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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Jordan: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Jordan is placed 104th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 10,794 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 39.58 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
104th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 10,794GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 39.58Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.088Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 46.46Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Jordan on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
10,794
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Jordan: 10,794. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Asia
- 110,136 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 12,192 · Israel 48,197 · Palestine 4,272 · Saudi Arabia 63,051
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Jordan’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
39.58
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Jordan: 39.58. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Asia
- 88.52 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2.252 · Israel 88.52 · Palestine 18.21 · Saudi Arabia 13.77
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.088
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 75th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Jordan: 0.088. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.334 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq -1.463 · Israel 1.334 · Saudi Arabia 0.538
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
46.46
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Jordan: 46.46. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.13 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 30.16 · Israel 89.27 · Palestine 39.62 · Saudi Arabia 78.84
02Over time
Which way Jordan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan rose from 8,782 in 2000 to 10,794 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2025 10,794 17,265 2024 10,468 18,108 2023 10,309 17,686 2022 10,158 16,933 2021 10,057 16,260 2020 9,872 15,631 2019 10,168 16,761 2018 10,183 16,349 2017 10,220 16,129 2016 10,198 15,512 2015 10,470 14,857 2014 11,087 14,475 2013 11,804 14,681 2012 12,104 14,631 2011 11,988 13,916 2010 11,943 14,101 2009 11,889 13,655 2008 11,556 14,030 2007 11,034 13,755 2006 10,835 12,983 2005 10,685 12,023 2004 10,128 11,608 2003 9,556 11,183 2002 9,380 11,144 2001 9,056 10,907 2000 8,782 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan fell from 0.492 in 2000 to 0.088 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2024 0.088 0.1310 2023 0.044 0.0710 2022 0.083 0.0580 2021 0.066 0.0010 2020 0.081 0.0470 2019 0.103 0.0300 2018 0.032 -0.0150 2017 0.050 0.0080 2016 0.009 -0.0660 2015 0.197 -0.0600 2014 0.303 -0.0190 2013 0.259 0.0140 2012 0.261 0.0060 2011 0.202 -0.0140 2010 0.282 -0.0020 2009 0.236 0.0990 2008 0.240 0.0700 2007 0.230 -0.0080 2006 0.215 0.0740 2005 0.319 0.0510 2004 0.309 0.0505 2003 0.129 0.0450 2002 0.383 0.0100 2001 0.551 0.0470 2000 0.492 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan rose from 25.47 in 2011 to 46.46 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2024 46.5 73 2021 47.1 74 2017 42.5 59 2014 24.6 52 2011 25.5 37
03In context
Jordan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Jordan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 48,197 | 88.52 | 1.334 | 89.27 |
 Saudi Arabia | 69th | 63,051 | 13.77 | 0.538 | 78.84 |
| Jordan | 104th | 10,794 | 39.58 | 0.088 | 46.46 |
 Palestine | 156th | 4,272 | 18.21 | — | 39.62 |
 Iraq | 164th | 12,192 | 2.252 | -1.463 | 30.16 |
 Syria | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Jordan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Jordan is ahead of the world, and behind
48 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median11
Statistics on which Jordan does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3965.2352.39No earlier reading
Jordan: 65.23 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 12th of 169 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.515.0327.5No real change since 2010
Jordan: 15.03 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06130.28107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Jordan: 130.28 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 34th of 194 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.417.8410.4No earlier reading
Jordan: 17.84 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1956.0740.19▲ Improved since 2020
Jordan: 56.07 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 63rd of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.135.3316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 35.33 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.331-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Jordan: 0.331 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 209 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5560.485▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 0.556 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 68th of 170 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2177.756.21▲ Improved since 2016
Jordan: 77.7 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 68th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08110.25106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Jordan: 110.25 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 84th of 195 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5229.6928.52▲ Improved since 2022
Jordan: 29.69 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 65th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Jordan does worse than the middle country measured.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95576.01701.95No earlier reading
Jordan: 576.01 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 79th of 145 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8909,15112,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Jordan: 9,151 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 97th of 166 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.8273.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Jordan: 2.827 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 110th of 186 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6743.6546.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Jordan: 43.65 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 120th of 195 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8150.2441.81No earlier reading
Jordan: 50.24 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 67th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8008,02112,800No real change since 2017
Jordan: 8,021 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 110th of 173 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9318.1512.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 18.15 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 36th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3894.178.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Jordan: 4.17 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 81st of 118 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.858.363.8No earlier reading
Jordan: 58.3 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 66th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6361,0941,636▼ Worsened since 2016
Jordan: 1,094 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 75 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2398.36106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Jordan: 98.36 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 138th of 195 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.4580.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 0.458 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48614,72446,486No real change since 2010
Jordan: 14,724 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 121st of 150 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.6692.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 0.669 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9490.1343.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 90.13 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 10th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4514.8511.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 4.851 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 7th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.423.19525.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 3.195 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 161st of 170 · derived.
No better end20
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2617.3711.26No real change since 2015
Jordan: 17.37 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 27th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24015,0712,240Moved since 2022
Jordan: 15,071 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9683.6021.968Moved since 2015
Jordan: 3.602 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60218.029.602Moved since 2015
Jordan: 18.02 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6527.3724.65Moved since 2015
Jordan: 27.37 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 58th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4132.0427.41Moved since 2012
Jordan: 32.04 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95809.46657.95No real change since 2014
Jordan: 809.46 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.5180.523Moved since 2013
Jordan: 0.518 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73191.33275.73Moved since 2016
Jordan: 191.33 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.663.23.66Moved since 2012
Jordan: 3.2 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5725.5626.572Moved since 2015
Jordan: 5.562 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 86th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.382-0.225Moved since 2014
Jordan: -0.382 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242024No real change since 2016
Jordan: 20 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2220.306Moved since 2015
Jordan: 0.222 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2395.88103.23Moved since 2015
Jordan: 95.88 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3062.2143.306Moved since 2015
Jordan: 2.214 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788824,1991,827,788Moved since 2014
Jordan: 824,199 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 75th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0781.708Moved since 2011
Jordan: 0.078 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 154th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1725.867.17No real change since 2014
Jordan: 25.8 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1710.0916.171Moved since 2014
Jordan: 0.091 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
No current reading for Jordan
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Jordan’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Jordan’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing70th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology75th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade74th of 1772/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience93rd of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 110th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge113th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation104th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy100th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties134th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security122nd of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 129th of 1843/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability136th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour144th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality161st of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Jordan can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Jordan104th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Jordan and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Jordan on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Jordan rank on economy & innovation?
Jordan is placed 104th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Jordan?
10,794 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Jordan?
39.58 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Jordan compare with Iraq on economy & innovation?
Iraq is placed 164th of 176, and Jordan 104th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Iraq 12,192, Jordan 10,794; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Iraq 2.252, Jordan 39.58; Economic Complexity Index: Iraq -1.463, Jordan 0.088; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Iraq 30.16, Jordan 46.46.
How have Jordan’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 8,782 in 2000 to 10,794 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 0.492 in 2000 to 0.088 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 25.47 in 2011 to 46.46 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Jordan?
No current reading is published for Jordan on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Goods Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Logistics Performance Index, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 48 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Jordan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Jordan (banner) — Teogomez Teo Gomez, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Jordan: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/jordan/economy