Jordan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Jordan, 1977–2025.
GDP growth for Jordan was 2.83% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 49 years, from 1977 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 20.80% in 1979. The lowest was -10.73% in 1989 (about -3.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.22% per year.
Jordan ranks 121 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Jordan sits below it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 12%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 14 of 23 economies; Kuwait (2.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 834% in 1989. That is 26% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1977 level: doubled by 1979.
World ranking. Slipped: 32nd of 146 in 1977 → 15th of 152 in 1980 → 133rd of 176 in 1990 → 96th of 199 in 2000 → 133rd of 209 in 2010 → 52nd of 209 in 2020 → 110th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1977 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.83% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.56% | -0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.75% | -1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.75% | +4.9 pp |
| 2020 | -1.15% | -3.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.85% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 2.51% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 2.52% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 3.32% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 2.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 2.64% | -2.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.12% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7.22% | -1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 8.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 8.57% | +4.4 pp |
| 2003 | 4.16% | -1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 5.27% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.25% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 3.39% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 3.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 3.31% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.09% | -4.1 pp |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 4.49% | -9.9 pp |
| 1992 | 14.35% | +12.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1.61% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | -0.28% | +10.5 pp |
| 1989 | -10.73% | -12.2 pp |
| 1988 | 1.46% | -0.9 pp |
| 1987 | 2.32% | -3.2 pp |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +8.2 pp |
| 1985 | -2.71% | -7.0 pp |
| 1984 | 4.29% | +6.5 pp |
| 1983 | -2.22% | -9.2 pp |
| 1982 | 7.03% | -10.2 pp |
| 1981 | 17.18% | +6.0 pp |
| 1980 | 11.18% | -9.6 pp |
| 1979 | 20.8% | +6.1 pp |
| 1978 | 14.68% | +6.4 pp |
| 1977 | 8.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jordan’s GDP growth in 1978?
14.68% (1978). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Jordan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1977 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -65.9% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.83%; 2024: 2.56%; 2023: 3.13%; 2022: 2.75%; 2021: 3.75%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.