National Exports Grow by 10.6% During First Third of the Year - Jordan News

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National Exports Grow by 10.6% During First Third of the Year Jordan's national exports grew by 10.6% during the first third of 2025, reaching a total value of JD 2.752 billion, compared to JD 2.488 billion for the same period last year. اضافة اعلان According to the monthly foreign trade report issued by the Department of Statistics on Sunday, re-exports also rose by 10% in the first third of this year, amounting to JD 268 million compared to JD 260 million during the same period last year. Overall exports (including national exports and re-exports) increased by 10.6%, reaching JD 3.038 billion, up from JD 2.748 billion in the same period of 2024. Jordan's imports during the same period reached JD 6.554 billion, compared to JD 5.818 billion last year, marking a 12.7% increase. As a result, the trade balance deficit (the difference between total exports and imports) widened to JD 3.516 billion in the first third of this year, compared to JD 3.07 billion in the same period of 2024—an increase of 14.5%. The report also indicated that the export-to-import coverage ratio stood at 46% during the first third of this year, down from 47% during the same period last year, reflecting a one-percentage-point decline. On a monthly basis, total exports in April amounted to JD 732 million—of which JD 659 million were national exports and JD 73 million were re-exports. Imports for the same month totaled JD 1.875 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of JD 1.143 billion for April alone. According to the report, this represents a 7.5% increase in total exports compared to April of last year, with national exports up 7.2%, re-exports up 10.6%, and imports up 31.3%, leading to a 53% rise in the trade deficit.
The coverage ratio for April stood at 39%, compared to 48% in April 2024—a decline of 9 percentage points.