as well as details about categories of the different  types of buildings, on 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 Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics and the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to make use of the existing  electronic link between the two ministries.
In a quick review of the data on building permits issued during the month of September 2015, we find that Rayyan municipality (including Sheehaniya)  comes at the top of the municipalities where the number of building permits issued were 171 permits, i.e. 29% of the total issued permits while Doha municipality came in second place with 144 permits, i.e. 25%, followed by municipalities of Al  Da’ayen and Umm Slal, each with 68 permits, i.e.12%.The rest of the municipalities were as follows : Al Khor 54 permits (9%),  Al Wakra 50 permits (8%), and finally Al Shamal 30 permits (5%).
In terms of the type of permits issued, data indicates that the new building permits constitutes 66% (386 permits) of the total building permits issued during the month of September 2015, while the percentage of additions permits constituted 30% (176 permits), and finally fencing permits with 4% (23 permits).
By analyzing new residential buildings permits data, we find that villas’ permits top the list, accounting for 74% (255 permits) of all new residential buildings permits, followed by dwellings of housing loans by 16% (55 permits) and apartments buildings by 6% (21 permits).
On the other hand, commercial buildings are found to be in the forefront of non-residential buildings permits with 36% (15 permits)  followed by both government buildings and industrial buildings e.g. workshops and factories each with 28% (12 permits), then mosques with 7% (3 permits) only.For more information, click hereFor more statistical data, please visit the Ministry's website: www.mdps.gov.qa as well as “QALM” portal (Qatar Information Exchange) : www.qix.gov.qa