Merchandise trade in Jordan
Jordan: Merchandise trade was 71.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Jordan, 1965–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 71.2% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Jordan peaked at 117.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1967.
That places Jordan 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 30.8% | — |
| 1966 | 33.4% | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 29.4% | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 35.5% | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 33.1% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 36.4% | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 40.8% | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 53.7% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 64.9% | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 71.0% | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 69.2% | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 72.3% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 76.1% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 85.3% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 73.5% | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 71.2% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 105.7% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 117.6% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 111.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 113.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 71.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.4% | 29.4% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 34.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 49.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 68.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 75.1% | 117.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 56.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 52.5% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 62 Republic of Moldova 72.3% compare
- 63 Republic of Korea 71.6% compare
- 64 Curaçao 71.5% compare
- 66 Fiji 70.6% compare
- 67 Iraq 70.0% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 70.0% compare
More private sector data for Jordan
- 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$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,512 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Jordan?
- Merchandise trade in Jordan was 71.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 117.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1967.
- How does Jordan rank for merchandise trade?
- Jordan ranks 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.