Jordan: Net secondary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Jordan's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) rose 8.9% on 2023 (from US$5.35 billion to US$5.83 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 18.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 94.6% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.7% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$96.07 million a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Jordan had the 2nd highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Jordan in the 2024 ranking

• Ethiopia — 1st of 29: US$8.35 billion
• Nicaragua — 3rd of 29: US$5.11 billion
• Haiti — 4th of 29: US$3.77 billion
• Zimbabwe — 5th of 29: US$3.44 billion

What this measures

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.

All 53 values

Net secondary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2.18 billion (2020)
• Algeria — US$2.19 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — −US$2.55 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — US$9.3 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$41.17 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$321.5 million (2025)
• Israel — US$4.22 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — −US$16.96 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$5.98 billion (2023)
• Libya — −US$4.79 billion (2023)
• Malta

More economic policy & debt data for Jordan

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$26.56 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$16.32 billion (2025)
• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$2.12 billion (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$225.31 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$395.02 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom (current US$) — US$34.75 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.28 billion (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) — US$1.25 billion (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Jordan's net secondary income (current US$, BoP)?

US$5.83 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 2,655% from US$211.68 million in 1972 (6.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7.27 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$211.68 million in 1972.

How does Jordan rank?

2nd highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net secondary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Jordan?

In 2024, Jordan's net secondary income (current US$, BoP) rose 8.9% on 2023 (from US$5.35 billion to US$5.83 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 18.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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