Central government debt, total in Jordan
Jordan: Central government debt, total was 93.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 93.6% for central government debt, total in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Jordan peaked at 152.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2008.
That places Jordan 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.8% | — |
| 1991 | 130.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 152.6% | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 125.6% | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 116.4% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 105.1% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 106.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 101.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.6% | 99.9% | 152.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 48.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 53.7% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 69.3% | 93.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.37 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3027 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 758.58 current US$ per person (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.37 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 537.83 current LCU per person (2007)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.66 % change on previous year (2007)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Jordan?
- Central government debt, total in Jordan was 93.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 152.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for central government debt, total?
- Jordan ranks 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.