Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Jordan
Jordan: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 6.75 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Jordan, 1966–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for discount rate, percent per annum in Jordan is 6.75, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Jordan peaked at 9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2003.
That places Jordan 32nd out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5.5 | — |
| 1967 | 5.25 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.25 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.5 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.25 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8 | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 8.5 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.75 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 9 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 5 | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | -44.4% |
| 2004 | 3.75 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 6.25 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 4.75 | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 4.25 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 4.25 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 3.75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 5.75 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5 | +114.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 7.5 | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 6.75 | -10.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 6.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.94, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 6.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +114.3% | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | +73.3% | 3.75 | 6.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.31 | 5.25 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.45 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.43 | 7.75 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 | 3.75 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 5.5 compare
- 34 North Macedonia 5.35 compare
- 35 Seychelles 5.13 compare
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1013 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Jordan?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Jordan was 6.75 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Jordan ranks 32nd out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.