Remittance inflows to GDP in Jordan
Jordan: Remittance inflows to GDP was 8.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Remittance inflows to GDP in Jordan, 1972–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, remittance inflows to gdp in Jordan stood at 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Jordan peaked at 24.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1972.
That places Jordan 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 2.6% | 24.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 13.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 10.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 14.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 37 Philippines 9.6% compare
- 38 South Sudan 9.5% compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.3% compare
- 41 Sri Lanka 8.8% compare
- 42 Pakistan 8.7% compare
- 43 Togo 8.6% compare
More financial sector data for Jordan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 71.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.79 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 47.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 15.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Broad money 104.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 71.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.71 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -303,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in Jordan?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Jordan was 8.9% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Jordan ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.