Jordan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

1992 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Jordan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • Jordan Current Account deficit accounted for 6.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a 7.0 % deficit in the previous quarter.
  • Jordan Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1992 to Sep 2024, with an average value of -6.6 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 26.4 % in Jun 2003 and a record low of -26.1 % in Mar 2012.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Jordan provides Current Account Balance in local currency. The Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior Q1 2008 is based on SNA 1993. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2014 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Key information about Jordan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Jordan, Current Account recorded a deficit of 1.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 457.8 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • Jordan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 32.9 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 76.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 11.5 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Jordan's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1992 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Jordan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

What was Jordan's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2024?

Jordan Current Account deficit accounted for 6.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a 7.0 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-6.1 Sep 2024 -7.0 Jun 2024 -26.1 Mar 2012 26.4 Jun 2003 % quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 5.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Algeria (%) -0.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Argentina (%) 0.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) -3.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) -2.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2024
Austria (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 6.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) 15.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Belarus (%) 2.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Belgium (%) -1.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Botswana (%) -5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Brazil (%) -3.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) -20.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 5.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) -5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Canada (%) -0.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) -3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
China (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) -1.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Croatia (%) 19.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) -0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) -0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 15.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (%) 4.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 0.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 3.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (%) 3.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
France (%) -0.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Georgia (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) 5.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 5.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Greece (%) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 14.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 3.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
India (%) -1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Iran (%) 0.6 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (%) 16.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 2.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Ivory Coast (%) -6.3 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (%) -6.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) -2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) -2.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 10,230.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2024
Kosovo (%) 8.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (%) 31.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -60.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 2.7 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Latvia (%) -4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) -2.8 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 2.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 10.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 31.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 6.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Malawi (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 0.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) 7.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (%) -6.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Mexico (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) -17.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) -14.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (%) -23.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) -3.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (%) -11.6 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Nepal (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 9.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (%) -5.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 11.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 18.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2024
Oman (%) -4.9 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) -0.5 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) -16.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) 3.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (%) -3.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 2.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) -4.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Poland (%) 0.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Qatar (%) 20.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Romania (%) -9.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 1.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) -10.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 18.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) -2.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (%) 6.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) -1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 4.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) -8.5 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Sweden (%) 6.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024

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Jordan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 418.759 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,598.449 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.2 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn) 48,291.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JOD bn) 14.085 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JOD bn) 39.496 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (JOD bn) 13.400 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure (JOD mn) 950.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Income and Profit (IP) (JOD mn) 65.100 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue (JOD mn) 631.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Current (JOD mn) 859.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax (JOD mn) 474.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Capital (JOD mn) 91.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Overall Deficit/Surplus: incl Grants (JOD mn) -319.100 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Goods and Services (GS) (JOD mn) 378.100 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Central Government Debt: Outstanding: External (JOD mn) 19,191.700 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Central Government Debt: Outstanding (JOD mn) 32,063.100 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Central Govt: Gross Domestic Debt (JOD mn) 15,028.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.575 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,186.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,144.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 16.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 46,593.424 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 751,186.119 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 24,856.448 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,331.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -5.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 625,914.055 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 249,580.631 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 257.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 147.036 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.567 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 354.124 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Oct 2024
Re-Exports (JOD th) 64,561.528 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Exports (JOD th) 811,715.664 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) 199,856.451 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) 15,889.450 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) 45,562.334 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Food and Live Animals (JOD th) 136,973.025 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 107,905.591 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) 4,054.700 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) 6,851.800 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Libya (JOD th) 5,265.900 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) 4,911.100 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Syria (JOD th) 9,848.600 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) 19,941.479 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) 202,065.488 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Food & Live Animals (JOD th) 298,934.155 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) 236,182.768 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 44,335.361 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: Germany (JOD th) 49,673.400 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) 273,853.800 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: United States of America (JOD th) 104,248.800 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Egypt (JOD th) 64,514.400 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports (JOD th) 1,653,006.145 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Imports: China (JOD th) 251,074.000 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 32.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,007.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 457.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 76.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -14.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 90.268 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 42,279.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 18,207.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 33.4 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.793 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,170.258 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP) (JOD mn) -35,570.713 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (JOD mn) 65,857.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (JOD mn) 30,286.620 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt Position (JOD mn) 29,976.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
Central Government: External Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign Currency: US Doll... (USD mn) 20,120.500 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Number of Registered Companies (Unit) 363.000 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.1 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,299.013 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,808.237 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 63,519.016 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 6.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 14,473.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 27.497 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,873.419 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 65,527.884 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 67,482.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 42,711.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 49,403.254 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.75 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 80.63 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M2: M1 (JOD mn) 12,626.040 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) 21,113.021 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Deposits: Licensed Banks (JOD mn) 46,459.270 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024

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