The year 2025 marked a qualitative leap for Jordan across major international indicators issued by highly credible global institutions and organizations. This progress came as a result of the implementation of programs and plans across all sectors with a high degree of precision, commitment, and institutional rigor. Throughout the year, Jordan recorded distinction, improvement, advancement, and growth across more than 20 global indicators.
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In 2025, Jordan achieved notable progress in the Global Knowledge Index, the FIFA ranking of the Jordan national football team, the Government Technology Maturity Index, the Public Service Delivery Index, the GovTech Enablers Index, the Future of Growth Index, the Global Innovation Index, the E-Government Services Index, the Business Legislation Index, public sector efficiency, and the effectiveness of government procedures. Jordan also advanced in several Worldwide Governance Indicators, particularly government effectiveness, rule of law, and political stability.
Jordan distinguished itself in 2025 in education, scientific research, and digital skills development indicators. It also advanced in the technology pillar, with a strong focus on research and development, academic achievement, higher education, and workforce training. Progress was recorded in the adoption of digital technology by individuals and businesses, improvements in workforce digital skills, the Global Digital Competitiveness Ranking, economic resilience to crises, and inflation control indicators.
The Ministry of Education stated that Jordan achieved progress for the third consecutive year in the 2025 Global Knowledge Index, ranking 73rd out of 195 countries worldwide, compared to 88th out of 141 in 2024 and 97th out of 133 in 2023.
This progress reflects Jordan’s firm commitment to developing its knowledge ecosystem and enhancing its competitiveness in international indicators, within the framework of achieving the objectives of the Economic Modernization Vision aimed at strengthening a knowledge-based economy driven by creativity and technology.
Jordan climbed 10 positions in the 2025 Government Technology Maturity Index issued by the World Bank Group, rising from 31st globally in 2022 to 21st out of 197 countries, ranking fourth among Arab countries.
This achievement reflects sustained national efforts to enhance government digital transformation, develop digital services, and move toward institutional digital maturity, in line with the outcomes of the National Council for Future Technology. These efforts contributed to improving public sector performance efficiency and enhancing citizens’ experience in accessing government services, in harmony with the Economic Modernization Vision.
According to the Ministry of Digital Economy, Jordan’s performance in this index showed continuous improvement across successive editions, with its score rising to 0.914 compared to 0.829 in 2022, maintaining its classification among leading countries. Jordan significantly outperformed the global average of 0.589 and the West Asia and North Africa average of 0.590.
Jordan also improved in the Public Service Delivery Index, moving from 42nd globally to 26th, while maintaining fifth place among Arab countries. This index focuses on measuring the development of citizen-facing electronic portals, the availability of e-filing services, and integrated digital payment capabilities that facilitate completing government transactions without in-person visits.
Performance in the GovTech Enablers Index—which measures the comprehensiveness of digital strategies, regulatory and institutional frameworks, innovation programs, and digital skills development—improved from 34th globally to 29th, advancing from fifth to fourth place regionally in 2025. This confirms that improvements extended across all dimensions of government technology maturity.
The Government Technology Maturity Index is issued biennially by the World Bank Group and assesses governments’ digital transformation and their ability to use technology in delivering public services. The 2025 methodology combines self-reported survey data from 158 countries and publicly available information from 39 countries.
FIFA announced that Jordan advanced two places in the global football rankings after the national team finished as runners-up in Asia and qualified directly for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Jordan also finished as runners-up in the 2025 Arab Cup and achieved strong results among 16 Arab teams.
Jordan continued to improve in the Corruption Perceptions Index issued by Transparency International, remaining among the top 59 countries globally and sixth among Arab countries in combating corruption, supported by enhanced awareness, oversight, accountability, and government service automation.
On May 4, 2025, Jordan achieved advanced scores in the Future of Growth Index across its four pillars—innovation, inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience—scoring 45.1/100 in innovation, 53/100 in inclusiveness, 58.2/100 in sustainability, and 55/100 in resilience.
The Ministry of Labor prepared a plan to improve the knowledge-intensive employment index as a share of total employment. The plan included employing 1,000 unemployed individuals in governorates through productive branches initiatives, conducting career guidance sessions, and carrying out analytical studies to assess beneficiaries of the National Employment Program and the factors affecting their labor market outcomes.
On September 17, 2025, Jordan ranked 65th globally out of 139 countries in the Global Innovation Index issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization, up from 73rd the previous year.
Jordan ranked fifth in the Global Innovation Index among lower-middle-income countries out of 37, improving its Arab ranking from seventh in 2024 to sixth in 2025.
Between 2024 and 2025, Jordan showed notable improvement in both sub-indices of the Global Innovation Index, advancing from 69th to 66th in innovation inputs and from 74th to 66th in innovation outputs.
Jordan ranked second globally in scientific and technical articles published, advanced 22 places in patent families, and improved the knowledge workers index from 85th to 58th, reflecting a significant increase in the contribution of specialized human capital to the economy.
Jordan also advanced 10 places in the E-Government Services Index to rank 63rd globally, reflecting ongoing digital transformation efforts. It improved by six places in creative exports, 16 places in knowledge and technology outputs, and five places in creative outputs, highlighting qualitative progress in translating research into tangible economic and knowledge outputs.
On September 17, the Jordan Strategy Forum reported that Jordan improved its ranking in the World Competitiveness Yearbook issued by the International Institute for Management Development, rising from 56th in 2022 to 47th in 2025, reflecting positive developments following the launch of the Economic Modernization Vision and the Public Sector Modernization Roadmap.
Jordan recorded marked improvements across most pillars of the Global Competitiveness Report during 2022–2025, particularly in business efficiency (up 24%), government efficiency (up 13%), and infrastructure (up 12%).
Jordan advanced in the Business Legislation Index from 35th in 2022 to 27th in 2025, improved public sector efficiency, and enhanced the effectiveness of government procedures. Performance also improved in selected Worldwide Governance Indicators, especially government effectiveness, rule of law, and political stability.
Investor confidence surveys conducted by the Jordan Strategy Forum indicated improved optimism regarding the modernization path, affirming that Jordan is moving in the right direction. On November 5, Jordan advanced in education, scientific research, and digital skills indicators, improved in the technology pillar from 52nd to 51st, and progressed in research and development focus, academic attainment, higher education, and workforce training.
Jordan’s performance in the Global Digital Competitiveness Ranking improved from 50th in 2024 to 44th in 2025, gaining six positions globally, while maintaining seventh place among Arab countries. This annual ranking, issued by the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, measures countries’ ability to adopt and leverage digital technologies for economic and social development.
Jordan also advanced in the knowledge pillar from 57th in 2024 to 50th in 2025, reflecting progress in education, research, and digital skills development. In the technology pillar, it improved from 52nd to 51st due to increased technology investment and strengthened digital infrastructure.
Jordan recorded improvements in digital infrastructure, telecommunications investment, venture capital, research-related legislation, digital technology adoption by individuals and businesses, and workforce digital skills, while noting the need for further advancement in innovation and entrepreneurship.
According to the 2025 Global Digital Competitiveness Ranking, Jordan achieved tangible progress by climbing six places globally and maintaining its position among leading Arab countries in the digital domain. Improvements were evident in education, technology investment, and cybersecurity, while further efforts are needed to enhance digital infrastructure, expand high-speed internet access, and boost local technological innovation and production.
On July 7, 2025, Jordan advanced five places in the Economic Resilience to Crises Index, reaching 67th out of 130 countries, up from 72nd the previous year. Its resilience score rose by 4.3 points to 57.8% in 2025, compared to 53.3% in 2024.
Data showed strong performance in overall and material response indicators, with material indicators reaching approximately 70.7% in 2025, driven by progress in cybersecurity and climate change exposure indicators.
Jordan also achieved outstanding results in inflation control, scoring 99.7% and ranking 31st globally out of 130 countries. In water stress, it scored 97.3%, and recorded strong performance in controlling embedded greenhouse gas emissions at 91.1%.
(Petra – Barakat Al-Zyoud)
