Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Jordan
Jordan: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 56.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Jordan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 56.3% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Jordan peaked at 91.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.0% | — |
| 1961 | 74.7% | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 77.4% | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 75.2% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 72.6% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 71.8% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 73.2% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 71.5% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 82.2% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 85.5% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 88.3% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 90.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 83.5% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 75.3% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 62.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -5.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 56.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 56.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.0%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 71.0% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.7% | 69.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 68.6% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 62.5% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 59.6% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 59.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 56.3% | 62.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Jordan?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Jordan was 56.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Jordan ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.