Spain - Building Permits





Spain: Building Permits

Mnemonic HPMT.IESP
Unit #, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 6.85 %
Data Feb 2020 1,622
Jan 2020 1,518

Series Information

Source Bank of Spain
Release Construction indicators [permits, ongoing, public works procurement]
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/1990
End Date 2/29/2020

Spain: Real Estate

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
House Price Index 2023 Q4 148.69 150.27 Index 2015=100, NSA Quarterly
House Price Index for Existing Homes 2023 Q4 145.47 146.92 Index 2015=100, NSA Quarterly
House Price Index for New Homes 2023 Q4 169.58 171.97 Index 2015=100, NSA Quarterly
House Price Value for Existing Homes 2023 Q4 1,842 1,812 EUR per m², NSA Quarterly
Building Completions Nov 2023 3,514 3,461 #, NSA Monthly
Dwelling Stocks 2022 26,068,233 25,976,305 # Annual
Building Permits Feb 2020 1,622 1,518 #, NSA Monthly
Non-residential Building Permits Feb 2020 197 269 #, NSA Monthly
Residential Building Permits Feb 2020 1,425 1,249 #, NSA Monthly

Release Information

For Spain: Residential and non-residential construction permits (count, surface area, value), ongoing building work (approval, completion) by purpose, and public works procurement. 

  • Measurements:
    • Unitary count (#)
    • Thousands of square meters (Ths. m²)
    • Thousands of euros (Ths. EUR)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Monthly
  • Start date: As early as 1989m1

Data referring to the different construction statistics are provided by the Ministry of Development's General Department for Economic Programming.

These data are reported in the central bank's Statistical Bulletin, chapter 23, tables 23.7, 23.8 and 23.9.