The Central Bank of Jordan revealed that the deposit dollarization rate declined to 18% by the end of November 2025, noting that this reflects the strength of monetary and banking stability in the Kingdom, as well as confidence in and the attractiveness of the national currency.
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Deposit dollarization refers to individuals or companies converting their bank deposits from the local currency into U.S. dollars.
According to a statement issued by the Central Bank on Thursday, the inflation rate during 2025 stood at around 1.77%, an appropriate level that helps maintain the competitiveness of the national economy and the purchasing power of the national currency.
The Central Bank’s foreign reserves rose to more than $26 billion by the end of January 2026, an amount sufficient to cover the Kingdom’s imports of goods and services for nine months.
Banking indicators continued to show strong performance, with total bank deposits increasing by 7.2% year-on-year to reach JOD 49.8 billion by the end of November 2025. Outstanding credit facilities extended by banks also rose by 3.3% to JOD 36.2 billion. In addition, banks maintained high levels of liquidity, capital adequacy, and return on capital, reflecting the resilience of the Jordanian banking sector, its prudent risk management, and its ability to continue providing financing for economic activity at moderate interest rates.
According to the latest available economic data, external sector indicators showed positive performance in line with the Central Bank’s expectations. Tourism income rose by 7.6% during 2025 to reach $7.8 billion.
Remittances from Jordanians working abroad increased by 4.6% during the first eleven months of 2025 to $4.1 billion. Total exports also grew by 7.7% during the first ten months of 2025, reaching $12.1 billion.
Net inflows of foreign direct investment into the Kingdom increased by 27.7% during the first three quarters of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, reaching $1.5 billion.
In light of these developments, the national economy continued to achieve gradual improvement across most economic sectors during 2025, resulting in an increase in the economic growth rate to 2.75% during the first three quarters of 2025, compared with 2.56% during the same period of 2024. Economic growth for the full year of 2025 is expected to be no less than 2.7%.
The Central Bank of Jordan reaffirmed its commitment to closely monitoring economic, financial, and monetary developments at the local, regional, and international levels, and to taking appropriate measures based on economic data and indicators and global interest rate developments, in order to preserve the attractiveness of assets denominated in the Jordanian dinar and to enhance monetary and financial stability.
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