International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Jordan
Jordan: International tourism, expenditures was 408.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Jordan stood at 408.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 74.0% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Jordan peaked at 1.74 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 387.00 million current US$, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 98th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Jordan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 719.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 630.00 million current US$ | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 635.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 642.00 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 536.00 million current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 387.00 million current US$ | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 420.00 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 504.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 503.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 585.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 653.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 956.00 million current US$ | +46.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 billion current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.25 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.27 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.50 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.49 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 408.00 million current US$ | -74.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 408.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 408.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -74.0% | 1.57 billion current US$ | 408.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 632.40 million current US$ | 536.00 million current US$ | 719.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 737.40 million current US$ | 387.00 million current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.74 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 408.00 million current US$ | 408.00 million current US$ | 408.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More private sector data for Jordan
- Merchandise trade 71.2% (2025)
- Food imports 20.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Jordan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Jordan was 408.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.00 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Jordan ranks 98th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.