{"version":"1","article":{"id":"jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","slug":"jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=en","title":"Jordan licensed residential building area rises 10.7% in seven months","summary":"The Department of Statistics reported residential licensed area up 10.7% in January–July 2026; total licensed building area rose 4.7% and permits increased 1.7%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T18:08:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T18:08:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Jordan Department of Statistics","url":"https://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/building_092026/","publishedAt":"2026-09-27","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"jordan-building-licenses-jul-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Ürdün inşaat ruhsatları, Ocak-Temmuz 2026","en":"Jordan building permits, January–July 2026","ar":"تراخيص البناء في الأردن، يناير–يوليو 2026","fr":"Permis de construire en Jordanie, janvier-juillet 2026","es":"Permisos de construcción en Jordania, enero-julio de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"DoS konut amaçlı alan, toplam ruhsatlı alan ve ruhsat sayısı değişimleri.","en":"DoS changes in residential area, total licensed floor area and permit count.","ar":"تغيرات مساحة السكن والمساحة الإجمالية المرخصة وعدد التراخيص وفق الدائرة.","fr":"Variations de la surface résidentielle, de la surface totale autorisée et du nombre de permis selon le DoS.","es":"Variaciones del área residencial, superficie total autorizada y número de permisos según DoS."},"methodology":{"tr":"Gözlenen yıllık değişimlerdir. Ocak-Temmuz 2026 verisi aynı 2025 dönemiyle karşılaştırılır. Konut alanı, tüm ruhsatlı alan ve ruhsat sayısı ayrı ölçülerdir; ruhsat tamamlanmış inşaat anlamına gelmez.","en":"Observed year-on-year changes comparing January–July 2026 with the same months of 2025. Residential area, total licensed area and permit count are distinct measures; a permit does not mean a building was completed.","ar":"تغيرات سنوية مرصودة تقارن يناير–يوليو 2026 بالفترة نفسها من 2025. مساحة السكن وإجمالي المساحة المرخصة وعدد التراخيص مقاييس منفصلة؛ والترخيص لا يعني اكتمال البناء.","fr":"Variations annuelles observées entre janvier-juillet 2026 et la même période de 2025. Surface résidentielle, surface totale autorisée et nombre de permis sont des mesures distinctes ; un permis ne signifie pas que le bâtiment est achevé.","es":"Variaciones interanuales observadas entre enero-julio de 2026 y el mismo periodo de 2025. Área residencial, superficie total autorizada y número de permisos son medidas distintas; un permiso no significa que el edificio esté terminado."},"sourceUrls":["https://dosweb.dos.gov.jo/building_092026/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T02:27:09+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Konut amaçlı ruhsatlı alan yıllık değişim","en":"Residential licensed area change year on year","ar":"تغير مساحة الأبنية السكنية المرخصة سنوياً","fr":"Variation annuelle de la surface résidentielle autorisée","es":"Variación interanual del área residencial autorizada"},"value":10.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"jordan-building-residential-change-2026-07","unitCode":"percent","geography":"jordan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Toplam ruhsatlı alan yıllık değişim","en":"Total licensed area change year on year","ar":"تغير المساحة المرخصة الإجمالية سنوياً","fr":"Variation annuelle de la surface totale autorisée","es":"Variación interanual de la superficie total autorizada"},"value":4.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"jordan-building-total-change-2026-07","unitCode":"percent","geography":"jordan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yapı ruhsatı sayısı yıllık değişim","en":"Building permit count change year on year","ar":"تغير عدد تراخيص البناء سنوياً","fr":"Variation annuelle du nombre de permis","es":"Variación interanual del número de permisos"},"value":1.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"jordan-building-permits-change-2026-07","unitCode":"percent","geography":"jordan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"jordan-building-licenses-jul-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"jordan-building-licenses-jul-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026/data/jordan-building-licenses-jul-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-residential-building-licenses-july-2026/data/jordan-building-licenses-jul-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Jordan’s Department of Statistics (DoS) reported that area licensed for residential construction increased 10.7% during the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. The report was published on 27 September and covers building permits and construction activity through July. DoS separately said total licensed building area reached 5.84 million square metres, up from 5.58 million square metres a year earlier, a 4.7% increase. The number of permits issued was 14,361, compared with 14,124, an increase of 1.7%.","The 10.7% figure applies specifically to residential licensed area. It is not the change in the total licensed area, which rose 4.7%, and it is not the change in permit count, which rose 1.7%. These are three different measures: a segment’s floor area, combined licensed area and number of approvals. One permit may relate to a building or project of very different size from another, so permit counts cannot substitute for square metres. The release does not say that all licensed projects began construction.","A building permit is an administrative approval and an indicator of planned activity, not proof that a project was completed, occupied or financed. Licensed floor area can signal a pipeline of proposed construction, but does not by itself measure construction spending, materials demand, housing completions, sales or new supply entering the market. The gap between approvals and completed buildings can vary with financing, contractor capacity, project schedules and cancellations; the short release does not quantify those transitions.","The data include licences issued by the Greater Amman Municipality and other municipalities across Jordan. They therefore cover a national set of licensing authorities rather than just the capital. However, the headline summary does not provide a municipality-by-municipality breakdown or distinguish changes in average project size. The comparison is year to date against the same months last year, which helps control for the length of the reporting window but does not establish a full-year trend.","The figures are useful for tracking the scale of construction intentions recorded by authorities. They should be read as administrative statistics for January–July, with the residential area rate kept separate from total floor area and permit counts. They do not forecast completions or property prices, and they cannot establish how much housing stock will ultimately be delivered. Future DoS releases can show whether the approvals translated into continued activity, but this report alone supports only the stated comparison for the first seven months."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Department of Statistics reported residential licensed area up 10.7% in January–July 2026; total licensed building area rose 4.7% and permits increased 1.7%.\n\nJordan’s Department of Statistics (DoS) reported that area licensed for residential construction increased 10.7% during the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025. The report was published on 27 September and covers building permits and construction activity through July. DoS separately said total licensed building area reached 5.84 million square metres, up from 5.58 million square metres a year earlier, a 4.7% increase. The number of permits issued was 14,361, compared with 14,124, an increase of 1.7%.\n\nThe 10.7% figure applies specifically to residential licensed area. It is not the change in the total licensed area, which rose 4.7%, and it is not the change in permit count, which rose 1.7%. These are three different measures: a segment’s floor area, combined licensed area and number of approvals. One permit may relate to a building or project of very different size from another, so permit counts cannot substitute for square metres. The release does not say that all licensed projects began construction.\n\nA building permit is an administrative approval and an indicator of planned activity, not proof that a project was completed, occupied or financed. Licensed floor area can signal a pipeline of proposed construction, but does not by itself measure construction spending, materials demand, housing completions, sales or new supply entering the market. The gap between approvals and completed buildings can vary with financing, contractor capacity, project schedules and cancellations; the short release does not quantify those transitions.\n\nThe data include licences issued by the Greater Amman Municipality and other municipalities across Jordan. They therefore cover a national set of licensing authorities rather than just the capital. However, the headline summary does not provide a municipality-by-municipality breakdown or distinguish changes in average project size. The comparison is year to date against the same months last year, which helps control for the length of the reporting window but does not establish a full-year trend.\n\nThe figures are useful for tracking the scale of construction intentions recorded by authorities. They should be read as administrative statistics for January–July, with the residential area rate kept separate from total floor area and permit counts. They do not forecast completions or property prices, and they cannot establish how much housing stock will ultimately be delivered. Future DoS releases can show whether the approvals translated into continued activity, but this report alone supports only the stated comparison for the first seven months.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}