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Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Jordan: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.8% (2025), 128th of 180 in the world and 12th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 2.2% (2025), 143rd of 209 in the world and 9th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 8.1% (2025), 76th of 136 in the world and 7th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
JordanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
JordanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Upper-middle incomeWorld
14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Jordan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.8%2025 | 128/180 | 12/21 | 0.7% | 4.8% | 0.3% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.2%2025 | 143/209 | 9/22 | -0.4% | 7.2% | -0.3% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.1%2025 | 76/136 | 7/14 | 11.8% | 9.0% | 7.5% | −0.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 5.8%2025 | 59/136 | 8/14 | 12.3% | 1.7% | 7.8% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.712025 | 207/210 | 19/22 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 15.5%2023 | 80/142 | 4/9 | 19.0% | 13.9% | 14.6% | +1.9 ppsince 2013 | — | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 21.2%2023 | 91/142 | 6/9 | 25.1% | 19.9% | 18.3% | +2.1 ppsince 2013 | — | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 25.9%2023 | 76/142 | 7/10 | 27.1% | 23.6% | 25.7% | +2.0 ppsince 2013 | — | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 93.6%2023 | 11/78 | 2/6 | 93.7% | 53.7% | 69.3% | +26.6 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 90.1%2024 | 13/119 | 2/12 | 129.2% | 62.8% | 87.3% | +23.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 71.3%2025 | 40/169 | 4/17 | 72.1% | 64.0% | 75.8% | +10.6 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 105.1%2025 | 19/146 | 4/15 | 112.6% | 120.5% | 104.4% | +3.4 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.82024 | 29/165 | 9/20 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | +6.4%since 2014 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 4.56%2025 | 12/156 | 7/18 | 6.26% | 5.74% | 4.70% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+6.4%7.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.6 pp1.8% in 2025
- Government debt+26.6 pp93.6% in 2023
- External debt+23.9 pp90.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Jordan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Jordan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Jordan | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Israel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.8%2025 | 0.3%2025 | 2.0%2025 | 13.4%2019 | 3.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.2%2025 | -7.0%2025 | -2.6%2025 | 107.4%2022 | 2.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.1%2025 | 12.3%2015 | — | — | 3.0%2022 |
| Real interest rate | 5.8%2025 | 57.6%2015 | — | — | -1.8%2022 |
| Exchange rate | 0.712025 | 1,300.002025 | 3.752025 | 2,505.752022 | 3.452025 |
| Tax revenue | 15.5%2023 | 1.3%2019 | 8.1%2024 | — | 23.2%2024 |
| Government revenue | 21.2%2023 | 38.6%2019 | 26.8%2024 | — | 31.5%2024 |
| Government expense | 25.9%2023 | 27.6%2019 | 24.2%2023 | — | 37.3%2023 |
| Government debt | 93.6%2023 | 27.4%2018 | — | — | — |