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Jordan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Jordan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Amman Upper middle income Nation age 80 years (since 1946) i JOR · JO
NationsTree Index 2025 i58.659th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.4 msee ranking Military strength i70percentile
Population i11.5 m83rd of 217 Area i89,318 km²113th of 216 GDP i$61.61 bn90th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$145.53 bn intl.91st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$12,632 intl.130th of 199 Life expectancy i78.0 years71st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i60
Strength · trunk i55
Quality of life · crown i56
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i48
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i91
CSV

In short

Jordan is 59th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 58.6 out of 100; its tree is 7.4 m tall.

It has 11.5 million people and an economy of $145.53 bn at purchasing power parity, 91st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Internet users (24th of 186) and DPT immunization (48th of 193).

Its weakest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (176th of 183), Unemployment (175th of 187) and Government budget balance (165th of 192).

Over five years it climbed from 105th to 59th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 89,318 113th/216
Land area ikm² 88,794 111th/216
Population ipeople 11.5 m 83rd/217
Population growth i% -0.28% 191st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 130.1 86th/216
Urban population i% 93.2% 24th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 30.2% 70th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.8% 155th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $61.61 bn 90th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $145.53 bn 91st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $124.36 bn 91st/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,348 136th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $12,632 130th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,260 127th/201
GDP growth i% 2.8% 121st/210
Inflation i% 1.8% 53rd/180
Unemployment i% 16.5% 175th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 93.6% 46th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 83.6% 150th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.2% 165th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.6% 102nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.4% 67th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 17.4% 33rd/192
Services i% of GDP 56.8% 111th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $9.28 bn2007
Imports of goods & services iUSD $15.70 bn2007
Exports i% of GDP 54.2%2007
Imports i% of GDP 91.8%2007
Trade openness i% of GDP 146.0%2007
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.3% 130th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 72.1% 39th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 17.6% 82nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 8.5% 44th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.1% 130th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.6% 145th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.3% 65th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 160th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 100th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.04% 68th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.02% 140th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.3% 165th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 61 176th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.2 m 88th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.75 bn 56th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 16.7% 39th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 406,000 82nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 78.0 71st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.9 89th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.85 62nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.4 103rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 79.5% 73rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 91.8% 93rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 73.2%2010
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.3% 157th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.7% 70th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.4% 40th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 35.9% 101st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.754 100th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.72010
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1%2010

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 89.0% 63rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 80.1% 49th/144
Internet users i% of population 95.6% 24th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 70 182nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 7.0 133rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.72 68th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 3.7 m 69th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.09 92nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 11.5% 139th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 32.6 161st/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.8% 200th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 780 105th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 54.6 99th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 54.2 76th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 61.8 90th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 60.1 137th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 61.2 70th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 44.0 139th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.0 42nd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.56 bn 62nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 4.6% 12th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 13.5% 20th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 116,000 50th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.98% 10th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 34.0 m 71st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 226.0 m 16th/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.70%2016
Patent applications by residents iapplications 14 96th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5,419 57th/197

Compare Jordan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Jordan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/jordan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Jordan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/jordan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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