Greece Building Permits

2007 - 2026 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Greece Building Permits

  • Greece Building Permits data was reported at 2,013.000 Unit in Jan 2026.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,936.000 Unit for Dec 2025.
  • Greece Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 1,398.000 Unit from Jan 2007 to Jan 2026, with 229 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8,894.000 Unit in Jul 2007 and a record low of 690.000 Unit in Jan 2016.
  • Greece Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Monthly.

Hellenic Statistical Authority provides monthly Building Permits. Building Permits cover Private sector only.

View Greece's Building Permits from Jan 2007 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

Greece Building Permits

What was Greece's Building Permits in Jan 2026?

Greece Building Permits data was reported at 2,013.000 Unit in Jan 2026. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,013.000 Jan 2026 2,936.000 Dec 2025 690.000 Jan 2016 8,894.000 Jul 2007 Unit monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026

Building Permits by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 259.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Algeria (Unit) 41,712.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
Australia (Unit) 24,046.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Mar 2026
Austria (Unit) 4,793.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Belgium (Unit) 2,398.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Bolivia (Unit) 182.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 467.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Brazil (Unit) 175.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,533.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Canada (Unit) 28,160.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2018 - Mar 2026
Chile (Unit) 7,155.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Colombia (Unit) 29,489.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Croatia (Unit) 877.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Cyprus (Unit) 789.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (Unit) 5,889.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Denmark (Unit) 1,648.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (Unit) 32,253.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Estonia (Unit) 1,437.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Finland (Unit) 1,383.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Georgia (Unit) 12,080.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Germany (Unit) 13,410.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Greece (Unit) 2,013.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Hungary (Unit) 1,001.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Iran (Unit) 33,047.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023
Ireland (Unit) 7,933.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1975 - Mar 2026
Italy (Unit) 14,723.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Jordan (Unit) 2,077.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Apr 2026
South Korea (Unit) 11,813.000 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 1979 - Apr 2026
Latvia (Unit) 726.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Lithuania (Unit) 1,725.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 291.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2026
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 8,187.000 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
Montenegro (Unit) 213.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 1,794.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (Unit) 6,568.000 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Oman (Unit) 40,340.000 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 2,184.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Panama (Unit) 357.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2026
Philippines (Unit) 14,996.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Poland (Unit) 27,500.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jun 2001 - Apr 2026
Portugal (Unit) 4,096.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,381.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 1,604.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (Unit) 1,507.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (Unit) 468.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2026
South Africa (Unit) 4,601.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 2,247,384.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan, China (Unit) 1,610.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Thailand (Unit) 20,659.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2017 - Feb 2026
Turkey (Unit) 34,579.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
United States (Unit) 129,361.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Apr 2026

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Greece Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -627.180 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 22,945.031 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 30.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 425,928.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 146.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 157.178 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 350.588 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 154.977 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
General Government Debt: Consolidated: % of GDP (%) 146.100 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.291 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,521.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,079.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 35.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,610,514.199 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,935,685.690 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 115,658.577 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,601.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,932,280.791 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,528,686.426 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 180.481 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1964 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,643.982 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 58.745 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 742.612 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1974 - Feb 2026
Exports: European Union: Cyprus (EUR) 3,308,015,575.000 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Exports: European Union: Italy (EUR) 4,443,557,486.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: European Union: Germany (EUR) 3,795,992,288.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Non European Union: United States (EUR) 2,402,119,243.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Chemicals (EUR mn) 577.900 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Exports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (EUR mn) 506.700 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Exports: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (EUR mn) 1,874.500 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Exports: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Raw Material (EUR mn) 687.700 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2014 - Apr 2026
Exports: Food & Live Animals (EUR mn) 863.700 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2014 - Apr 2026
Imports: European Union: Italy (EUR) 7,455,641,737.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: European Union: Germany (EUR) 9,523,095,111.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Non European Union: United States (EUR) 2,344,455,780.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Non European Union: Russia (EUR) 1,394,894,971.000 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (EUR mn) 1,661.200 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Chemicals (EUR mn) 1,036.400 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (EUR mn) 1,758.300 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Food & Live Animals (EUR mn) 793.800 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2014 - Apr 2026
Exports (EUR mn) 5,197.192 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Imports (EUR mn) 7,353.249 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Import: YoY (%) 9.600 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Total Export: MoM (%) 4.600 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Apr 2026
Total Export: YoY (%) 24.954 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 191.200 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 192.900 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 253.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,709.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 499.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,099.001 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,839.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,026.630 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 692,853.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 237.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 214,754.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 73.7 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 526.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -14.812 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -398,622.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (EUR mn) -2,592.117 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Services (EUR mn) 555.353 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (EUR mn) -176.656 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (EUR mn) 132.885 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (CA) (EUR mn) -2,344.475 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Imports (EUR mn) 7,440.793 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CP: Payments (EUR mn) 28.734 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: PI: Assets (EUR mn) 2,111.873 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (EUR mn) -131.054 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Payments (EUR mn) 2,694.193 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: PI: Receipts (EUR mn) 802.624 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (EUR mn) 240.828 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: SI: Receipts (EUR mn) 190.056 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: DI: Assets (EUR mn) 219.554 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CP: Receipts (EUR mn) 161.620 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: SI: Payments (EUR mn) 366.712 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (EUR mn) -381.345 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: DI: Liabilities (EUR mn) 600.899 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: PI: Liabilities (EUR mn) -1,735.005 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -5,328.994 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Exports (EUR mn) 4,848.676 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: OI: Liabilities (EUR mn) 1,036.341 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Receipts (EUR mn) 3,249.546 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: PI: Payments (EUR mn) 933.679 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 3,846.878 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: OI: Assets (EUR mn) -4,292.653 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) -1,970.761 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Stock (EUR mn) 21,396.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Gross External Debt (EUR mn) 590,366.014 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: OS: ST (EUR mn) 10,539.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: OD: ST (EUR mn) 29,439.699 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: GG: Short Term (ST) (EUR mn) 1,170.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: GG: Long Term (LT) (EUR mn) 279,302.217 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: OD: LT (EUR mn) 32,307.075 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: CB: LT (EUR mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: OS: LT (EUR mn) 84,854.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: CB: ST (EUR mn) 141,838.883 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 383,016.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 722,674.714 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
IIP: Net (EUR mn) -339,657.815 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 31.9 Dec 2013 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2013
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 45.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,521.473 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 239,082.073 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 304,141.498 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 5.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,840.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.417 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 16,761.701 May 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 281,722.299 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 110.033 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 275.517 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 133,470.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 190,028.961 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.12 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.17 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Monetary Aggregates: Euro Area: GC: M3 (EUR mn) 263,188.560 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Monetary Aggregates: Euro Area: GC: M2 (EUR mn) 260,622.560 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Monetary Aggregates: Euro Area: Greek Contribution: GC): M1 (EUR mn) 207,572.560 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Exchange (EUR mn) 3,288.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 20,903.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 56.719 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Apr 2026
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Economic Sentiment Indicator (1990-2011=100) 106.800 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Purchasing Manager Indicator: Manufacturing (Mfg): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (NA) 54.400 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2004 - Feb 2026

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