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 About Jordan |
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Economic Indicators
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Gross Domestic Product |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
1st Qtr. 2006 |
GDP at Market Prices
(US$ bn) |
8.13 |
8.46 |
8.83 |
9.31 |
9.86 |
11.51 |
12.86 |
3.14 |
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Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
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GDP per Capita at Current Prices (US$) |
1,660 |
1,679 |
1,706 |
1,748 |
1,801 |
2,163 |
2,342 |
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Inflation & Foreign Reserves |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
May 2006 |
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Inflation (%) |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
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Gross Official Reserves (US$
billion) |
1.99 |
2.76 |
2.58 |
3.49 |
4.74 |
4.82 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
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Balance of Payments |
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
1st Qtr. 2006 |
Services Account
(US$ mn) |
-85.7 |
-243.1 |
-277.1 |
-257.3 |
-45.7 |
-261.3 |
-156.6 |
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Net Current Transfers (US$ bn) |
2.18 |
2.06 |
2.26 |
3.16 |
3.19 |
2.59 |
574.4 |
Current Account, including grants
(US$ mn) |
59 |
-4.2 |
418.1 |
1,106.1 |
-17.8 |
-2312.4 |
-816.4 |
Income Account
(US$ mn) |
134.7 |
187.3 |
111.4 |
122.2 |
189.8 |
375.6 |
134 |
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Unemployment Rates |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
May 2006 |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
13.4 |
13.7 |
14.7 |
15.3 |
14.5 |
12.5 |
14.8 |
13.1 |
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Total External Trade (US Billion) |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
April 2006 |
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Total Exports |
1.83 |
1.90 |
2.29 |
2.77 |
3.00 |
3.95 |
4.28 |
1.49 |
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Total Imports |
3.72 |
4.60 |
4.84 |
5.02 |
5.58 |
8.13 |
10.45 |
3.58 |
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Trade Balance |
-1.89 |
-2.70 |
-2.55 |
2.25 |
2.58 |
-4.18 |
-6.17 |
-2.09 |
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Public Finance |
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
April 2006 |
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Outstanding External Public Debt (US
billion) |
7.77 |
7.11 |
7.01 |
7.54 |
7.60 |
7.54 |
7.13 |
7.28 |
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% of GDP |
95.5 |
84.2 |
78.7 |
80.4 |
76.4 |
67.4 |
55.5 |
51.9 |
Budget Deficit
(US million) |
315.3 |
287.4 |
316.3 |
389.0 |
251.8 |
176.0 |
651.1 |
+186.4 |
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% of GDP |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
Total Revenues & Grants
(US billion) |
2.56 |
2.80 |
2.95 |
2.91 |
3.46 |
3.96 |
4.32 |
1.73 |
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Tax Revenues (US billion) |
1.25 |
1.36 |
1.40 |
1.41 |
1.53 |
2.01 |
2.49 |
1.13 |
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Current Expenditures (US billion) |
2.32 |
2.61 |
2.70 |
2.68 |
3.05 |
3.28 |
4.09 |
1.27 |
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Capital Expenditure (US bn) |
0.56 |
0.47 |
0.57 |
0.62 |
0.66 |
0.85 |
0.88 |
0.27 |
Foreign Grants
(US million) |
450.9 |
551.6 |
611.1 |
590.4 |
1,094.9 |
940.0 |
708.4 |
100.7 |
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% of GDP |
5.5 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
11.0 |
8.4 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
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Capital Market |
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
May 2006 |
Traded Volume
(US$ million) |
472 |
943 |
1,340 |
2,616.0 |
5,230.8 |
23,277.6 |
9,814.0 |
Number of Traded Shares
(US million) |
228 |
341 |
462 |
1,008.6 |
1,339.0 |
1,431.2 |
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Market Capitalization (US$ billion) |
4.9 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
11.0 |
18.4 |
37.7 |
34.6 |
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Foreign Investment (%) |
42 |
39 |
37 |
38.8 |
41.3 |
45.3 |
44.6 |
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