Jordan: Trade balance, percent of GDP

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 Jordan

Trade balance as percent of GDP

 Latest value -19.88
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1976 - 2021
 Average -29.29
 Min - Max -54.90 - -12.48
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is -19.88 percent, a decline from -17.82 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is -5.16 percent, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Jordan from 1976 to 2021 is -29.29 percent. The minimum value, -54.9 percent, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of -12.48 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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The trade balance for Jordan and other countries is calculated as the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services, as percent of GDP. A positive number means trade surplus and a negative number means trade deficit.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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 Imports, percent of GDP 50.18 2021 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 28.92 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.66 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.84 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -42.25 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -5.80 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.91 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -19.88 2021 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -6.74 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 15.54 2016 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 9.72 2023 percent
 Remittances 4,940.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -479.58 2023 million USD
 External debt 85.58 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 35.80 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 67.36 2016 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 16.75 12/2024 billion
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