Foreign liabilities in Jordan
Jordan: Foreign liabilities was 76.03 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Foreign liabilities in Jordan, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 76.03 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Jordan peaked at 76.03 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.68 billion current US$, in 1995.
Jordan ranks 74th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign liabilities in Jordan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.68 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11.34 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 11.72 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.62 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 13.47 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 16.36 billion current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 17.42 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 18.48 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 19.90 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 24.63 billion current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 34.37 billion current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2006 | 32.62 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 40.57 billion current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 38.66 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 38.64 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.39 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 44.23 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 46.96 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 54.59 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 58.26 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 61.23 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 63.99 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 67.79 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 70.44 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 71.68 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 76.03 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 76.03 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.55 billion current US$, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 76.03 billion current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139.79 billion current US$, 54% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign liabilities in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +39.5% | 24.63 billion current US$ | 34.37 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.96 billion current US$ | 10.68 billion current US$ | 13.47 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.16 billion current US$ | 16.36 billion current US$ | 40.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.15 billion current US$ | 42.39 billion current US$ | 71.68 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.03 billion current US$ | 76.03 billion current US$ | 76.03 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign liabilities in Jordan?
- Foreign liabilities in Jordan was 76.03 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.03 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.68 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Jordan rank for foreign liabilities?
- Jordan ranks 74th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).