Jordan: Trade openness
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| Jordan |
Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 145.99 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1976 - 2007 |
| Average | 122.01 |
| Min - Max | 81.84 - 149.45 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2007 is 145.99 percent, an increase from 141.75 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 89.97 percent, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Jordan from 1976 to 2007 is 122.01 percent. The minimum value, 81.84 percent, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 149.45 percent was recorded in 1990.
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| Recent values | Jordan: Trade openness |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 145.99 |
| 2006 | 141.75 |
| 2005 | 146.91 |
| 2004 | 134.62 |
| 2003 | 115.71 |
| 2002 | 114.04 |
| 2001 | 109.29 |
| 2000 | 110.33 |
Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 93.30 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 145.99 | 2007 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.290 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 54.23 | 2007 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 9.28 | 2007 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 91.76 | 2007 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 15.70 | 2007 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 2.79 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 1.63 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | -82.96 | 2024 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -5.33 | 2024 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -3.13 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -37.52 | 2007 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -7.71 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 26.56 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 8.31 | 2024 | percent |
| Remittances | 4,431.13 | 2024 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 1,446.19 | 2024 | million USD |
| External debt | 87.67 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 37.03 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 79.06 | 2024 | percent |