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General profile: Jordan

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
11.286 Millions
0.710 JOD/US$
48 203 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 88 794 km²
4.22 %
2.65 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+32.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
4 302
7 028
7 833
12 380
Merchandise imports
10 498
15 564
20 475
27 290
Merchandise trade balance
-6 196
-8 535
-12 642
-14 910
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %76 %76 %11 %11 %12 %12 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
1 7571 2818666582411 7571 281866658241
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
2 412
5 724
6 288
(e) 7 951
Services imports
2 542
4 419
4 611
(e) 5 690
Services trade balance
-130
1 305
1 677
(e) 2 261
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
19.5
19.5
19.6
(e) 19.2
Travel
59.7
62.6
64.6
(e) 73.0
Other services
20.8
17.8
15.7
(e) 7.7
TRADE INDICES
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1221101139895921009796959810511913011311610510597968169999695999391100949810699108157149116113112108111123125126
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
12 982
27 134
38 587
48 203
GDP per capita, current US$
2 286
3 915
4 064
4 271
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
8.15
2.31
2.50
2.65
Current account balance, % of GDP
-17.50
-6.94
-8.99
(e) -8.63
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.709
0.710
0.710
0.710
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
77.918.524.430.551.277.918.524.430.551.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
1 984.49
1 688.59
1 600.28
1 137.04
FDI outflows
163.19
28.45
0.99
-15.77
Personal remittances, % of GDP
18.65
13.35
13.86
10.37
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
5 000.15 162.34 881.14 652.54 472.04 432.04 374.65 348.36 369.75 342.83 848.33 683.93 622.93 465.23 510.23 326.42 793.92 420.92 287.42 201.12 135.02 011.31 845.11 1376227607309552 0301 5531 6002 1781 9471 5481 4861 6892 4132 8262 6223 5441 984937547238274913FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-39.14
-20.92
-20.19
(e) -19.99
Balance, % of imports
-43.09
-31.14
-35.56
(e) -32.15
Normalized balance
-0.275
-0.184
-0.216
(e) -0.192
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
10480658588898893108110117118113111140141136143
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
92%Urban 92%Rural
8%Rural 8%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.004 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
211
369
103
91
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
17.26
22.91
34.63
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
605 659
758 218
-
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.24
1.29
1.78
0.68
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
6.86
4.26
4.40
3.16
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023