Major
Economic
Indicators
|
|
*2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
1- Population |
|
|
Population
(in thousands) |
5,476 |
5,327 |
5,182 |
5,039 |
4,900 |
|
Population
growth (%) |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
2- Output and Prices |
|
|
GDP at Current Market Prices
(JD million) |
6,991 |
6,653 |
6,311 |
5,989 |
5,767 |
|
GDP at
Current Market Prices (USD $ million) |
9,860 |
9,384 |
8,901 |
8,447 |
8,134 |
|
Growth of
Real GDP (%) |
3.2 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
|
Growth of
Nominal GDP (%) |
4.1 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
|
Per Capita
GDP (JD) |
1,277 |
1,249 |
1,218 |
1,189 |
1,177 |
|
Per Capita GDP (JD) |
|
1,745 |
1,704 |
1,679 |
1,659 |
|
Cost of
Living Index |
110.7 |
108.2 |
106.3 |
104.4 |
103.7 |
|
Industrial
Production Index (1994=100) |
1370 |
145.9 |
131.8 |
119.8 |
115.3 |
|
|
|
3- External
Trade |
JD Million |
|
Merchandise Exports |
2,127.0 |
1,963.9 |
1,626.7 |
1,346.6 |
1,298.7 |
|
Growth of
Merchandise Exports (%) |
8.3 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
|
Exports of
Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) (Million JD’s) |
415.1 |
270.7 |
106.6 |
17.8 |
1.7 |
|
Merchandise Imports |
3,955.6 |
3,559.0 |
3,456.7 |
3,259.4 |
2,635.2 |
|
Growth of
Merchandise Imports (%) |
11.1 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
23.7 |
-2.9 |
|
Trade
Balance |
-1,829 |
-1,595 |
-1,827 |
-1,913 |
-1,336 |
|
Price
Index of Exports (1994=100) |
115.5 |
107.6 |
107.2 |
105.8 |
110.7 |
|
Price
Index of Imports (1994=100) |
132.3 |
125.8 |
122.5 |
119.7 |
116.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4- Monetary
Sector |
JD Million |
|
Money
Supply (M2) |
9,466 |
8,419 |
7,866 |
7,435 |
6,748 |
|
Growth
Rate of Money Supply (M2) (%) |
12.4 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
11.9 |
|
US $ Per
JD |
1.41 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
|
Foreign
Exchange Reserves |
4,740 |
3,495 |
2,578 |
2,763 |
1,991 |
|
Foreign
Exchange Reserves (In months of Imports) |
11.6 |
9.6 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5- Public Finance |
JD Million |
|
Total
Revenue and Grants |
2,381.2 |
2,029.5 |
1,968.0 |
1,850.3 |
1,815.9 |
|
Total
Expenditure |
2,542.6 |
2,289.1 |
2,192.3 |
2,054.1 |
2,039.5 |
|
Overall
Deficit: (commitment bases) |
-161.4 |
-259.6 |
-224.3 |
-203.8 |
-223.6 |
|
External
Debt Service (Cash Bases) |
749.1 |
412.4 |
401.7 |
376.4 |
353.9 |
|
|
|
6- Investment |
|
|
Number of
Registered Companies |
5,013 |
4,171 |
4,943 |
4,351 |
3,751 |
|
Capital of Registered
Companies (Million JD’s) |
103.2 |
128.4 |
193.5 |
145.5 |
138.6 |
|
Value
Trade in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) (Million JD’s) |
1,855.2 |
950.3 |
668.7 |
334.7 |
389.5 |
|
ASE
General Weighted Price Index |
261.5 |
170.0 |
172.7 |
133.1 |
1674.4 |
|
Area
Licensees for Building (Million m2) |
8.1 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
|
*Preliminary
Source: Ministry of Industry
and Trade, Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Jordan,
Department of Statistics |
Jordan First II Political & Socio-Economic Development
II
Competitiveness of Jordan II
Engines of Growth II Privatization
II
Main Economic Indicators II Enhance Productivity Program
(EPP) II
Economic Consultative Council (ECC)
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