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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Jordan: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
Jordan is placed 74th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 76.95 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 4.6 (2024).
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74th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Jordan on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
76.95
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 69th of 177 by UNCTAD
Jordan: 76.95. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Western Asia
- 319.55 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 83 · Israel 123.65 · Saudi Arabia 237.46 · Syria 33.93
4.6
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Jordan: 4.6. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Western Asia
- 2 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 4.2 · Saudi Arabia 3.3 · Syria 12.8
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Jordan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 4 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2.4 · Israel 3.6 · Saudi Arabia 3.4 · Syria 2.3
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Jordan, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Western Asia
- 17.66 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Israel 17.66 · Saudi Arabia 2.25
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.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan rose from 68.21 in 2006 to 77.7 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2026 77.70 56.21 2025 76.95 60.84 2024 83.80 55.22 2023 71.78 54.78 2022 68.89 51.49 2021 69.44 52.64 2020 70.85 47.86 2019 67.12 51.05 2018 73.54 52.03 2017 67.61 49.87 2016 59.84 48.09 2015 66.72 49.13 2014 60.78 48.08 2013 56.73 51.32 2012 61.63 47.44 2011 67.25 50.26 2010 66.18 50.51 2009 71.43 53.04 2008 62.98 51.68 2007 69.40 55.78 2006 68.21 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan fell from 2.89 in 2007 to 2.688 in 2018; the world median went from 2.529 to 2.706.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2023 — 2.900 2018 2.69 2.706 2016 2.96 2.734 2014 2.87 2.753 2012 2.56 2.773 2010 2.74 2.746 2007 2.89 2.529 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan fell from 1.83 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2023; the world median went from 0.43 to 0.69.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2024 — 0.975000 2023 0.34 0.690000 2022 0.68 0.565000 2021 0.72 0.550000 2020 0.86 0.680000 2019 2.03 0.625000 2018 1.95 0.480000 2017 3.31 0.630000 2016 3.15 0.865000 2015 1.74 0.790000 2014 1.84 0.760000 2013 1.36 0.645000 2012 1.56 0.630000 2011 1.38 0.535000 2010 1.27 0.560000 2009 1.56 0.780000 2008 3.77 0.595000 2007 6.88 0.660000 2006 3.78 0.445000 2005 3.24 0.570000 2004 3.02 0.535000 2003 2.32 0.530000 2002 1.83 0.510000 2001 2.39 0.490000 2000 1.83 0.430000
03In context
Jordan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Jordan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 11th | 123.65 | — | 3.6 | 17.66 |
 Saudi Arabia | 40th | 237.46 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.25 |
| Jordan | 74th | 76.95 | 4.6 | — | — |
 Iraq | =101st | 83 | 4.2 | 2.4 | — |
 Syria | 165th | 33.93 | 12.8 | 2.3 | — |
 Palestine | 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 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Jordan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Jordan is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, 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 median2
Statistics on which Jordan does better than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4562.7074.456No earlier reading
Jordan: 2.707 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 134th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49410.245.494▼ Worsened since 2015
Jordan: 10.24 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 75 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Jordan does worse than the middle country measured.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2253.3523.225▼ Worsened since 2016
Jordan: 3.352 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 45th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.20.7791.2▲ Improved since 2015
Jordan: 0.779 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 111th of 176 · derived.
FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2024 · world median 0.0790.280.079No real change since 2018
Jordan: 0.28 · world median 0.079 · FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.567; lower is better.
Position 13th of 104 · 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 end17
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.810042.8Moved since 2012
Jordan: 100 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3235,280,168223,323No real change since 2015
Jordan: 5,280,168 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08945.76.089Moved since 2015
Jordan: 45.7 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269436,22612,269Moved since 2015
Jordan: 436,226 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2798.9455.279Moved since 2015
Jordan: 8.945 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
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.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8368,0681,836Moved since 2015
Jordan: 8,068 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
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.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451659,204444,451No real change since 2015
Jordan: 659,204 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
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.
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.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-1.525-0.133Moved since 2013
Jordan: -1.525 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
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.
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
Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2007), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2007), Logistics Performance Index (last 2018) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2007). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“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
Mobility & Trade among Jordan’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is Jordan’s 4th 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 mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Jordan can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Singapore1st4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel11th3/4 keysThis page
Jordan74th2/4 keys
Positions out of 177 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 mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
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 mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
How the Mobility & Trade 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 mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 8 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
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Jordan: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/jordan/mobility