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 About Jordan |
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Economic Indicators
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Gross Domestic Product |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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GDP at Market Prices (in million USD) |
8,089.4 |
11,327.0 |
12,518.1 |
13,996.4 |
15,715.2 |
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Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
3.4 |
8.6 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
6 |
5.5 |
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GDP per Capita at Current Prices (US$) |
1,734 |
2,133 |
2,305 |
2,518 |
2,746 |
3,126.2* |
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Source: Department of Statistics 2008 |
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Inflation & Foreign Reserves |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Inflation (%) |
0.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
14.9* |
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Real GDP Growth Rate |
1.99 |
4.82 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
7.4 (Nov) |
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Source: Central Bank of Jordan |
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Unemployment Rates |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
13.4 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
14 |
13.1 |
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Total External Trade (US Billion) |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Total Exports (in million USD) |
1,393.25 |
3,854.23 |
4,269.39 |
5,165.83 |
5,689.10 |
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Total Imports (in million USD) |
3,307.62 |
8,118.94 |
10,420.01 |
11,462.81 |
13,611.07 |
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Trade Balance (in million USD) |
-1,914.36 |
-4,264.70 |
-6,150.62 |
-6,296.98 |
-7,921.97 |
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Source: Department of Statistics |
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Public Finance |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Outstanding External Public Debt as % of GDP
(million USD) |
95.5 |
66.1 |
66.5 |
51.8 |
46.8 |
26.7 |
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Tax Revenues (million USD) |
1,750.0 |
3,006.1 |
3,586.5 |
4,430.2 |
5,079.3 |
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Total Grants (million USD) |
na |
1,135.8 |
700.4 |
426.4 |
480.8 |
na |
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Current Expenditures (million USD) |
2320 |
3,328.9 |
4,071.2 |
4,365.3 |
5,241.5 |
na |
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Capital Expenditure (million USD) |
560 |
1,123.8 |
883.3 |
1,111.7 |
1,179.6 |
na |
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Source: Central Bank of Jordan |
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Capital Market |
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1999 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Value Traded (million USD) |
na |
5310.48 |
23619.4 |
19893.86 |
17287.34 |
28445.2 |
Number of Traded Shares
(million USD) |
na |
1874.18 |
3615.64 |
5746.02 |
6271.16 |
7618.8 |
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Market Capitalization (million USD) |
na |
18247.32 |
37333.94 |
29509.48 |
40899.88 |
35568.4 |
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Non-Jordanian Ownership (%) |
na |
41.3 |
45 |
45.5 |
48.9 |
49.2 |
Net Investment of Non- Jordanians
(million USD) |
na |
96.6 |
578.2 |
252.84 |
652.68 |
433.72 |
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Source: Amman Stock Exchange |
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