South Africa Building Permits

1993 - 2024 | Monthly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about South Africa Building Permits

  • South Africa Building Permits data was reported at 5,726.000 Unit in Sep 2024.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 4,134.000 Unit for Aug 2024.
  • South Africa Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 6,920.000 Unit from Jan 1993 to Sep 2024, with 381 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16,221.000 Unit in Jul 2008 and a record low of 1,417.000 Unit in May 2020.
  • South Africa 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.

CEIC calculates monthly Building Permits as the sum of Dwellings, Flats and Townhouses. Statistics South Africa provides Building Permits. Building Permits covers Residential Buildings only.

View South Africa's Building Permits from Jan 1993 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

South Africa Building Permits

What was South Africa's Building Permits in Sep 2024?

South Africa Building Permits data was reported at 5,726.000 Unit in Sep 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5,726.000 Sep 2024 4,134.000 Aug 2024 1,417.000 May 2020 16,221.000 Jul 2008 Unit monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024

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Belgium (Unit) 2,070.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Bolivia (Unit) 398.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 580.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2024
Brazil (Unit) 7.000 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,293.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Canada (Unit) 36,508.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2018 - Oct 2024
Chile (Unit) 5,044.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Colombia (Unit) 10,340.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Croatia (Unit) 945.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Cyprus (Unit) 1,528.000 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (Unit) 6,181.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Denmark (Unit) 1,967.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (Unit) 30,896.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Estonia (Unit) 2,003.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Finland (Unit) 703.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Georgia (Unit) 10,822.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Germany (Unit) 11,394.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Greece (Unit) 1,761.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2024
Hungary (Unit) 1,589.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Iran (Unit) 24,844.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 1978 - Dec 2021
Ireland (Unit) 6,575.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Italy (Unit) 13,556.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Jordan (Unit) 2,334.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
South Korea (Unit) 11,342.000 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1979 - Nov 2024
Latvia (Unit) 1,081.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Lithuania (Unit) 1,580.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 275.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2024
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 7,167.000 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Montenegro (Unit) 55.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 1,359.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (Unit) 5,841.000 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2024
Oman (Unit) 23,780.000 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 1,591.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Panama (Unit) 556.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2024
Philippines (Unit) 14,063.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Poland (Unit) 24,400.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2001 - Oct 2024
Portugal (Unit) 4,097.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Jun 2024
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,733.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 3,617.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2024
Slovakia (Unit) 2,691.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (Unit) 551.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2024
South Africa (Unit) 5,726.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 1,621,119.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan (Unit) 2,273.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Thailand (Unit) 20,085.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 2024
Turkey (Unit) 28,828.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
United States (Unit) 125,057.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2024

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South Africa Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,620.729 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,271.439 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 310,853.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn) 3,210.549 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn) 8,316.118 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn) 2,703.075 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn) 158,537.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn) -46,085.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn) 112,452.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 832.2 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 10,213.6 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.6 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,085,195.221 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 360,954.969 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 127,325.046 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 9,381.4 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -9.9 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,817,229.560 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 696,045.515 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 717.973 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 582.992 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 857.332 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,166.622 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 14,110.400 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 41,099.200 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 10,608.900 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn) 16,116.100 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn) 39,593.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Exports: China (ZAR) 15,076,011,808.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Exports: Japan (ZAR) 8,303,524,065.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 5,690,828,835.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Exports: Germany (ZAR) 11,293,666,899.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Exports: United States (ZAR) 12,625,410,262.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Exports (ZAR mn) 179,603.300 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 27,484.200 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn) 16,516.800 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 36,187.600 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 17,927.200 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn) 6,997.200 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Imports: China (ZAR) 38,099,611,424.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Imports: United States (ZAR) 10,251,795,243.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Imports: Japan (ZAR) 3,768,645,250.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Imports: Germany (ZAR) 10,661,776,909.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 2,999,180,357.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Imports (ZAR mn) 164,969.900 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 152.554 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.922 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -955.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -932.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -180.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,538.594 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 231.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,307.615 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 163,852.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.5 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,647.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.4 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -10.305 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 112,572.209 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 475,890.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 34,789.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 72,748.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 53,866.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 466,372.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 93,592.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 109,064.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -12,053.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn) 63.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 13,914.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn) 39,054.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 17,153.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn) 81,061.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 45,589.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn) 35,472.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn) -65,364.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 67,202.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -132,566.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn) -7,215.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -43,636.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 36,421.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn) 16,658.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Net Direct Investment: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -8,219.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Liabilities: Equity & Investment Fund Shares (ZAR mn) -15,687.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2018
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn) -70,820.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,819,640.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 198,179.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,781,831.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 368,795.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 326,813.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -47,870.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 139,154.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 297,515.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn) 1,925,533.000 2017 yearly 1956 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 17,103.041 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 157,992.871 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 248,089.901 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
M2 Growth (%) 7.1 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 45,040.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 11.762 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.8 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 11,203.000 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 352,613.690 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.3 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1987 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 319,457.1 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 7.900 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 129.371 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 248.834 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1965 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 171,195.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 318,755.086 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.57 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Aug 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 66.59 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1965 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn) 5,375,942.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Monetary Base (ZAR mn) 497,661.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn) 4,384,989.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn) 5,383,693.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn) 2,792,524.000 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2024
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 63,028.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (USD mn) 5,335.000 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2019
Gold & Other Foreign Reserves: Memorandum Items: Gross (USD mn) 50,582.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 0.4 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2000 - Nov 2024
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%) 36.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2024
Business Confidence Index (2020=100) 110.200 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2024
Composite Leading Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 105.88 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2018
Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 102.50 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Composite Lagging Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 94.64 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Building & Construction Survey: Composite Confidence (%) 24.500 Mar 2019 quarterly Jun 1986 - Mar 2019
ZA: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 84.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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