Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan
Jordan: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan is 56.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan peaked at 64.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 123rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.2% | — |
| 1961 | 33.0% | -15.9% |
| 1962 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 35.7% | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 37.9% | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 37.6% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 31.2% | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 39.5% | +26.8% |
| 1968 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 35.5% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 34.2% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 39.2% | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 36.2% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 53.2% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 45.7% | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 40.2% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 35.2% | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +51.0% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | -31.6% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +11.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 56.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 56.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 31.2% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 34.2% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 33.4% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 27.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 40.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 41.9% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 51.0% | 58.5% | 4 |
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)
- 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Jordan was 56.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Jordan ranks 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.