International tourism, expenditures in Jordan
Jordan: International tourism, expenditures was 2.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Jordan is 2.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.0% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Jordan peaked at 14.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Jordan 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.7% | — |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -37.8% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
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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 2.2% 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 14.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Jordan ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.