Expense in Jordan
Jordan: Expense was 25.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expense in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 25.9% for expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Jordan peaked at 35.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2017.
That places Jordan 81st out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Expense in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 26.1% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 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 domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -45.74 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -181.88 current US$ per person (2007)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -45.74 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.0515 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -128.95 current LCU per person (2007)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9829 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Jordan?
- Expense in Jordan was 25.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for expense?
- Jordan ranks 81st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.