Jordan recorded a 35 percent increase in newly registered companies during the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2019 and a 13 percent rise over the same period last year, according to official data from the Companies Control Department.
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A total of 2,980 companies were registered between January and May 2025, up from 2,213 during the same months in 2019 and 2,635 in 2024.
The total capital registered during the first five months of this year exceeded JD130 million. Limited liability companies were the most commonly registered business type in 2025, accounting for 2,158 companies, or 72.4 percent of the total, with over JD48 million in registered capital.
The data also showed a dramatic decline in company closures. Just 478 companies were dissolved or deregistered during the period, marking an 84 percent drop compared to 2019 and a 46 percent decrease from last year, when 2,390 and 878 companies, respectively, were struck off.
There was also a significant uptick in capital increases, with a net capital gain of JD727 million recorded between January and May 2025. This represents a 1,133 percent increase over the same period in 2019 and a 293 percent increase over 2024, when net capital increases stood at JD85 million and JD229 million, respectively.
The number of companies that reduced their capital fell to 127 this year, down from 243 in 2019. Meanwhile, 750 companies increased their capital in the first five months of 2025, more than double the 288 recorded during the same period in 2019.
