Philippines Building Permits

2002 - 2025 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Philippines Building Permits

  • Philippines Building Permits data was reported at 12,705.000 Unit in Oct 2025.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 12,761.000 Unit for Sep 2025.
  • Philippines Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 9,384.000 Unit from Jan 2002 to Oct 2025, with 286 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17,044.000 Unit in May 2019 and a record low of 1,486.000 Unit in Apr 2020.
  • Philippines 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.

The Philippine Statistics Authority provides monthly Building Permits.

View Philippines's Building Permits from Jan 2002 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Philippines Building Permits

What was Philippines's Building Permits in Oct 2025?

Philippines Building Permits data was reported at 12,705.000 Unit in Oct 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
12,705.000 Oct 2025 12,761.000 Sep 2025 1,486.000 Apr 2020 17,044.000 May 2019 Unit monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025

Building Permits by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 289.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Unit) 41,712.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
Australia (Unit) 24,484.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2025
Austria (Unit) 5,318.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Belgium (Unit) 2,394.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Unit) 305.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 552.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Brazil (Unit) 175.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,579.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Canada (Unit) 35,044.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Oct 2025
Chile (Unit) 6,976.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Colombia (Unit) 13,979.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Croatia (Unit) 1,057.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (Unit) 647.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2025
Czech Republic (Unit) 5,073.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Denmark (Unit) 2,151.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (Unit) 32,253.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Estonia (Unit) 1,846.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Finland (Unit) 1,535.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Georgia (Unit) 12,080.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Germany (Unit) 12,650.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Greece (Unit) 2,524.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Hungary (Unit) 1,314.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Iran (Unit) 33,047.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023
Ireland (Unit) 8,541.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Italy (Unit) 13,162.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Jordan (Unit) 2,454.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
South Korea (Unit) 10,596.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Nov 2025
Latvia (Unit) 1,198.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (Unit) 1,990.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 314.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 7,844.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Montenegro (Unit) 265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 1,923.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (Unit) 6,404.000 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Oman (Unit) 36,517.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 2,184.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Panama (Unit) 263.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Philippines (Unit) 12,705.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Poland (Unit) 20,800.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2001 - Nov 2025
Portugal (Unit) 3,862.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Jun 2025
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,484.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 3,511.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (Unit) 2,821.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (Unit) 455.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
South Africa (Unit) 4,011.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 1,325,363.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan, China (Unit) 2,033.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Thailand (Unit) 18,693.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Turkey (Unit) 41,937.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
United States (Unit) 113,896.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2025

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Philippines Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,674.510 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,625.747 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 300,176.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PHP bn) 9,538.160 2030 yearly 1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PHP bn) 23,834.650 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (PHP bn) 8,774.629 2030 yearly 1989 - 2030
Govt Debt: Domestic and Foreign: Outstanding: Long Term (PHP mn) 14,437,106.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Govt Debt: Domestic and Foreign: Outstanding: Short Term (PHP mn) 938,368.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.556 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,513.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,908.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 21.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 195,030.466 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 24,205.344 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 12,686.801 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 11,219.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,838,565.771 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 626,781.378 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,159.826 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 609.618 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 698.373 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,902.258 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Imports: Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap (USD mn) 83.443 Dec 2018 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2018
Imports: Iron and Steel (USD mn) 382.669 Dec 2018 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2018
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products (USD mn) 108.103 Dec 2018 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 126.842 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 166.404 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 154.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,678.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 320.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 942.773 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -17.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,769.125 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 149,093.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 4.5 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -13.928 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -58,220.724 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 154.217 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -360.950 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (USD mn) -29.120 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit: Export (USD mn) 4,807.548 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Change in Reserve Assets: Debit (USD mn) 94.282 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 4,968.045 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 421.148 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -1,472.803 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) -5,934.380 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Debit: Import (USD mn) 3,034.172 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: FD: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -90.781 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 10.537 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,813.316 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Import (USD mn) 15,486.752 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 0.283 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit: Export (USD mn) 5,296.719 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 5,699.529 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 4,782.977 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 1,513.975 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -926.540 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) -166.182 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 185.068 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) 1,773.376 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: FD: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -61.661 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OI) (USD mn) -6,060.478 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 4,670.531 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Export (USD mn) 14,560.212 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 1,092.827 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 320.399 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit: Import (USD mn) 11,231.099 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 6,143.334 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CA) (USD mn) 10.254 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 128.654 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 2,941.969 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: USA (USD mn) 3,360.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 128,181.445 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: Japan (USD mn) 16,059.355 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: Germany (USD mn) 2,159.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: France (USD mn) 2,632.733 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: UK (USD mn) 2,597.218 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Business Closure (BC): All Industries (Unit) 3,294.000 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
FDI: Approved: Manufacturing (PHP mn) 30,550.029 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
FDI: Approved: Information & Communication (PHP mn) 265.529 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
FDI: Approved: Transportation & Storage (PHP mn) 11,869.695 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
FDI: Approved: Real Estate Activities (PHP mn) 2,515.437 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
FDI: Approved: Administrative & Support Services (PHP mn) 3,327.175 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 9,285.066 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 127,138.042 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 317,145.401 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1989 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly May 1986 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 87,656.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 18,577.483 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 362,936.341 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 365,706.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 60,938.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 256,125.179 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 10.56 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 49.96 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
DCS: Domestic Claims (DC) (PHP mn) 21,577,798.580 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: Foreign Currency Deposits of Residents (%) 8.255 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3 (%) 8.820 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3: Deposit Substitutes (%) 8.434 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3: M2 (%) 9.089 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Commercial Banks: Local Currency Deposits (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly May 1986 - Dec 2025
ORA: Other Reserve Assets (USD mn) 1,552.07 Jun 2018 monthly Apr 2000 - Jun 2018
Consumer Loans (CL): Philippine Banking System (PBS) (PHP bn) 3,536.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
CL: PBS: Real Estate: Residential (PHP bn) 1,177.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 61.869 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -15.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Business Outlook: Index: Services: Current Quarter (Point) 39.087 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2025
Business Outlook: Index: Industry: Current Quarter (Point) 13.590 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2025
PH: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 95.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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