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Overview In 2022, Jordan was the number 89 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 85 in total exports, the number 71 in total imports, the number 119 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 64 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Jordan are Potassic Fertilizers ($2.13B), Calcium Phosphates ($1.38B), Jewellery ($862M), Phosphoric Acid ($829M), and Knit Sweaters ($655M), exporting mostly to United States ($3.28B), India ($2.31B), Saudi Arabia ($1.22B), China ($937M), and Iraq ($927M).

In 2022, Jordan was the world's biggest exporter of Phenol Derivatives ($399M)

Imports The top imports of Jordan are Refined Petroleum ($2.34B), Cars ($2.26B), Gold ($2B), Crude Petroleum ($1.21B), and Jewellery ($845M), importing mostly from China ($5.41B), United Arab Emirates ($3.94B), Saudi Arabia ($3.79B), India ($1.8B), and United States ($1.33B).

Location Jordan borders Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Syria by land and Egypt by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Jordan.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2022)Potassic Fertilizers$2.13B
Top Destination (2022)United States$3.28B

In 2022, Jordan exported a total of $15.9B, making it the number 85 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Jordan have changed by $6.87B from $9.07B in 2017 to $15.9B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Potassic Fertilizers ($2.13B), Calcium Phosphates ($1.38B), Jewellery ($862M), Phosphoric Acid ($829M), and Knit Sweaters ($655M). The most common destination for the exports of Jordan are United States ($3.28B), India ($2.31B), Saudi Arabia ($1.22B), China ($937M), and Iraq ($927M).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
India$626M (+ 37.1%)
China$449M (+ 92%)
Indonesia$313M (+ 88.6%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
China$1.28B (+ 31.1%)
United Arab Emirates$1.27B (+ 47.5%)
India$977M (+ 119%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Jordan Exports Services (2020)$2.5B
Jordan Imports Services (2020)$3.1B

In 2020, Jordan exported $2.5B worth of services. The top services exported by Jordan in 2020 were Travel ($1.41B), Transportation ($488M), Other business services ($463M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($142M).

The top services imported by Jordan in 2020 were Transportation ($1.91B), Other business services ($684M), Travel ($382M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($121M).

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Economic Complexity

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Economic Complexity (Trade)-0.027Rank 64 of 124
Economic Complexity (Technology)-0.98Rank 75 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-0.26Rank 68 of 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Jordan has a high level of specialization in Phenol Derivatives (510), Calcium Phosphates (340), Phosphoric Acid (149), Sheep and Goats (129), and Potassic Fertilizers (96.9). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Jordan observed and expected exports in each product.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Jordan according to the relatedness index, were Locust beans, seaweed, sugar beet, cane, for food (0.22), Pepper (0.22), Perfume Plants (0.21), Other Nuts (0.21), and Essential Oils (0.21). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Jordan is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Jordan. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Jordan exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Jordan's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨40th to the 64th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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