Jordan’s overall Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, increased by 1.77% in 2025 compared with 2024.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.31% in December 2025 compared with the corresponding month of 2024, and recorded a slight increase of 0.68% (less than one percentage point) in December 2025 compared with the preceding month of November.
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Accordingly, the overall Consumer Price Index for 2025 reached 112.67 points, compared with 110.71 points in 2024.
At the monthly level, the overall Consumer Price Index for December 2025 stood at 113.22 points, compared with 111.76 points in December 2024, and 112.46 points in November 2025.
Regarding commodity groups in 2025 compared with 2024, the price index rose for “personal effects” by 22.71%, “tea, coffee, and cocoa” by 10.35%, “tobacco and cigarettes” by 10.17%, “fruits and nuts” by 9.35%, and “oils and fats” by 4.78%.
Meanwhile, the index declined for “vegetables and dry and canned legumes” by 4.52%, “household utensils” by 2.67%, “furniture, carpets, and furnishings” by 1.91%, and “household appliances” by 1.78%.
In terms of commodity group contributions, the increase in the overall CPI in December 2025 compared with the same month in 2024 was mainly driven by personal effects, tea, coffee, and cocoa, oils and fats, and fruits and nuts. In contrast, groups that helped curb the rise included vegetables and dry and canned legumes, meat and poultry, household appliances, and milk, dairy products, and eggs.
Among the most prominent commodity groups contributing to the rise in the overall CPI in December 2025 compared with November of the same year were meat and poultry (up 3.81%), personal effects (up 2.91%), rents (up 2.60%), oils and fats (up 2.27%), and sugar and its products (up 1.29%).
It is worth noting that the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (inflation) is based on a consumer basket comprising 850 items, including 325 food items and 525 non-food items.
— Al-Mamlaka
