Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Jordan
Jordan: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 71.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Jordan, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Jordan stood at 71.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Jordan peaked at 91.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1965.
That places Jordan 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.8% | — |
| 1966 | 15.8% | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 19.1% | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 18.5% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 31.2% | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | +38.1% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 55.9% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 71.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 17.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 46.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 55.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 65.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 60.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 76.8% | 6 |
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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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Jordan?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Jordan was 71.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1965.
- How does Jordan rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Jordan ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.