Jordan Economic Indicators

Jordan’s trade flows are characterized by consistent trade deficits. Jordan's exports rely on the mining and manufacturing sectors. As such, phosphate, potash and textiles are key elements of Jordanian trade. Jordan’s imports consist of machinery and transport equipment, fuels, food, manufactured ch...

The Jordanian economy is dominated by tourism, financial services, transportation, manufacturing and remittances from Jordanians working abroad. Jordan's lack of arable land and insufficient supplies of water means that agriculture is mostly a non-relevant sector and that the country invests heavily...

In Jordan, interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Jordan. Since February of 2015, the official interest rate is the CBJ Main Rate. Until February of 2015, the official interest rate was the re-discount rate.

In Jordan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.