The Department of Statistics issued its monthly report on Jordan’s foreign trade, indicating that national exports grew by 9% during the first half of 2025, while re-exports increased by 1.2%, leading to an overall exports growth of 8.2% compared with the same period in 2024. This growth coincided with a 7.4% rise in imports, resulting in a 6.5% increase in the trade deficit in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period last year.
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Economic Figures and Indicators – First Half of 2025
Total exports: 4,810 million JD
National exports: 4,379 million JD
Re-exports: 431 million JD
Imports: 9,539 million JD
Trade deficit: 4,729 million JD, an increase of 290 million JD compared with the same period in 2024.
Monthly Performance – June 2025
Total exports: 872 million JD
National exports: 801 million JD
Re-exports: 71 million JD
Imports: 1,404 million JD
Trade deficit: 532 million JD
Compared with June 2024:
Total exports increased by 7.0%
National exports increased by 8.1%
Imports increased by 0.9%
Re-exports declined by 4.1%
Trade deficit decreased by 7.6%
Export-to-Import Coverage Ratio
Exports covered 50% of imports during the first half of 2025, the same as the corresponding period in 2024. In June 2025 alone, coverage reached 62%, up from 59% in June 2024, an increase of 3 percentage points.
Commodity Structure
The increase in national exports was driven by:
Apparel and accessories
Nitrogenous or chemical fertilizers
Pharmaceutical preparations
Raw phosphates
Raw potash
This growth came despite a decline in precious jewelry exports.
On the imports side, increases were recorded in:
Precious jewelry
Machinery and mechanical appliances
Electrical equipment and machinery
Grains
Meanwhile, declines in crude oil and its derivatives, as well as vehicles and motorcycles, helped limit overall import growth.
Trade Partners
National exports rose to:
Greater Arab Free Trade Area countries (including Saudi Arabia)
Non-Arab Asian countries (such as India)
European Union states (including Italy)
National exports fell slightly to North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries, including the U.S.
Imports increased from:
Greater Arab Free Trade Area countries (including Saudi Arabia)
NAFTA countries (including the U.S.)
European Union states (such as Italy)
Imports from non-Arab Asian countries, including China, remained stable in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
