Jordan's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) was US$3.34 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 157.23% from US$1.3 billion in 2014 (9.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.34 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.26 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.3 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$3.34 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$2.8 million | 1972 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.5 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Jordan's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 46.2% on 2023 (from US$2.28 billion to US$3.34 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 23.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 98.5% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.6% in 1989. 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$179.38 million a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 4th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | US$3.34 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$7.99 trillion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$1.03 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Jordan in the 2024 ranking
- Malta — 1st of 29: US$44.16 billion
- Mauritius — 2nd of 29: US$11.15 billion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 3rd of 29: US$4.66 billion
- Guinea — 5th of 29: US$2.41 billion
- Tanzania — 6th of 29: US$2.2 billion
- Papua New Guinea — 7th of 29: US$2 billion
What this measures
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 53 values
| Year | Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,335,661,972 |
| 2023 | 2,281,126,761 |
| 2022 | 1,579,718,310 |
| 2021 | 1,001,267,606 |
| 2020 | 1,037,788,732 |
| 2019 | 1,262,802,817 |
| 2018 | 1,237,690,141 |
| 2017 | 1,074,225,352 |
| 2016 | 1,066,338,028 |
| 2015 | 1,168,943,662 |
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$51.17 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$5.02 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$9.45 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$158.38 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$19.45 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$3.52 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$34.13 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$6.76 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$937.14 million (2023)
- Libya — US$1.85 billion (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Jordan
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$1.25 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Jordan's primary income payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$3.34 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 119,031% from US$2.8 million in 1972 (14.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.34 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$2.8 million in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank?
- 4th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in primary income payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Jordan?
- In 2024, Jordan's primary income payments (BoP, current US$) rose 46.2% on 2023 (from US$2.28 billion to US$3.34 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 23.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.FCTY.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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