Travel services in Jordan
Jordan: Travel services was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Jordan, 1972–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 29.8% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Jordan peaked at 39.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 50th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Travel services in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 34.9% | — |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 31.4% | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 31.2% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 33.1% | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | -32.6% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -58.6% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 36.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 26.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 12.3% | 30.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.44 % change on previous year (2007)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 516.35 current US$ per person (2007)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.44 % change on previous year (2007)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1461 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Jordan?
- Travel services in Jordan was 29.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for travel services?
- Jordan ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.