International tourism, number of departures in Jordan
Jordan: International tourism, number of departures was 406,000 in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, number of departures in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 406,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.6% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Jordan peaked at 2.71 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 406,000, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 85th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, number of departures in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.13 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.35 million | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.28 million | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million | +40.4% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.05 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.71 million | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.59 million | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 406,000 | -73.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 406,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 million, 33% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 406,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.15 million, 19% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures 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 | -73.6% | 1.54 million | 406,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.13 million | 1.56 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.23 million | 2.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.23 million | 2.71 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 406,000 | 406,000 | 406,000 | 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, number of departures in Jordan?
- International tourism, number of departures in Jordan was 406,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,000 in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Jordan ranks 85th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.