October 2011
Jordan
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  6 047 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  27 574 Merchandise  95 76
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  34 507 excluding intra-EU trade 71 54
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 1 311 Commercial services 65 70
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  4 950 excluding intra-EU trade 43 49
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   116.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   133 6 2 3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   106 1 -3 8
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   112 2 -8 7
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 11 April 2000 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.077
Trade Policy Review 10, 12 November 2008 Import duties collected (%, 2008-2009)
GPA accession  Observer in total tax revenue 9.8
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 2.2
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   10
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 6 - 2
All goods   16.3   10.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   23.6   18.2 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   15.2   8.8 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   1
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.2   0.2 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   64.8 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   44.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   110 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  7 028 10 -20 10
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  15 402 8 -16 8
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.05 Share in world total imports  0.10
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   16.2 Agricultural products 17.4
Fuels and mining products   8.2 Fuels and mining products 24.2
Manufactures   72.6 Manufactures 55.8
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Iraq   16.0 1. European Union (27)   19.9
2. United States   13.2 2. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   19.8
3. India   11.1 3. China   10.8
4. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   9.4 4. United States   5.6
5. United Arab Emirates   4.2 5. Egypt   4.5
    Unspecified destinations     8.7       Unspecified origins     0.2
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  4 782   16 -4 14
Commercial services imports (million US$)  4 164   11 -6 13
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.13   Share in world total imports 0.12
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   17.8   Transportation 50.9
Travel   71.4   Travel 34.4
Other commercial services   10.8   Other commercial services 14.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  23   40   63 ... ... ...  6 824