16.03.202611:11:32UTC+00Serbia Building Permits Up 5.1% in January

In January 2026, the number of building permits issued in Serbia increased by 5.1% year-on-year, reaching a total of 1,604, after a 10.8% rise in the previous month. Of all permits issued, 83.4% related to buildings and 16.6% to civil engineering projects. Within the buildings segment, 80.5% of permits were for residential construction and 19.5% for non-residential projects. Among civil engineering works, 83.1% concerned pipelines, communication infrastructure, and electric power lines.

Construction of 2,679 new dwellings was recorded, with an average useful floor area of 67.8 m2. Of these, 9.0% were located in single-dwelling buildings, while 89.7% were in buildings containing three or more dwellings. The projected value of new construction works accounted for 86.3% of the total, with the highest share in Beogradska oblast (53%), followed by Južnobačka (8.5%) and Sremska (7%).