International tourism, receipts in Jordan
Jordan: International tourism, receipts was 16.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Jordan stood at 16.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.1% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Jordan peaked at 41.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 41st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.0% | — |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.4% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 31.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 38 New Zealand 18.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 18.4% compare
- 40 Fiji 17.8% compare
- 42 Togo 15.9% compare
- 43 Marshall Islands 15.6% compare
- 44 Kenya 15.4% compare
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, receipts in Jordan?
- International tourism, receipts in Jordan was 16.7% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Jordan ranks 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.