RIYADH: Jordan’s total exports rose 14.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2026, while the trade deficit narrowed as export growth outpaced the increase in imports, official data showed.
According to data from the Department of Statistics, total exports reached 6.41 billion Jordanian dinars ($9.04 billion) in the six months through June, comprising 4.67 billion dinars in national exports and 1.75 billion dinars in re-exports, Petra reported, citing the department’s monthly foreign-trade report.
National exports increased 6.2 percent, while re-exports surged 44.6 percent from the same period a year earlier. Imports rose at a slower pace, increasing 6.1 percent to 10.26 billion dinars. That narrowed the trade deficit by 5.5 percent, or 226 million dinars, to 3.85 billion dinars. Export coverage of imports improved to 63 percent from 58 percent a year earlier.
Jordan’s Economic Modernisation Vision identifies exports and international markets as key elements of its economic-growth strategy, with high-value industries including mining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food products and logistics among its priority sectors. The second phase of the vision covers 2026-29 and builds on progress made during the first phase.
