Serbia Building Permits Fall 3.9% in August

2026-10-15 10:12 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

The number of building permits issued in Serbia fell 3.9% year-on-year to 2,443 in August 2026, reversing an 8.6% rise in the previous month.

Building construction accounted for 82.2% of all permits issued, of which 84.5% were intended for residential buildings and 15.5% for non-residential projects.

The remaining 17.8% of permits were for civil engineering projects, the majority of which (66.5%) were related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines.

Meanwhile, a total of 3,771 dwellings were authorized for construction, of which 9.7% were planned for single-dwelling buildings and 88.8% for buildings with three or more dwellings.

The anticipated value of new construction works accounted for 79.9% of the total anticipated value of works.

By region, the highest share of planned construction was recorded in the Belgrade region, at 29.3%.



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