Philippines Building Permits

2002 - 2026 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Philippines Building Permits

  • Philippines Building Permits data was reported at 15,890.000 Unit in Jul 2026.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 17,994.000 Unit for Jun 2026.
  • Philippines Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 10,370.000 Unit from Jan 2002 to Jul 2026, with 295 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18,404.000 Unit in Mar 2026 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.

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Philippines Building Permits

What was Philippines's Building Permits in Jul 2026?

Philippines Building Permits data was reported at 15,890.000 Unit in Jul 2026. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15,890.000 Jul 2026 17,994.000 Jun 2026 1,486.000 Apr 2020 18,404.000 Mar 2026 Unit monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 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) 22,968.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Aug 2026
Austria (Unit) 4,381.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Belgium (Unit) 2,963.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2026
Bolivia (Unit) 231.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 448.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2026
Brazil (Unit) 175.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,598.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2026
Canada (Unit) 40,909.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2018 - Jul 2026
Chile (Unit) 5,595.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Aug 2026
Colombia (Unit) 14,233.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2026
Croatia (Unit) 809.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2026
Cyprus (Unit) 751.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2026
Czech Republic (Unit) 5,684.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2026
Denmark (Unit) 2,300.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2026
Ecuador (Unit) 31,049.000 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Estonia (Unit) 1,896.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2026
Finland (Unit) 712.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jul 2026
Georgia (Unit) 12,080.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Germany (Unit) 13,222.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2026
Greece (Unit) 2,401.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Hungary (Unit) 998.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 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) 12,574.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Jordan (Unit) 2,291.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2026
South Korea (Unit) 8,868.000 Aug 2026 monthly Oct 1979 - Aug 2026
Latvia (Unit) 726.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Lithuania (Unit) 2,266.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 367.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2026
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 8,187.000 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
Montenegro (Unit) 257.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2026
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 2,092.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jul 2026
New Zealand (Unit) 6,482.000 Aug 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Aug 2026
Oman (Unit) 40,340.000 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 1,814.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2026
Panama (Unit) 490.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Aug 2026
Philippines (Unit) 15,890.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2026
Poland (Unit) 20,900.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jun 2001 - Aug 2026
Portugal (Unit) 4,096.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,510.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2026
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 2,673.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2026
Slovakia (Unit) 1,850.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2026
Slovenia (Unit) 491.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2026
South Africa (Unit) 4,746.000 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2026
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 2,269,634.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2026
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan, China (Unit) 1,332.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2026
Thailand (Unit) 20,511.000 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2026
Turkey (Unit) 41,210.000 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2026
United States (Unit) 118,333.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2026

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Philippines Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.5 Jun 2026 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,629.333 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Aug 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,418.348 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Aug 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.7 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 317,447.6 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PHP bn) 9,934.920 2031 yearly 1989 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PHP bn) 25,111.900 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (PHP bn) 9,229.872 2031 yearly 1989 - 2031
Govt Debt: Domestic and Foreign: Outstanding: Short Term (PHP mn) 1,304,134.000 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2026
Govt Debt: Domestic and Foreign: Outstanding: Long Term (PHP mn) 16,441,791.030 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.556 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,850.0 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 9,111.7 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Aug 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 27.8 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Aug 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 195,030.466 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 42,036.539 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,070.084 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 11,219.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 16.6 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Aug 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,630,080.560 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 986,842.251 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2,172.714 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 717.560 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Aug 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,047.668 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1984 - Aug 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,941.855 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Aug 2026
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) 124.100 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 180.400 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 318.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,691.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 447.0 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,798.283 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -386.4 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,184.717 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 154,932.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 4.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -20.861 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -65,551.792 Jun 2026 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2026
BoP: Change in Reserve Assets: Debit (USD mn) -2,624.504 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Services: Credit: Export (USD mn) 4,282.489 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -478.728 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (USD mn) 4.410 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -9.617 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 447.005 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: CA: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 8.190 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 4,108.989 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) -154.626 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 3,776.188 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 79.759 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit: Export (USD mn) 6,333.953 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) -5,638.479 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) 77.104 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit: Import (USD mn) 11,972.432 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Account (CA) (USD mn) 7.368 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: FD: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -95.209 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 0.821 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Services: Debit: Import (USD mn) 3,515.722 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) 5,325.861 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: FD: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -74.810 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: CA: Import (USD mn) 17,146.390 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 2,847.010 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) 936.873 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (USD mn) -2,061.115 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Export (USD mn) 14,454.984 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 6,170.104 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 1,423.850 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) -292.820 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit: Receipts (USD mn) 2,690.198 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit: Payments (USD mn) 1,093.306 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2026
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -2,691.405 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OI) (USD mn) -5,804.590 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,610.439 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: USA (USD mn) 1,959.169 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: Japan (USD mn) 16,552.552 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: France (USD mn) 2,357.454 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: UK (USD mn) 7,436.324 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 134,325.050 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
External Debt: By Country Profile: Country: Germany (USD mn) 1,371.890 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
Business Closure (BC): All Industries (Unit) 3,294.000 2017 yearly 1995 - 2017
FDI: Approved: Manufacturing (PHP mn) 78,813.048 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2026
FDI: Approved: Information & Communication (PHP mn) 1,054.085 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2026
FDI: Approved: Transportation & Storage (PHP mn) 211.161 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2026
FDI: Approved: Administrative & Support Services (PHP mn) 5,036.659 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2026
FDI: Approved: Real Estate Activities (PHP mn) 11,093.680 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Aug 2026 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 13.9 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 9,553.821 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 128,485.819 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Aug 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 323,365.773 Jul 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Jul 2026
M2 Growth (%) 9.8 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 1989 - Aug 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Sep 2026 monthly May 1986 - Sep 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 77,520.1 Sep 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 Aug 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Aug 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 17,822.150 Sep 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 365,742.217 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.3 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 385,155.2 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.8 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 65,512.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 269,586.906 Aug 2026 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.85 Aug 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Aug 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.70 Jun 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2026
DCS: Domestic Claims (DC) (PHP mn) 23,512,480.329 Jul 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2026
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: Foreign Currency Deposits of Residents (%) 11.154 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2026
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3 (%) 9.830 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2026
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3: Deposit Substitutes (%) 8.569 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2026
YoY: DCS: LA: M4: M3: M2 (%) 7.024 Aug 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Commercial Banks: Local Currency Deposits (%) 5.000 Sep 2026 monthly May 1986 - Sep 2026
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) 4,011.233 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
CL: PBS: Real Estate: Residential (PHP bn) 1,229.764 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2026
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
PH: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 95.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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