Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan

Jordan: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips was 3.06 ratio in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.06 ratio
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
3.24 ratio
in 2014
All-time low
0.9181 ratio
in 1997
Years of data
27
1995–2022

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan, 1995–2022

11.522.531995200820221995: 0.953 ratio1996: 0.969 ratio1997: 0.918 ratio1998: 1.3 ratio1999: 1.1 ratio2000: 0.972 ratio2001: 0.953 ratio2002: 1.9 ratio2003: 1.9 ratio2004: 2 ratio2005: 2 ratio2006: 1.5 ratio2007: 1.6 ratio2008: 1.9 ratio2009: 1.8 ratio2010: 1.6 ratio2011: 2.1 ratio2012: 2.7 ratio2013: 2.6 ratio2014: 3.2 ratio2016: 2.4 ratio2017: 2.4 ratio2018: 2.8 ratio2019: 2.9 ratio2020: 2.6 ratio2021: 2.4 ratio2022: 3.1 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

In 2022, ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan stood at 3.06 ratio.

The figure is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan peaked at 3.24 ratio in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9181 ratio, in 1997.

That places Jordan 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan, 1995 to 2022.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.953 ratio —
1996 0.9693 ratio +1.7%
1997 0.9181 ratio -5.3%
1998 1.32 ratio +43.3%
1999 1.15 ratio -12.8%
2000 0.9723 ratio -15.2%
2001 0.9527 ratio -2.0%
2002 1.87 ratio +96.1%
2003 1.91 ratio +2.5%
2004 2.01 ratio +4.9%
2005 1.96 ratio -2.4%
2006 1.51 ratio -23.1%
2007 1.64 ratio +8.7%
2008 1.89 ratio +15.4%
2009 1.84 ratio -2.4%
2010 1.55 ratio -15.8%
2011 2.05 ratio +32.0%
2012 2.66 ratio +29.5%
2013 2.63 ratio -0.8%
2014 3.24 ratio +23.2%
2016 2.36 ratio -27.2%
2017 2.41 ratio +2.3%
2018 2.76 ratio +14.5%
2019 2.92 ratio +5.6%
2020 2.63 ratio -10.0%
2021 2.38 ratio -9.5%
2022 3.06 ratio +28.5%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 3.06 ratio is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 ratio, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 3.06 ratio is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.74 ratio, 1.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 ratio 0.9181 ratio 1.32 ratio 5
2000s 1.66 ratio 0.9527 ratio 2.01 ratio 10
2010s 2.51 ratio 1.55 ratio 3.24 ratio 9
2020s 2.69 ratio 2.38 ratio 3.06 ratio 3

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 22 France 3.54 ratio compare
  2. 23 Georgia 3.48 ratio compare
  3. 24 Iceland 3.19 ratio compare
  4. 26 Mexico 2.39 ratio compare
  5. 27 Denmark 2.35 ratio compare
  6. 28 Cambodia 2.35 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan?
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips in Jordan was 3.06 ratio in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 3.24 ratio in 2014.
What is the lowest ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9181 ratio in 1997.
How does Jordan rank for ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips?
Jordan ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
107 places, 2,238 data points, 1995–2024
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Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).