Qatar sees 20% year-on-year jump in building permits issued in September: PSA

Qatar registered a strong-double digit year-on-year increase in building permits issued in September with Doha, Al Rayyan and Al Wakra outpacing the national average, according to the official statistics.
The total building permits issued in Qatar saw a 20% growth on an annualised basis to 884 in September this year, said the Planning and Statistics Authority.
Total building permits issued in Doha witnessed a huge 75% surge on a yearly basis, followed by Al Rayyan (47%), Al Wakra (33%) and Al Khor (18%); even as Al Daayen and Al Shamal saw 33% decline, Al Shahaniya (31%) and Umm Slal (6%).
The 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.
The latest survey rather lends support to the Qatar Financial Centre's latest PMI data that suggested the strong momentum of the non-oil private sector, particularly construction, in the beginning of the third quarter.
The PSA data showed that of the total number of new building permits issued, Al Rayyan constituted 250 permits or 28% of the total, Doha 227 (26%), Al Wakra (164 or 19%), Al Daayen 116 (13%), Umm Slal 51 (6%), Al Khor 40 (5%), Al Shahaniya 20 (2%) and Al Shamal 16 (2%).
On a monthly basis, the total building permits in the country issued saw a 13% increase with Al Khor witnessing 54% jump, Umm Slal (38%), Doha (25%), Al Rayyan (22%) and Al Shamal (7%); whereas Al Shahaniya, Al Wakra and Al Daayen registering 9%, 7% and 4% contraction respectively.
The new building permits (residential and non-residential) constituted 40% (356 permits) of the total building permits issued in September 2022, additions 58% (512 permits) and fencing 2% (16 permits).
Of the new residential buildings permits, villas topped the list, accounting for 84% (231 permits) of the total, apartments 9% (25) and dwellings of housing loans 5% (13).
Among the non-residential sector, commercial structures accounted for 54% or 44 permits, the industrial buildings as workshops and factories 20% (16 permits) and other non-residential buildings 15% (12 permits).
Qatar saw a strong 61% year-on-year expansion in the total building completion certificates issued in September 2022 with Al Shamal witnessing 400% growth, Al Daayen (106%), Al Khor (100%), Al Wakra (68%), Doha (66%), Al Rayyan (50%) and Al Shahaniya (11%); while there was an 18% decline in Umm Slal.
Qatar saw a total of 565 building completion certificates issued in September 2022, of which 447 or 79% was for the new buildings (residential and non-residential) and 118 or 21% for additions.
Of the total number of new building completion certificates issued in the review period, Al Rayyan constituted 28% or 157 certificates, Al Wakra 23% or 131, Doha 19% or 108, Al Daayen 18% or 101, Umm Slal 5% or 27, Al Khor 3% or 16, Al Shamal 3% or 15 and Al Shahaniya 2% or 10.
Of the 351 residential buildings completion certificates issued, as many as 263 or 75% were for villas and 68 or 19% for apartments.
Of the 263 villas completion certificates issued this September, as many as 82 were in Al Rayyan, 55 in Al Wakra, 48 in Al Daayen, 29 in Doha, 20 in Umm Slal, 13 in Al Shamal, 11 in Al Khor and five in Al Shahaniya.
In the case of 68 apartments, Al Rayyan issued 32 completion certificates, Doha 25, Al Daayen four and Al Khor and Al Shamal one each.
Of the 10 dwellings of housing loans completion certificates issued, Al Rayyan and Al Daayen saw 10 and Doha and Al Wakra one each.