RIYADH: Jordan’s industrial sector exports climbed 10.2 percent in 2025 to reach 8.89 billion Jordanian dinars ($12.5 billion), up from 8.07 billion dinars the previous year.
The strong performance, driven by heightened external demand, was detailed in a new report released by the Jordan Chamber of Industry and carried by the state’s news agency.
The analysis highlighted that Jordanian industries successfully expanded their global footprint, with products reaching nearly 150 international markets. The JCI attributed this success to a diversified production base capable of adapting to varied market requirements.
According to Trading Economics, Jordan’s exports are led by textiles, phosphates, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals. The JCI report’s finding of a 772 percent surge in exports to Bangladesh reflects the country’s role as a manufacturing hub with limited domestic raw materials.
The US remained Jordan’s single largest export destination by value at 2.18 billion dinars. The US and Jordan have maintained a strong economic partnership with the Free Trade Agreement that entered into force on Dec. 17, 2001.
This FTA benefits from Qualifying Industrial Zones established by Congress in 1996, allowing products with a specified amount of Israeli content to enter the US duty-free if manufactured in Jordan, Egypt, or the West Bank and Gaza.
JCI’s report further revealed that exports to Syria recorded a 355 percent jump in value to 252 million dinars, compared to just 55 million dinars in 2024. The JCI report linked this revival to improving cross-border trade activity and renewed demand for Jordanian industrial goods.
Italy emerged as the second-largest source of export growth, with shipments soaring by 215 percent to 195 million dinars, a 133 million dinars increase from the previous year. This leap reflects a deeper penetration of Jordanian products into European markets.
Exports to other major partners also saw growth. Shipments to India rose by 11.6 percent to 1.16 billion dinars, while exports to Saudi Arabia, the second-largest overall market, increased by 9.1 percent to 1.23 billion dinars. Iraq, another vital regional partner, imported goods worth nearly 990 million dinars, an 8.6 percent increase from 2024.
Other notable gains included a 128.6 percent rise in exports to Switzerland, reaching nearly 147 million dinars.
The JCI report emphasized the success of efforts to diversify export destinations, highlighting growth in several non-traditional markets. Serbia recorded a 1,939 percent increase to 33 million dinars, and shipments to Djibouti surged by 1,114 percent to 26.6 million dinars.
The JCI said that this geographic expansion, which also included growth in markets like China, Germany, and Turkiye, underscores a strategic shift toward reducing reliance on a limited number of markets.
It added that wider product and market diversification strengthens the resilience of Jordan’s exports against global economic volatility.
