Jordan Unemployment Rate
2000 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | Department of Statistics
Key information about Jordan Unemployment Rate
- Jordan Unemployment Rate remained the same at 21.40% in May 2024, from the previously reported figure of 21.40% in Feb 2024.
- Jordan Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Feb 2000 to May 2024, with an average rate of 14.35%.
- 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 May 2024 in the chart:
What was Jordan's Unemployment Rate in May 2024?
Jordan Unemployment Rate remained the same at 21.40% in May 2024, from the previously reported figure of 21.40% in Feb 2024. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.40 May 2024 | 21.40 Feb 2024 | 10.80 May 2007 | 25.00 Feb 2021 | % | quarterly | Feb 2000 - May 2024 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 10.65 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 6.90 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.80 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 4.07 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 5.63 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 Sep 2024 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.50 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.76 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 13.17 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.68 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.40 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 5.20 2023 | yearly | 1981 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.30 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 6.50 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 8.74 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 12.12 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.80 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.00 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.87 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.97 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.50 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.30 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 5.90 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.56 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 11.20 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.00 Sep 2024 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.55 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.44 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 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 (%) | 2.50 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 6.09 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.40 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.40 May 2024 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - May 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.70 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.50 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 7.90 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 5.78 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.70 Sep 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 12.50 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.20 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 2.96 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.74 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 5.55 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.80 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Jun 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 11.40 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 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 (%) | 4.80 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.10 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 4.00 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Aug 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 4.70 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.10 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 7.40 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 6.43 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 5.93 Sep 2024 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.50 Apr 2023 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 5.00 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 (%) | 3.32 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 9.40 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.90 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 2020 - May 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 4.99 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.40 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Jun 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 33.50 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 11.21 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.70 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.22 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.26 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2024 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.575 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,203.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,215.7 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.8 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Aug 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 46,593.424 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 445,255.053 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 11,467.580 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,419.1 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 416,712.758 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 130,327.174 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 297.803 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 133.195 Aug 2024 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 33.200 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 409.337 Aug 2024 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports (JOD th) | 861,909.300 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) | 221,361.267 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) | 16,870.242 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) | 97,839.918 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Food and Live Animals (JOD th) | 144,424.308 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) | 66,590.115 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) | 5,582.300 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) | 25,269.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) | 6,919.800 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Syria (JOD th) | 4,822.100 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Re-Exports (JOD th) | 75,045.200 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Exports: Domestic: Libya (JOD th) | 7,610.200 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports (JOD th) | 1,715,108.700 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) | 26,072.942 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) | 268,733.590 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Food & Live Animals (JOD th) | 320,391.976 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) | 36,751.327 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) | 229,431.618 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: Germany (JOD th) | 73,174.600 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: China (JOD th) | 360,197.900 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: Egypt (JOD th) | 67,302.600 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) | 326,016.200 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: United States of America (JOD th) | 94,435.500 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports Volume Index: Food and Live Animals (1994=100) | 288.700 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2023 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -5.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -1,007.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -7.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 364.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -21.862 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 9.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -31.030 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 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) | -53,748.757 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| IIP: Liabilities (JOD mn) | 60,631.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| IIP: Assets (JOD mn) | 22,523.132 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| International Investment Position (IIP) (JOD mn) | -38,107.868 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 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) | 19,708.600 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Aug 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 (%) | 81.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 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) | 63,361.952 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Aug 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 (%) | 26.273 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 5,873.419 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 65,304.479 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 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) | 42,343.0 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 48,806.854 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.13 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 81.04 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 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) | 46,300.876 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Aug 2024 |
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