2006a | 2007a | 2008b | 2009b | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 14,638 | 17,006 | 20,686 | 21,046 | 22,804 | 25,214 | 27,480 |
Nominal GDP (JD m) | 10,378 | 12,057 | 14,666 | 14,922 | 16,168 | 17,877 | 19,483 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8a | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 6.3b | 5.2b | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Government consumption | 5.5b | 6.7b | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Gross fixed investment | 11.0b | 9.0b | 7.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 10.5b | 9.0b | 7.2 | -2.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
Imports of goods & services | 8.2b | 7.5b | 5.5 | -2.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | 12.6 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Industry | 8.9 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Services | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1a | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 4,561b | 4,859b | 5,084 | 5,148 | 5,241 | 5,415 | 5,647 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7a | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Budget revenued | 30.5 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 27.1 | 26.1 | 25.5 |
Budget expenditure | 37.5 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 40.4 | 35.5 | 34.8 | 33.5 |
Budget balanced | -7.0 | -7.9 | -9.6 | -12.3 | -8.4 | -8.7 | -8.0 |
Net public debt | 69.6 | 67.5 | 58.3a | 64.7 | 62.4 | 63.4 | 64.6 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate JD:US$ (end-period) | 0.709 | 0.709 | 0.709a | 0.709a | 0.709 | 0.709 | 0.709 |
Exchange rate JD:€ (end-period) | 0.936 | 1.035 | 0.986a | 1.016a | 0.950 | 0.851 | 0.844 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 7.5 | 5.7 | 9.4a | 2.7a | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
Producer prices (av; %) | 15.8 | 9.1 | 55.8 | -16.4 | -4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 12.4 | 5.8 | 15.3a | 8.4a | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 14.1 | 10.6 | 17.3a | 9.3a | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.0a | 9.3a | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
Foreign payments (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -5,035 | -6,442 | -7,126a | -6,152a | -5,622 | -5,898 | -6,182 |
Goods: exports fob | 5,204 | 5,732 | 7,937a | 6,366a | 7,333 | 7,920 | 8,616 |
Goods: imports fob | -10,260 | -12,183 | -15,102a | -12,498a | -12,970 | -13,826 | -14,807 |
Services balance | -63 | 31 | 352a | 747a | 1,035 | 1,259 | 1,531 |
Income balance | 453 | 683 | 696a | 612a | 309 | 528 | 823 |
Current transfers balance | 2,940 | 2,863 | 3,939a | 3,523a | 3,303 | 3,383 | 3,453 |
Current-account balance | -1,705 | -2,865 | -2,141a | -1,270a | -975 | -729 | -375 |
Total international reserves | 6,979 | 7,929 | 8,918a | 12,140a | 12,645 | 12,817 | 13,257 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 8,055 | 8,368 | 6,550 | 6,766 | 6,272 | 6,717 | 7,186 |
Debt service paid | 690 | 770 | 2,715 | 653 | 749 | 775 | 796 |
Principal repayments | 441 | 486 | 4,111 | 469 | 582 | 598 | 605 |
Interest | 249 | 284 | 285 | 184 | 187 | 196 | 211 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Excludes grants. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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