Brazil Building Permits

2004 - 2024 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Brazil Building Permits

  • Brazil Building Permits data was reported at 7.000 Unit in Apr 2024.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.000 Unit for Mar 2024.
  • Brazil Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 40.500 Unit from Jan 2004 to Apr 2024, with 244 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 99.000 Unit in Oct 2020 and a record low of 6.000 Unit in Jan 2024.
  • Brazil 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 Trade Union of Housing provides monthly Building Permits. Building Permits covers the residential projects approved in the Municipality of Sao Paulo only.

View Brazil's Building Permits from Jan 2004 to Apr 2024 in the chart:

Brazil Building Permits

What was Brazil's Building Permits in Apr 2024?

Brazil Building Permits data was reported at 7.000 Unit in Apr 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.000 Apr 2024 18.000 Mar 2024 6.000 Jan 2024 99.000 Oct 2020 Unit monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2024

Building Permits by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 317.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2024
Algeria (Unit) 12,776.000 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2019
Australia (Unit) 17,050.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2025
Austria (Unit) 3,842.577 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2024
Belgium (Unit) 2,276.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (Unit) 241.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 415.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Brazil (Unit) 7.000 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,115.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Canada (Unit) 20,666.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2018 - Dec 2024
Chile (Unit) 7,150.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Colombia (Unit) 23,770.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2024
Croatia (Unit) 875.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Cyprus (Unit) 470.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Czech Republic (Unit) 4,391.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Denmark (Unit) 2,472.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (Unit) 30,896.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Estonia (Unit) 1,702.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
Finland (Unit) 1,532.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2024
Georgia (Unit) 10,822.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Germany (Unit) 11,715.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Greece (Unit) 2,630.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Hungary (Unit) 854.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Iran (Unit) 33,047.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023
Ireland (Unit) 5,878.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2024
Italy (Unit) 13,556.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Jordan (Unit) 2,079.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
South Korea (Unit) 7,417.000 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Jan 2025
Latvia (Unit) 875.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (Unit) 1,807.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 287.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 7,167.000 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Montenegro (Unit) 59.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 1,532.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
New Zealand (Unit) 4,238.000 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2025
Oman (Unit) 43,701.000 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 1,905.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Panama (Unit) 218.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Philippines (Unit) 10,809.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Poland (Unit) 19,600.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2001 - Jan 2025
Portugal (Unit) 3,982.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2024
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 2,263.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 2,811.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2024
Slovakia (Unit) 2,337.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (Unit) 449.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
South Africa (Unit) 2,677.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 1,633,851.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan (Unit) 2,568.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Thailand (Unit) 17,249.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Turkey (Unit) 40,956.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
United States (Unit) 111,517.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2025

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Brazil Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,892.594 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,751.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 1,452,819.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 76.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BRL bn) 6,975.892 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BRL bn) 15,131.944 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BRL bn) 6,180.294 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Central Government: Balance (BRL mn) 17,645.294 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2019
Central Government: Expenditure (BRL mn) 172,939.671 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Central Government: Revenue (BRL mn) 302,233.910 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenues: Income Tax (BRL mn) 59,697.942 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues (BRL mn) 175,413.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenues: Tax on Industrial Products (BRL mn) 7,849.279 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenues: Contribution to Social Security Financing (BRL mn) 36,403.984 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal Interest (BRL mn) 373,412.877 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Central Bank (BRL mn) 494.191 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Federal (BRL mn) -76,694.194 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt (BRL mn) 118,698.156 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary (BRL mn) 105,818.215 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Nominal (BRL mn) 479,231.092 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2019
PSBR: 12 Months Cumulative: Primary: Central Govt: Social Security (BRL mn) 194,898.159 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2019
Public Sector Debt: Net (BRL mn) 7,220,738.465 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Foreign (BRL mn) 1,204,174.053 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Public Sector Debt: Gen Govt: Gross: Domestic (BRL mn) 7,780,062.542 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Net Public Debt to GDP Ratio: General Government (%) 63.070 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
BR: Expenditure (BRL mn) 3,440,643.303 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
BR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-) (BRL mn) -431,398.064 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.645 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -323.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 22,928.9 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Feb 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1955 - Feb 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,183,976.238 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 940,757.411 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 381,751.660 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 23,252.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,456,398.563 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,693,795.566 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,201.965 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,340.837 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,310.352 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,991.110 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
Imports Val: FOB: NCM: ytd: Base Metals & Articles: Iron & Steel (USD mn) 839.233 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Printed Circuits with Electric or Electronic Components (USD mn) 0.068 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2023
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 1.194 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 0.333 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Electronic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 61.342 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports: FOB: Value: Other Monolithic Integrated Circuits (USD mn) 79.108 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Exports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 105.779 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Import Value: SITC: Coal, Coke and Briquettes (USD mn) 249.288 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Import Value: SITC: Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap (USD mn) 80.929 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Imports Value: Free On Board: Standard International Trade Classification: Medic... (USD mn) 1,177.851 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,208.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,655.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 5,380.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,447.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -8,468.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 6,020.619 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.5 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 66,685.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -44.939 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -972,358.334 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Net (USD mn) -27,092.050 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2022
Gross External Debt: General Government (USD mn) 71,006.243 Dec 2018 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2018
External Debt: BPM6: Long-term (USD mn) 251,862.762 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt Ratio: Net Total External Debt to GDP (%) -1.465 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
BR: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,986,722.630 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,126.855 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2018
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -8,655.205 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods (USD mn) 1,222.719 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SI) (USD mn) 287.443 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -5,612.888 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Sevices (SE) (USD mn) -4,552.479 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (CR) (USD mn) 33,954.153 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (DR) (USD mn) 42,609.358 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Exports (USD mn) 25,370.979 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: Balance on Goods: Imports (USD mn) 24,148.260 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: DR (USD mn) 8,831.246 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: Balance on G & S: SE: CR (USD mn) 4,278.767 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: CR (USD mn) 3,559.103 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: PI: DR (USD mn) 9,171.991 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: DR (USD mn) 457.861 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
BoP: CA: SI: CR (USD mn) 745.304 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 2,010,752.014 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 1,038,393.681 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Direct Investment Liabilities: Equity Capital: Inflow: Oil and Gas Extraction (USD mn) 5,250.674 2018 yearly 2006 - 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2011 - Jan 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 37,054.665 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 107,048.011 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1986 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,038,581.629 May 2023 monthly Feb 1986 - May 2023
M2 Growth (%) 12.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 21.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 298,464.5 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 13.549 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.8 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 11,887.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,061,084.862 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 2,449,937.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 24.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 762.686 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,913.393 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,107,135.172 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.72 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 52.75 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 284,181.541 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 332,507.899 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Feb 2025
Broad Money Supply: M2 (BRL mn) 2,589,685.687 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M3 (BRL mn) 5,856,775.586 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Broad Money Supply: M4 (BRL mn) 6,378,069.259 Jul 2018 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2025
ME: Exchange Rate: Current Calendar Year: Median (USD/BRL) 5.986 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 2021 - Feb 2025

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