Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Jordan
Jordan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Jordan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Jordan stood at 16.1%.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Jordan peaked at 25.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 12.5% | +15.6% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.9% | -36.5% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 18.1% | +98.5% |
| 1967 | 17.0% | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 13.8% | -28.8% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -80.0% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | +355.0% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 19.1% | +95.7% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -68.9% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -38.5% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | +104.7% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -36.0% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +60.3% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | -37.8% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +58.6% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -47.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +112.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -15.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 16.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 12.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 16.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +355.0% | 2.8% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 7.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 8.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 11.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 13.8% | 19.0% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Jordan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Jordan was 16.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Jordan ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. 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 low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.