Iran Building Permits

1978 - 2023 | Quarterly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Iran Building Permits

  • Iran Building Permits data was reported at 33,047.000 Unit in Mar 2023.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 26,987.000 Unit for Dec 2022.
  • Iran Building Permits data is updated quarterly, averaging 38,214.000 Unit from Jun 1978 to Mar 2023, with 176 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 65,200.000 Unit in Mar 2007 and a record low of 3,780.000 Unit in Mar 1979.
  • Iran 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: Quarterly.

The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides quarterly Building Permits. Building Permits covers Urban areas only.

View Iran's Building Permits from Jun 1978 to Mar 2023 in the chart:

Iran Building Permits

What was Iran's Building Permits in Mar 2023?

Iran Building Permits data was reported at 33,047.000 Unit in Mar 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
33,047.000 Mar 2023 26,987.000 Dec 2022 3,780.000 Mar 1979 65,200.000 Mar 2007 Unit quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023

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) 24,874.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2025
Austria (Unit) 3,648.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Belgium (Unit) 1,866.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 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) 35,966.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Chile (Unit) 7,623.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Colombia (Unit) 15,050.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Croatia (Unit) 1,061.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (Unit) 796.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2025
Czech Republic (Unit) 5,611.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 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) 965.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Georgia (Unit) 12,080.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Germany (Unit) 13,472.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Greece (Unit) 1,914.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Hungary (Unit) 1,343.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iran (Unit) 33,047.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023
Ireland (Unit) 7,058.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Italy (Unit) 13,162.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Jordan (Unit) 2,502.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
South Korea (Unit) 8,871.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Oct 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) 1,802.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 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) 1,637.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Panama (Unit) 302.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Philippines (Unit) 11,746.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Poland (Unit) 24,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2001 - Oct 2025
Portugal (Unit) 3,862.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Jun 2025
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,926.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 2,961.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Unit) 2,610.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Unit) 497.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
South Africa (Unit) 3,478.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 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 (Unit) 2,084.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Thailand (Unit) 17,328.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 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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Iran Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.4 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,054.476 Mar 2021 quarterly Jun 2005 - Mar 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 206,414.286 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 4.9 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (IRR bn) 176,200,186.125 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (IRR bn) 493,028,884.544 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (IRR bn) 134,024,927.122 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Govt Revenues excl Special Rev: Tax: on Goods & Services: Value Added (IRR bn) 1,894,300.000 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.334 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 112,556.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,058,279.593 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 138,574.204 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 178,417.798 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 72,375.4 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 8.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 920,302.681 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,710,932.641 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.015 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2016 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9.596 Aug 2025 monthly May 2001 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 247.802 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 829.353 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2025
Exports: IG: Plastic Materials and Their Products (USD mn) 4,674.000 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Exports: Industrial Goods (IG) (USD mn) 41,892.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Mineral Products, Fuels, Industrial Oils and Grease (MP) (USD mn) 1,156.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Miscellaneous Finished Products (MF) (USD mn) 2,681.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Machinery and Transportation Vehicles (MT) (USD mn) 25,600.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Foodstuffs and Live Animals (FA) (USD mn) 11,579.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Imports: Chemicals (USD mn) 8,538.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Exports (USD mn) 54,139.404 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Exports: Iraq (USD mn) 10,282.049 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 6,203.283 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 160.754 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Russia (USD mn) 751.406 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: China (USD mn) 14,733.093 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Natural Gas (Cub m bn) 0.300 2021 yearly 1974 - 2021
Imports: Germany (USD mn) 2,023.231 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: China (USD mn) 15,830.236 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 18,542.087 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Turkey (USD mn) 6,136.800 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Russia (USD mn) 1,581.841 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 101.950 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 328.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 13,232.0 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.2 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
External Debt (USD mn) 4,861.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.258 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Debit (USD mn) 1,073.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Income: Debit (USD mn) 2,461.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) -7,674.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Current Transfers (USD mn) -208.729 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
BoP: CA: Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,173.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,034.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: CF: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
BoP: CA: Goods (USD mn) 22,246.787 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Services (USD mn) -6,691.163 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Income (USD mn) -1,053.243 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: CA: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 4,897.074 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 11.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 44,099.897 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 184,061.782 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
M2 Growth (%) 32.4 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 422,314.955 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 17.3 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 276,897.2 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2017
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Total Loans (USD mn) 236,845.352 2016 yearly 1967 - 2016
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.00 2016 yearly 1968 - 2016
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 60.30 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Money Supply: Monetary Base (IRR bn) 12,729,400.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025
Money Supply: M2: Quasi Money (IRR bn) 74,348,100.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025
Money Supply: M2: M1 (IRR bn) 25,072,000.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025

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