Jordan2019 Economic Complexity : 0.05, Rank 67 of 146
2019 Product Exports | Imports: $8.91B | $22.5B, 94 of 225 | 73 of 225
2019 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $882 | $2.23k, 129 of 219 | 113 of 219
2017 Service Exports | Imports : $5.54B | $2.16B, 71 of 139 | 89 of 139
Overview: In 2019 Jordan was the number 90 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 94 in total exports, the number 73 in total imports, the number 113 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 67 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports: The top exports of Jordan are Potassic Fertilizers ($579M), Calcium Phosphates ($506M), Packaged Medicaments ($501M), Knit Sweaters ($412M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($295M), exporting mostly to United States ($1.86B), Saudi Arabia ($1.15B), India ($749M), Iraq ($635M), and United Arab Emirates ($478M).
In 2019, Jordan was the world's biggest exporter of Phenol Derivatives ($241M)
Imports: The top imports of Jordan are Cars ($1.58B), Refined Petroleum ($1.36B), Petroleum Gas ($1.33B), Crude Petroleum ($1.05B), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($690M), importing mostly from China ($3.79B), Saudi Arabia ($3.3B), United States ($1.36B), United Arab Emirates ($1.31B), and Egypt ($1.22B).
Location: Jordan borders Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Syria by land and Egypt by sea.
Top Export (2019): Potassic Fertilizers, $579M
Top Destination (2019): United States, $1.86B
In 2019, Jordan exported a total of $8.91B, making it the number 94 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Jordan have changed by -$369M from $9.28B in 2014 to $8.91B in 2019.
The most recent exports are led by Potassic Fertilizers ($579M), Calcium Phosphates ($506M), Packaged Medicaments ($501M), Knit Sweaters ($412M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($295M). The most common destination for the exports of Jordan are United States ($1.86B), Saudi Arabia ($1.15B), India ($749M), Iraq ($635M), and United Arab Emirates ($478M).
In 2019 Jordan imported $22.5B, making it the number 73 trade destination in the world. During the last five reported years the imports of Jordan changed by -$4.42B from $26.9B in 2014 to $22.5B in 2019.
The most recent imports of Jordan are led by Cars ($1.58B), Refined Petroleum ($1.36B), Petroleum Gas ($1.33B), Crude Petroleum ($1.05B), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($690M). The most common import partners for Jordan are China ($3.79B), Saudi Arabia ($3.3B), United States ($1.36B), United Arab Emirates ($1.31B), and Egypt ($1.22B).
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Jordan Exports Services (2017): $5.54B
Jordan Imports Services (2017): $2.16B
In 2017, Jordan exported $5.54B worth of services. The top services exported by Jordan in 2017 were Personal travel ($4.3B), Government services, n.i.e. ($397M), Business travel ($346M), Other business services ($236M), and Construction services ($70.2M).
The top services imported by Jordan in 2017 were Personal travel ($1.19B), Insurance services ($410M), Business travel ($203M), Government services, n.i.e. ($109M), and Other business services ($82.7M).
The top product import tariffs by their MFN Ad Valorem value for Jordan are Grape wines, alcoholic grape must nes (654%) and Grape must, unfermented, except as fruit juice (416%).
Click any of the products in the bar chart to see the specific Ad Valorem Duty Rates by partner country.
*The tariffs applied to imports for Jordan are:
Jordan has a high level of specialization in Phenol Derivatives (633), Calcium Phosphates (323), Sheep and Goats (161), Phosphoric Acid (140), and Nitrites and Nitrates (126). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Jordan observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of Jordan according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Wire of stainless steel (1.18), Glues and adhesives nes, pack <1kg (1.13), Ceramic, glass pigments, opacifiers, colours, enamels (1.05), Blood, antisera, vaccines, toxins and cultures (1.02), and Derivatives of phenols or phenol alcohols (0.94). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for Jordan according to the relatedness index, are Locust beans, seaweed, sugar beet, cane, for food (0.24), Raw Iron Bars (0.23), Packing Bags (0.23), Cassava (0.23), and Molasses (0.23). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Jordan is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions.
During the last 20 years Jordan's economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the 36th to the 67th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
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