HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS

NATIONAL ECONOMY DIVISION

POLICES AND STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

UPDATED ON 04/10/2010

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 Real Sector
I. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

First Half First Half

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
GDP at Market Prices (US$ bn) 12.61 14.66 17.03 22.75 25.16 11.89 12.69
GDP at Constant Prices (US$ bn) 10.42 11.26 12.26 13.13 13.44 6.55 6.71
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) 8.1 8.0 8.8 7.6 2.3 2.77 2.5
GDP per Capita at Current Prices (US$) 2,303 2,618 2,976 3,889 4,207.4 - -
GDP Deflator 121.0 130.2 139.0 173.2 187.2 181.4 189.0
Industrial Sector Contribution to GDP
25.7 25.2 24.5 28.5 27.2 27.6 27.1
(%)*
Service Sector Contribution to GDP (%)* 70.5 70.8 71.6 67.6 68.3 68.3 68.7
Agricultural Sector Contribution to GDP
3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.2
(%)*
* Excluding tax on products

Real GDP Growth & Inflation Rate

Infaltion Rate Real GDP Growth

17.00
14.00
13.97
11.00 7.6
8.1 8.0 8.8
8.00
%

5.00 4.74 4.74

6.26 2.3
2.00 2.5*
3.49
-1.00 -0.70
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Aug-10
-4.00 * Fisrt Half

GDP Per Capita (2005-2009)

4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 II. Sectors Contribution to GDP (%)

Sectors First Half First Half

2009 (%) 2010 (%)
Manufacturing Industry 16.8 16.7
Telecommunications, Transport & Storage 14.7 15.7
Producers of Government Services 12.6 12.7
Net Taxes on Product 14.4 13.2
Real Estate Sector 10.5 10.7
Whole Sale & Retail Trade 9.1 9.4
Finance & Insurance Services 7.7 7.9
Constructions 5.2 4.7
Community, Social & Personal Services 3.7 3.7
Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 3.1 3.3
Mining & Quarrying Industry 2.3 2.4
Electricity & Water 1.9 1.7
Restaurants & Hotels 1.0 1.0
Domestic Services of Households 0.5 0.5
Producers of Private Non-Profit Services to Households 0.5 0.5
Imputed Bank Service Charge -4.0 -4.1
Total 100.0 100.0

III. Sectors Contribution to GDP Growth Rate (Percentage Points)

Sectors First Half First Half

2009 (%) 2010 (%)
Manufacturing Industry 0.348 0.269
Telecommunications, Transport & Storage 0.529 1.287
Producers of Government Services 1.008 0.455
Net Taxes on Product -0.003 -0.842
Real Estate Sector 0.328 0.502
Whole Sale & Retail Trade 0.370 0.530
Finance & Insurance Services -0.419 0.401
Constructions 0.856 -0.410
Community, Social & Personal Services 0.051 0.061
Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 0.230 0.249
Mining & Quarrying Industry -0.103 0.219
Electricity & Water -0.072 -0.107
Restaurants & Hotels 0.027 0.017
Domestic Services of Households 0.024 0.019
Producers of Private Non-Profit Services to Households 0.020 -0.001
Imputed Bank Service Charge -0.423 -0.151
Total 2.77 2.5

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
IV. Prices

Till Aug Till Aug

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Inflation (% GDP Deflator) 2.2 7.6 6.7 24.6 8.1 10.2* 4.2*
Inflation (% in CPI) 3.5 6.25 4.7 13.9 -0.7 -0.4 4.74
Food Items Inflation (%) 5.2 7.4 8.7 18.6 1.7 3.54 4.06
Producer Price Index (%) 9.5 15.8 9.1 55.7 -16.5 -6.33** -5.01**
Industrial Production Quantity
10.2 5.8 3.2 1.4 -1.7 -1.89** -4.95**
Index (%)
Wholesale Price Index (%) 6.9 6.5 8.5 19.4 0.9 5.01*** 2.42***
Agricultural Price Index (%) -0.5 15.4 28.9 16.3 -14.9 -9.5** 3.1**
Price Indices of Exports (%) 14.6 10.9 16.7 54.5 -7.3 16.2** -22.1**
Quantity Indices of Exports (%) -2.5 2.5 -6.3 -10.0 -11.9 -25.8** 51.1**
Price Indices of Imports 10.7 9.4 13.6 20.5 -10.7 -15.4** 8.8**
Quantity Indices of Imports (%) 16.2 0.6 4.1 2.6 -5.4 -7.6** -2.6**
* First Half of each year
** Until the end of Jul of each year
*** First Quarter of each year

V. Registered Companies by Economic Activity

Till Aug Till Aug
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Agriculture
Number 100 221 399 651 593 411 600
Capital (mn USD) 161.9 375.0 443.2 214.5 228.2 17.9 131.4
Industry
Number 1,125 1,427 1,277 1,335 1,438 1,027 966
Capital 124.2 249.6 263.8 158.1 216.2 195.6 109.2
Construction
Number 197 265 288 339 294 207 218
Capital 28.1 27.5 37.3 122.6 29.0 23.0 15.5
Trade
Number 3,256 3,588 3,348 3,115 2,700 1,938 1,798
Capital 488.8 200.3 206.6 150.3 111.4 76.7 63.7
Services
Number 3,003 3,137 2,650 2,624 2,724 1,866 1,857
Capital 439.4 706.9 369.4 530.8 145.6 86.4 92.4
Total
Number 7,681 8,638 7,962 8,064 7,749 5,449 5,439
Capital 1197.5 1559.3 1320.3 1176.3 730.5 399.7 412.1

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 VI. Projects Benefited from Exemptions Provided by Investment Promotion
Law

First half First half

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Agriculture
Number 52 31 19 9 18 - -
Capital (mn USD) 36.3 81.4 24.3 18.4 56.5 - -
Industry
Number 480 520 380 413 446 - -
Capital 583.5 2104.4 2488.1 1515.5 2036.7 - -
Hotels
Number 12 20 13 17 20 - -
Capital 84.6 343.2 574.7 971.8 240.1 - -
Hospitals
Number 5 5 6 10 6 - -
Capital 12.7 32.6 40.0 63.6 89.0 - -
Maritime Transport & Railways
Number 0 0 0 7 7 - -
Capital 0 0 0 121.2 99.6 - -
Other Services
Number 8 2 3 11 10 - -
Capital 342.2 28.2 10.2 42.7 50.1 - -
Total
Number 557 578 421 467 507 211 182
Capital 1059.3 2589.8 3137.3 2733.2 2572.0 677.3 1237.6

VII. Construction Activity

Till Jun Till Jun

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Residential
Building Permits (Number) 23,165 20,894 21,997 19,132 22,414 12,717 11,725
Area (Thousand M2) 9,228.4 9,459.4 9,105.1 7,373.2 9,187.8 4,759.9 4,565.4
Other Purposes
Building Permits (Number) 2,518 2,797 2,921 2,571 2,824 1,586 1,407
Area (Thousand M2) 3,003.0 3,465.3 2,961.2 2,667.7 2,610.3 1,308.5 1,451.4
Total
Building Permits (Number) 25,683 23,691 24,918 21,703 25,238 14,303 13,132
Area (Thousand M2) 12,231.4 12,924.7 12,066.3 10,040.9 11,798.1 6,068.4 6,016.8

VIII. Aqaba Port Activity

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Aug 2009 Aug 2010

Number of Passengers
Arrivals 447,772 674,300 581,263 605,805 440,831 44,836 33,284
Departures 473,950 701,111 623,299 592,036 482,783 52,258 44,814
Total of Exported &Imported
20,430.2 17,164.9 17,792.5 16,952.3 14,201.3 1,253.9 1,240.4
Goods (Thousand tons)

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
Socio-Economic Indicators

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Key Social Indicators
Population Number (Million) 5.35 5.47 5.60 5.72 5.85 5.98
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2
Population less than 15 years 37.1 37.3 37.3 37.32 37.3 -
Life Expectancy (Years) 71.5 71.5 71.7 73.0 73.0 -
Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Birth) 24.0 24.0 24.0 19.0 19.0 23.0
Illiteracy proportion 15+ year 10.3 8.9 9.3 7.9 7.7 -
Self Employed/Total Employment (%) 9.6 9.5 8.9 7.8 8.3 -
Number of Hospitals 97 98 101 103 103 104
Gender Indicators
Females in Labor Force 15+ Years (%) 13.7 15.1 15.6 14.7 17.8 14.9
Female Crude Economic Activity (%) 6.6 7.3 7.5 9.3 9.0 9.5
Female/Male Ratio for Students in Secondary
Education (%) 100.0 101.5 102.2 101.4 103.9 -
Female/Male Ratio for Students in University (%) 100.1 100.3 102.4 102.1 105.2 -

I. Unemployment Rates
Till Q3 Till Q3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009** 2010**
Unemployment Rate (%) 14.8 14.0 13.1 12.7 12.9 13.03 12.7
Female Unemployment Rate (%) 25.9 25.0 25.6 24.4 24.1 25.1 22.3
Male Unemployment Rate (%) 12.8 11.9 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.5
Net Job Creation (Thousand), of which: - 35* 70 65 70 - -
Public Sector (%) - 40.7* 31.7 41.4 38.9 - -
Private Sector (%) - 58.8* 67.3 55.7 56.8 - -
Informal Private sector (%) - - - 2.3 3.7 - -
NGO’s (%) - 0.5* 1.0 0.6 0.6 - -
* for the second half 2006.
** Average for the three quarters

II. Poverty Assessment

1997 2002/03 2006 2008

Absolute poverty line JD366 (US$516) JD392 (US$ 553) JD 556 (US$ 785) JD 680 (US$960)
Poverty incidence 21.3% 14.2% 13% 13.3%

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
III. Poverty Pockets*
Region Governorate Poverty Rates (%)
1 Wadi Araba Aqaba 69.3
2 Rwaished Mafraq 65.0
3 Mraighah Ma’an 48.4
4 Ghawr Al-Mazra'a Karak 44.1
5 Diesah Aqaba 41.0
6 Ghwar Al-Safi Karak 40.8
7 Khaldiyah Mafraq 39.4
8 Salheiah Mafraq 38.1
9 Quairah Aqaba 37.6
10 Dair Al-Kahf Mafraq 35.3
11 Badiah Shamaliyah Gharbiyah Mafraq 33.6
12 Qatraneh Karak 33.2
13 Hosha Mafraq 32.8
14 Borma Jerash 32.2
15 Bsaira Tafileh 31.4
16 ٍShoonah Shamalieh Irbid 28.6
17 Bal'ama Mafraq 28.5
18 Jafr Ma’an 25.7
19 Um Al-Jemal Mafraq 46.5
20 Azraq Zarqa 42.3
21 Shoonah Janoobiyah Balqa 40.2
22 Um Al-Qottain Mafraq 39.6
23 Al-Huseiniya Ma’an 37.0
24 Sahab Amman 28.6
25 Irhab Mafraq 27.9
26 Athroh Ma’an 27.7
27 Mafraq Mafraq 27.0
28 Al-Muaqqar Amman 26.1
29 Areed Madaba 26.0
30 Dhlail Zarqa 25.9
31 Taybeh Irbid 25.7
32 Ain Al Basha Balqa’a 25.2
* Income & Expenditures Survey for 2008

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 Public Finance
I. Public Finance
Till Jul Till Jul
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010
Total Revenues & Expenditures
Total Revenues & Grants (US$ bn) 4.3 4.8 5.6 7.2 6.39 3.71 3.93
Domestic Revenues (US$ bn) 3.6 4.5 5.1 6.18 5.92 3.56 3.64
Grants (US$ bn ) 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.01 0.47 0.15 0.29
% of GDP 5.6 2.7 2.7 4.5 1.9 - -
Total Expenditures (US$ bn) 5.00 5.52 6.48 7.67 8.52 4.62 4.33
% of GDP 39.6 35.3 36.4 33.7 33.8 - -
Current Expenditures (US$ bn) 4.11 4.40 5.29 6.32 6.48 3.59 3.74
Capital Expenditure (US$ bn) 0.89 1.12 1.19 1.35 2.04 1.03 0.59
Budget Deficit/ Surplus
Excluding Grants (US$ mn) -1,380.1 -1,056.2 -1,353.7 -1,492.2 -2,602.7 -1049.9 -693.1
Budget Deficit (Excluding Grants) % of
-10.9 -6.7 -7.6 -6.6 -10.3 - -
GDP
Including Grants (US$ mn) -673.4 -626.0 -868.6 -477.7 -2047.7 -904.8 -399.6
Budget Deficit (Including Grants) % of
-5.3 -4.0 -4.9 -2.1 -8.5 -
GDP
Public Debt
Public Debt (US $ bn) 10.58 10.39 11.58 12.08 13.64 12.9 14.7
% of GDP 84.0 66.3 65.1 53.1 54.2 51.4 53.3
Net Internal Public Debt (US$ bn), of
3.44 3.06 4.16 6.94 8.18 7.8 9.1
which:
% of GDP 27.3 19.5 23.4 30.5 32.5 31.1 33.0
Treasury Bills and Bonds (US$ bn) 2.8 3.5 4.5 6.2 8.1 7.6 8.7
Loans and Advances (US$ bn) 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3
Outstanding External Public Debt (US$
7.14 7.33 7.42 5.14 5.46 5.1 5.6
bn), of which:
% of GDP 56.7 46.8 41.7 22.6 21.7 20.3 20.3
US Dollar (%) 30.9 30.2 29.4 29.7 34.4 31.5 33.1
Japanese Yen (%) 19.4 18.0 17.6 29.8 26.0 27.6 26.0
Euro (%) 20.0 21.6 22.9 11.5 10.8 11.8 9.7
Kuwaiti Dinar (%) 12.6 13.4 14.0 20.4 18.3 19.5 19.3

Budget Deficit (Excluding Grants) Budget Deficit (Including Grants)

10.9
10.3

8.5
7.6
6.7 6.6
5.3 4.9
4
2.1

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Policies & Studies Department
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Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 External Sector
I. Balance of Payments
First Half First Half
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Net Current Account (US$ mn) -2,274.9 -1,728.5 -2,878.5 -2,041.3 -1,126.0 -415.7 -772.8
% of GDP -18.0 -11.0 -16.2 -9.0 -4.5 - -
Net Trade Balance (US$ mn) -5,023.0 -5,063.1 -6,460.7 -7,181.4 -6,283.6 -2,596.7 -3,120.5
Net Services Balance (US$ mn) -208.8 -63.3 31.1 352.5 737.0 250.6 415.5
Net Income Account (US$ mn) 336.9 453.7 684.5 697.2 612.3 278.1 211.2
Net Current Transfers (US$ mn) 2,620.1 2,944.2 2,866.7 4,090.4 3,808.3 1,652.3 1,721.0
Workers’ Remittances (US$ mn) 2,181.9 2,517.9 2,997.9 3,166.7 3,127.4 1,531.5 1,526.3

II. Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs)

First Half First Half

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
1,987.3 3,549.0 2,625.8 2,832.9 2,426.6 1081.1 905.2
(US$ mn)*

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI's)

4,000.00 25.0
22.7
3,500.00
20.0
3,000.00

2,500.00 15.8
14.8 15.0
2,000.00 12.5
FDI's to GDP Ratio (%)
1,500.00 9.6 10.0

7.1
1,000.00
5.0
500.00

0.00 0.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 First Half 2010

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
III. External Trade
Till Jul Till Jul
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010
Exports
Total Exports (US$ bn) 4.30 5.20 5.73 7.94 6.38 3.74 4.03
Percentage Change (%) 10.8 21.0 10.1 38.6 -19.8 -15.6 7.7
Domestic Exports (US$ bn), of which: 3.63 4.13 4.49 6.3 5.05 2.87 3.40
Percentage Change (%) 11.4 14.0 8.7 39.2 -19.4 -15.4 18.5
Geographic Distribution of Domestic Exports
Arab Countries (%) 42.6 42.6 43.8 41.7 51.6 53.1 52.3
European Union Countries (%) 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.0 3.2 3.9
NAFTA Countries (%) 31.0 31.3 27.8 16.8 17.3 17.5 15.6
South American Countries (%) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.14
Non-Arab Asian Countries (%) 19.1 19.5 21.3 33.3 24.9 24.9 23.9
Domestic Exports by Commodity
Clothes (%) 29.0 30.1 26.5 16.2 16.5 16.5 14.6
Potash (%) 7.6 6.2 7.1 12.3 8.9 6.4 10.0
Medical & Pharmacy Products (%) 7.7 7.2 9.4 8.0 9.3 9.5 9.0
Imports
Imports (US$ bn) 10.5 11.5 13.7 17.0 14.1 7.97 8.65
Percentage Change (%) 28.3 10.0 18.7 24.1 -17.1 -22.3 8.6
Geographic Distribution of Imports
Arab Countries (%) 33.8 35.8 33.0 33.2 32.0 30.7 32.8
European Union Countries (%) 24.7 23.6 24.3 21.1 21.0 22.3 21.2
NAFTA Countries (%) 6.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 7.5 7.6 6.1
South American Countries (%) 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3
Non-Arab Asian Countries (%) 27.3 27.9 27.7 29.1 29.6 29.6 31.0
Imports by Commodity
Crude Oil (%) 16.3 17.5 15.1 15.4 10.9 9.6 11.8
Transport Equipments and Spare parts
9.6 9.7 8.7 7.6 11.3 11.2 9.6
(%)
Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made up Articles &
6.5 6.4 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7
Related Products (%)
Trade Balance (US$ bn) -6.20 -6.30 -7.97 -9.06 -7.72 -4.23 -4.62
Economic Openness (%) 112.2 100.2 102.5 102.4 76.8 - -
Exports from QIZ
Exports from QIZ (US$ mn) 1,011.0 1,181.1 1,139.8 926.9 749.0 - -
Percentage Change (%) 9.9 16.8 -3.5 -18.7 -19.2 - -
As a Percent of Domestic Exports
27.9 28.6 25.4 14.7 14.8 - -
(%)
External Trade with USA
Exports to the United States (US$ mn) 1125.3 1302.3 1240.6 1047.6 873.2 503.0 522.3
Percentage Change (%) 10.2 15.7 -4.7 -15.5 -16.6 -15.5 3.8
Imports from the United States (US$
588.0 554.6 633.1 777.1 978.3 568.6 481.1
mn)
Percentage Change (%) 5.9 -5.7 14.2 22.7 25.9 22.2 -15.4
Trade Balance (US$ mn) 537.3 747.7 607.5 270.5 -105.1 -65.6 41.2

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National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
Monetary Sector

I. Money Supply, Deposits, Credit Facilities

Till Aug Till Aug

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Money Supply (M1) (US$ bn) 5.7 6.4 6.8 7.9 8.5 8.43 9.16
Money supply (M2) (US$ bn), of which: 17.46 19.93 22.04 25.85 28.3 27.5 30.3
Percentage Change (%) 17.0 14.1 10.6 17.3 9.3 6.3 7.3
Central Bank Foreign Assets 6.5 8.1 9.0 10.0 13.2 12.3 13.5
Central Bank Domestic Assets 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.43 2.23
Total Deposits (US$ bn) 18.53 20.61 22.58 25.57 28.67 27.7 30.7
Deposits in JD (US$ bn) 11.81 13.31 15.0 18.85 22.41 21.5 23.9
Deposits in Foreign Currencies 6.72 7.3 7.58 6.72 6.26 6.2 6.8
Credit Facilities Extended By Licensed
10.9 13.8 16.0 18.4 18.8 18.4 19.7
Banks (US$ bn)
Central Government (US$ bn) 0.054 0.051 0.06 0.053 0.059 0.052 0.073
Private Sector (Resident) (US$ bn) 10.02 12.7 14.7 16.8 17.0 16.5 18.0
Gross Official Reserves (US$ bn) 4.75 6.11 6.87 7.74 10.9 10.07 11.1
Coverage of Imports (month) 4.7 5.1 4.7 6.2 8.1 7.3 7.9*
Returned Cheques (US$ mn) 885.3 1,125.8 1,983.9 3,000.7 3,006.2 2,074.4 1,803.7
* Until July 2010

Internal Debt & Money Supply M2*

80
70
66.7
60
50
40
32.9 36.2
30
%

20 17.9
10 17.0 17.3 10.7
14.1 10.6
0 9.3 5.8
-10 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jul-10
-20 -11.2
Internal Debt M2

* Internal Public Debt available until Jul

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 Monetary Sector
II. Interest Rates Structure
Till Aug Till Aug
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Re-Discount Rate 6.5 7.5 7.0 6.25 4.75 5.25 4.25
Interest Rate on Repurchase Agreements 7.5 8.5 6.75 6.0 4.5 5.0 4.0
Overnight Deposit Window Rate 4.50 5.25 4.75 4.0 2.5 3.0 2.0
Weighted Average Interest Rates on
4.629 6.495 5.147 4.649 2.645 3.15 2.15
Interbank
Weighted Average Interest Rates on Deposits with Licensed Banks
Demand 0.47 0.87 0.94 1.01 0.67 0.67 0.45
Saving 0.83 0.99 1.1 1.04 0.84 0.86 0.80
Time 3.52 5.13 5.56 5.66 4.23 4.54 3.40
Weighted Average Interest Rates on Licensed Banks Credit Facilities
Overdrafts 9.26 9.23 9.83 9.31 9.03 9.75 9.20
Loans and Advances 8.1 8.56 8.86 9.48 9.07 9.23 8.97
Discounted Bills & Bonds 7.92 8.72 9.45 8.89 9.17 9.30 9.64

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Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
 Amman Stock Exchange

I. Amman stock Exchange

Till Aug Till Aug

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 2010
Share Price Index (SPI) 4,259.7 3,013.7 3,675 2,758.4 2,533.5 2564.5 2249.0
Traded Volume (US$ mn), of Which: 23,828.9 20,070.4 17,440.7 28,697.7 13,651.6 9,970.6 7,207.6
Percentage Change (%) 344.8 -15.8 -13.1 64.5 -52.4 N/A -27.7
Financial Sector (US$ mn) 18645.0 16342.1 12400.0 13614.3 8961.5 6,807.5 4,286.6
Services Sector (US$ mn) 1689.2 1330.7 2341.8 7658.5 2868.4 1,832.8 1,471.6
Industrial Sector (US$ mn) 3494.9 2397.6 2698.9 7424.9 1821.7 1,330.3 1,449.4*
Number of Listed Companies 201 227 245 262 272 272 275
Market Capitalization (US$ bn) 37.66 29.77 41.26 35.88 31.81 33.5 29.05
Market Capitalization / GDP (%) 326.6 233.9 289.0 216.7 149.6 167.3 133.6
Foreign Investment (%) 45.0 45.5 48.9 49.2 48.9 48.8 48.6
* August of each year.

ASE Share Price Index

4,259.70
4,500.00
3,675
3,750.00
3,013.70
2,758.40
3,000.00 2,533.50
Points

2249
2,250.00

1,500.00

750.00

0.00
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Aug-10

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National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
Jordan’s Ranking in International Competiveness Reports

Report 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Global competitiveness Report 52/125 49/131 48/134 50/133 -
Global Information Technology Report 57/122 47/127 44/134 44/133 -
World
Global Enabling Trade Report - - 51/118 37/121 39/125
Economic
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report - 46/124 53/130 54/133 -
Forum
Gender Gap Report - 104/128 104/130 113/134 -
Financial Development Report - - - 25/55 -
Institute for
Management World Competitiveness Yearbook 46/61 37/55 34/55 41/57 50/58
Development
* Figures in Red shows a decline in Jordan’s ranking.
* Figures in Green show a progress in Jordan’s ranking.

Report Indicator 2009 2010

Infrastructure 42/133 -
Macroeconomic Stability 105/133 -
Health & Primary Education 57/133 -
Global Competitiveness Report Higher Education and Training 42/133 -
Goods Market Efficiency 43/133 -
Financial Market Sophistication 52/133 -
Business Sophistication 49/133 -
Fiscal Policy 21/57 18/58
Public Finance 41/57 40/58
World Competitiveness Yearbook Management Practices 44/57 51/58
Societal Framework 38/57 55/58
Attitude & Values 39/57 43/58
Domestic & Foreign Market Access 61/121 51/125
Efficiency of Import-Export
Global Enabling Trade Report 54/121 50/125
Procedures
Availability & Use of ICTs 65/121 65/125
Networked readiness Index (NRI) 44/134 44/133
Global Information Technology
Environment Component Index 45/134 41/133
Report
Usage Component Index 45/134 51/133
Financial Sector Liberalization 20/55 -
Tax Regime 23/55 -
Banking system Stability 16/55 -
Financial Development Report Currency Stability 51/55 -
Financial Markets 13/55 -
Banking Financial Services 15/55 -
Non Banking Financial Services 23/55 -

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
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MCC Indicator Report Indicators Ranking 2009 Ranking 2010
Judicial Independence 35/133 -

Favoritism in Decisions of Government

33/133 -
Official

Intellectual Property Protection 30/133 -

Global Competitiveness
Efficiency of Legal Framework Setting
28/133 -
Report
Disputes
Ruling Justly

Business Cost of Crime & Violence 17/133 -

Organized Crime 8/133 -

Transparency of Government Policymaking 41/133 -

Reliability of Police Services 17/133 -

Business Legislation 24/57 39/58

World Competitiveness Institutional Framework 32/57 45/58
Yearbook Risk of Political Instability 24/57 23/58

Bureaucracy 32/57 37/58

Health and Primary Education 57/133 -
Higher Education & Training 42/133 -
Investing in People

Labor Market Efficiency 106/133 -

World Competitiveness 22/133 -
Report Education Expenditure

Quality of Primary Education 48/133 -

Infant Mortality 75/133 -
Life Expectancy 69/133 -
Reliance on Professional Management 78/133 -
Gender Gap Index Female's Educational Attainment 83/134 -
Goods Market Efficiency 43/133 -
Financial Market Sophistication 52/133 -
World Competitiveness Business Sophistication 49/133 -
Report Macroeconomic Stability 105/133 -
Economic Freedom

Inflation 115/133 -
Burden of Government Regulation 18/133 -
Domestic Economy 39/57 46/58
World Competitiveness
Yearbook
Public Finance 41/57 40/58
Fiscal Policy 21/57 18/58
Financial Development Financial Stability 50/55 -
Report Cost of Doing Business 48/55 -
Market Access 61/121 51/125
Global Enabling Trade
Report
Border Administration 36/121 45/125
Transport & Communications Infrastructure 52/121 52/125

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)
Jordan’s Ranking in Doing Business Report

2008 2009 2010

Ease of Doing Business Report 80/178 104/181 100/183
Starting a Business 133/178 131/178 125/183
Dealing with Licenses 71/178 74/178 92/183
Employing Workers 45/178 52/178 51/183
Registration Property 109/178 115/178 106/183
Getting Credit 84/178 123/178 127/183
Protecting Investors 107/178 113/178 119/183
Paying Taxes 19/178 22/178 26/183
Trading Across Boarders 59/178 74/178 71/183
Enforcing Contracts 128/178 128/178 124/183
Closing a Business 87/178 93/178 96/183

Policies & Studies Department

National Economy Division
Note: All Figures are in USD (Exchange Rate 1 USD=0.708 JD)