The Jordanian economy has had a strong start to 2026 with a surprising economic growth rate of 2.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared to 2.7 per cent in the same time last year; this rapid pace of recovery demonstrates that the country is now benefiting from both an increase in population and the regional economies recovering from their own downturns caused by the ongoing wars and violent global tensions. The available data from the past quarter indicates that there is not only a continuation of the momentum from 2020-21 but also that Jordan’s economy is benefiting from improvements in many different sectors.
One of the main components for growth has been the sheer number of sectors experiencing positive growth in Q1 of 2026; the most notable was that each and every one of the major sectors of Jordan‘s economy increased during this quarter: the agriculture sector rose 6.8 per cent and the manufacturing sector increased by 5.3 per cent, followed by mining/quarrying (+4.7 per cent) and electricity production (+4.3 per cent). This sectoral broad-based rebound is the reason for the all-round positive performance.
The manufacturing sector was also the leading contributor to GDP, contributing 0.86 percentage points to the total, which shows the continued importance of the industrial base of Jordan as part of Jordan’s overall economy. Resilience in manufacturing is important, as regional instability and conflict continue to impede growth, but without a productive sector continuing its forward momentum, you’ll likely see stagnation rather than expansion in the near future.
According to various reports, the World Bank projects that by 2028, Jordan’s economy will be able to achieve a total gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3%. The above-mentioned projection anticipates a number of expected beneficial structural changes in the near future, which will allow Jordan to improve its ability to export products and ultimately improve economic stability throughout the country. Following this anticipated growth and development, the World Bank forecasts that the totality of all Jordan’s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase at average rates of approximately 2.7% in 2026 and 2.9% by the end of 2027. Another way to illustrate the performance of the overall economy of Jordan can be through examining the overall GDP of Jordan during Q2 of 2026 and comparing it to the anticipated overall increase (increase from Q1 of 2026) in Jordan’s GDP expected for the year 2027 (January 2027).
While these numbers reflect improvement on paper, there is something happening to show this improvement is not just in terms of numbers. The reason for this is because both the economic and monetary-related policies that have been put into practice by the Jordanian government in order to stimulate productive sectors have also provided a way for new jobs to be created.
The message from these statistics is clear: even throughout all of the chaos in the region, the Jordanian economy has proved to be able to continue delivering growth and, most importantly, to be able to keep that growth going.
