🇭🇺Hungary building permit growth
Hungary's building permit growth is 6.1% as of Q2 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 63.3% the previous quarter. Over the period shown it has ranged from -58.6% to 193.3%. That is 4.6 percentage points below the euro-area average of 10.7% — the 14th of 28 European countries that report it.
Building permit growth · Hungary
6.1%
vs prev
▼ 57.2 pp
Source: Eurostat (sts_cobp_q) · data through Q2 2026 · released 2026-10-02 · modifications: none
This is the change in the number of dwellings in residential buildings for which building permits were issued, compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as published by Eurostat. Residences for communities are not counted and the figures are not seasonally adjusted. Permits show planned building, not homes completed.
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Hungary building permit growth — frequently asked questions
- What is Hungary's building permit growth?
- Hungary's building permit growth is 6.1% as of Q2 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Hungary's building permit growth compare with the euro area?
- It is the 14th-highest of 28 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 10.7%.
- Is Hungary's building permit growth rising or falling?
- It fell from 63.3% to 6.1% in the latest reading (Q2 2026).
- What does “building permit growth” measure?
- This is the change in the number of dwellings in residential buildings for which building permits were issued, compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as published by Eurostat. Residences for communities are not counted and the figures are not seasonally adjusted. Permits show planned building, not homes completed.