Jordan Unemployment Rate

2000 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | Department of Statistics

Key information about Jordan Unemployment Rate

  • Jordan Unemployment Rate dropped to 21.30% in Nov 2024, from the previously reported figure of 21.50% in Aug 2024.
  • Jordan Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Feb 2000 to Nov 2024, with an average rate of 14.40%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 25.00% in Feb 2021 and a record low of 10.80% in May 2007.
  • The data is reported by reported by Department of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Jordan Population reached 11.52 million people in Dec 2023.


View Jordan's Unemployment Rate from Feb 2000 to Nov 2024 in the chart:

Jordan Unemployment Rate

What was Jordan's Unemployment Rate in Nov 2024?

Jordan Unemployment Rate dropped to 21.30% in Nov 2024, from the previously reported figure of 21.50% in Aug 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.30 Nov 2024 21.50 Aug 2024 10.80 May 2007 25.00 Feb 2021 % quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.76 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.29 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 3.10 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 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) 48,206.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 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: Current (JOD mn) 1,207.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure (JOD mn) 1,416.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Capital (JOD mn) 208.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Income and Profit (IP) (JOD mn) 145.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax (JOD mn) 602.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Goods and Services (GS) (JOD mn) 388.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Budgetary: Overall Deficit/Surplus: incl Grants (JOD mn) 111.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue (JOD mn) 823.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Central Government Debt: Outstanding (JOD mn) 32,063.100 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Central Government Debt: Outstanding: External (JOD mn) 19,335.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Central Govt: Gross Domestic Debt (JOD mn) 14,843.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.575 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,427.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,147.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 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) 2,575.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 39.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 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) 231.727 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 277.117 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 22.684 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 578.437 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2024
Exports (JOD th) 813,642.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Re-Exports (JOD th) 66,436.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 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: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 107,905.591 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: Libya (JOD th) 9,798.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) 4,760.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) 13,279.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) 5,537.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Syria (JOD th) 4,595.800 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 44,335.361 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) 236,182.768 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports (JOD th) 1,825,655.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Imports: Egypt (JOD th) 45,982.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Germany (JOD th) 78,778.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) 213,389.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: China (JOD th) 410,111.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: United States of America (JOD th) 196,475.700 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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) 18,500.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 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
IIP: Assets (JOD mn) 30,286.620 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
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) 20,163.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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 (%) 6.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,162.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 27.497 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6,094.937 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 66,295.458 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
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) 42,409.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 49,509.181 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
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) 22,026.913 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Deposits: Licensed Banks (JOD mn) 47,003.480 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025

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