Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Jordan
Jordan: Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -3.13 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Jordan, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jordan recorded -3.13 billion for current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Jordan peaked at -772.85 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.71 billion, in 2012.
Jordan ranks 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2.27 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.73 billion | -24.0% |
| 2007 | -2.87 billion | +66.6% |
| 2008 | -2.05 billion | -28.5% |
| 2009 | -1.24 billion | -39.5% |
| 2010 | -1.88 billion | +51.4% |
| 2011 | -2.96 billion | +57.1% |
| 2012 | -4.71 billion | +59.4% |
| 2013 | -3.50 billion | -25.6% |
| 2014 | -2.61 billion | -25.6% |
| 2015 | -3.47 billion | +33.0% |
| 2016 | -3.85 billion | +11.0% |
| 2017 | -4.39 billion | +14.0% |
| 2018 | -2.96 billion | -32.6% |
| 2019 | -772.85 million | -73.9% |
| 2020 | -2.51 billion | +224.1% |
| 2021 | -3.72 billion | +48.4% |
| 2022 | -3.96 billion | +6.4% |
| 2023 | -1.83 billion | -53.8% |
| 2024 | -3.13 billion | +71.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.03 billion | -2.87 billion | -1.24 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -3.11 billion | -4.71 billion | -772.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.03 billion | -3.96 billion | -1.83 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 164 West Bank and Gaza -2.90 billion compare
- 165 Republic of Moldova -3.01 billion compare
- 166 Cyprus -3.07 billion compare
- 168 Afghanistan -3.14 billion compare
- 169 Ethiopia -3.79 billion compare
- 170 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of -3.87 billion compare
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 82.00 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,678 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Jordan?
- Current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Jordan was -3.13 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -772.85 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.71 billion in 2012.
- How does Jordan rank for current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Jordan ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.