Economy of Jordan

Imports

Imports commoditiescrude oil, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals

Import partnersSaudi Arabia 23.6%, China 9.4%, US 6.7%, Italy 4.7%, Turkey 4.6% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesclothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals

Export partnersUS 16.6%, Iraq 15.1%, Saudi Arabia 11%, India 10.5%, Indonesia 4.2% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productscitrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy

Industrial productsclothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism

Economy

Unemployment12.2 % (2012)12.3 % (2011)12.5 % (2010)

Unemployment of Jordan

GDP - Official Exchange Rate34.1 Billion $ (2013)30.8 Billion $ (2012)28.8 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Jordan

GDP growth rate3.30 % (2013)2.80 % (2012)2.60 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Jordan

GDP per Capita (PPP)6,100 $ (2013)6,000 $ (2012)6,000 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Jordan

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity40.0 Billion $ (2013)38.2 Billion $ (2012)37.5 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Jordan

GDP PPP per land area448 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)428 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)420 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Jordan

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity3.14 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate0.30 % (2010)4.75 % (2009)6.25 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Jordan

Commercial bank prime lending rate8.90 % (2013)8.95 % (2012)8.67 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Jordan

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP3.20 % (2013)3.10 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP29.9 % (2013)30.1 % (2012)

Services % of GDP67.0 % (2013)66.8 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals4.16 Million (2012)3.96 Million (2011)4.21 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Jordan

International tourism, number of departures1.57 Million (2012)1.93 Million (2011)2.71 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Jordan

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio63.9 % (2012)60.8 % (2011)69.6 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Jordan

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)79.1 % of GDP (2013)75.5 % of GDP (2012)57.5 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Jordan

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-9.80 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-18.36 % of GDP (2012)-12.03 % of GDP (2011)-7.12 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Jordan

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)59.8 % of GNI (2012)60.5 % of GNI (2011)63.5 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Jordan

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)56.9 % of total external debt (2012)57.5 % of total external debt (2011)56.4 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Jordan

Current Account Balance (Total)-4.77 Billion $ (2013)-5.37 Billion $ (2012)-2.87 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Jordan

External Debt (Total)22.0 Billion $ (2013)19.7 Billion $ (2012)7.64 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Jordan

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)64.7 % of GDP (2013)63.9 % of GDP (2012)26.5 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Jordan

External Debt per Capita3,400 $ (2013)3,022 $ (2012)1,175 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Jordan