International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Jordan
Jordan: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 381.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 381.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.9% on the previous year and down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Jordan peaked at 1.57 billion current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 350.00 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Jordan 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 425.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 381.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 398.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 451.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 355.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 350.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 378.00 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 453.00 million current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 452.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 524.00 million current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 585.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 837.00 million current US$ | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 883.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.57 billion current US$ | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 billion current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 1.14 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.10 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.26 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.39 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 381.00 million current US$ | -73.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 381.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 381.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 | -73.9% | 1.46 billion current US$ | 381.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402.00 million current US$ | 355.00 million current US$ | 451.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 653.00 million current US$ | 350.00 million current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 billion current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 1.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 381.00 million current US$ | 381.00 million current US$ | 381.00 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)
- Commercial service imports 6.27 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.42 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Jordan?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Jordan was 381.00 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 for travel items recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 billion current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 350.00 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Jordan ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.