The total value of the government’s public debt rose to approximately JD 47.446 billion, according to statistics for November of last year. The debt-to-GDP ratio increased to 108.8%, compared with 108.4% at the end of October 2025, based on the latest data published on the Ministry of Finance’s website.
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In detail, the net balance of government debt, after excluding the holdings of the Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF), stood at 78.3% of GDP, up from 77.5% during the same period in 2024.
The net government debt balance is defined as the total government deposits (budgetary) and the deposits of independent units.
According to the debt distribution structure, and excluding the balance held by the SSIF, the majority of loans and liabilities are external, amounting to approximately JD 20.191 billion. By contrast, domestic debt stood at about JD 16.080 billion by the end of last November.
As for the holdings of the Social Security Investment Fund, which constitute part of the overall public debt, they amount to JD 11.176 billion, representing about 25.6% of GDP, according to Ministry of Finance data.
Debt servicing costs over the first 11 months of 2025 totaled approximately JD 4.990 billion, including around JD 2.893 billion in principal repayments, while the remaining JD 2.097 billion was allocated to interest payments during the same period.
