Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Jordan
Jordan: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 35.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Jordan is 35.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Jordan peaked at 58.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2006.
Jordan ranks 70th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.2% | — |
| 1991 | 57.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 35.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 35.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +39.3% | 27.7% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 45.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 27.7% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 35.5% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.1% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 67 Montenegro 35.5% compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 35.4% compare
- 69 Paraguay 35.2% compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.8% compare
- 72 Egypt 34.3% compare
- 73 Armenia 33.2% 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Jordan?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Jordan was 35.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2006.
- How does Jordan rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Jordan ranks 70th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.