A study prepared by the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), titled "Production Gaps and Import Substitution Alternatives (Potential Investment Fields)," revealed that imports of products with no local manufacturing equivalents reached approximately JOD 9 billion during the year 2025. This highlights promising investment opportunities across various industrial sectors capable of expanding the production base and enhancing reliance on national products.
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The Chamber emphasized that the study aims to identify the most prominent industrial investment opportunities viable for localization based on an analysis of Jordan’s foreign trade data. This will contribute to boosting local production, reducing reliance on imports, and raising the value added to the national economy.
Furthermore, it explained that the study comes as part of its ongoing efforts to support industrial investment and provide practical tools for investors and decision-makers by identifying industrial products and activities that witness high local demand while domestic production remains limited or insufficient to meet market needs.
The study noted that it was based on an analysis of trade gaps within the ten industrial sub-sectors, which included the food, engineering, therapeutic (pharmaceutical), chemical, plastic, leather and garments, mining, construction, and wooden industries, in addition to the packaging, paper, and cardboard sector.
JCI indicated that the largest investment opportunities are concentrated in products that record high import volumes and a clear trade deficit, provided that the prerequisites for industrial localization and domestic production are available. This allows investors to benefit from existing local markets with stable demand, alongside the potential for future expansion into export markets.
The Chamber asserted that this study serves as an initial guiding roadmap for investors. It is part of its efforts aimed at promoting industrial investment based on actual economic data and indicators, given the accumulated expertise and industrial infrastructure possessed by Jordanian industry, which is capable of attracting new investments in many promising industrial fields.
Additionally, the Chamber announced that it is in the process of preparing and launching a second phase of the study. This phase will include detailed investment profiles for the opportunities and products identified within each industrial sector, featuring a deeper analysis of market size, export opportunities, supply chains, and preliminary investment feasibility. The objective is to provide a practical and integrated reference for local and foreign investors wishing to enter these industries.
JCI affirmed that it will continue to work with various government entities and the private sector to market these investment opportunities and transform them into productive industrial projects that contribute to job creation, boost national exports, and achieve the objectives of the Economic Modernization Vision in the fields of industry and investment.
The Chamber also stressed that addressing industrial gaps represents a strategic opportunity to enhance economic security and increase reliance on national production. It pointed out that localizing a portion of current imports would positively reflect on economic growth, the trade balance, and the sustainability of industrial development in the Kingdom.
The Jordan Chamber of Industry called on the Ministry of Investment to examine the findings of this study, leverage its outcomes, and work on incorporating the identified investment opportunities into the National Investment Map, thereby contributing to directing investments toward priority sectors and products and enhancing the competitiveness of the national economy.
