Growth of Foreign Direct Investment in Jordan by 25.1% in 2025 to reach 2.02 billion dollars

SadaNews - The preliminary data for the balance of payments revealed that the inflows of foreign direct investment into Jordan during the year 2025 amounted to approximately 2,024.8 million dollars, compared to 1,618.8 million dollars in 2024, achieving a growth rate of 25.1%.

This is the highest level recorded for these inflows since 2017, reflecting a positive indicator of investor confidence in the Jordanian economy, the robustness of economic policies, and the attractiveness of the investment environment in the Kingdom.

Investments from Arab countries amounted to 1,241.7 million dollars, accounting for 61.3% of the total inflows. The Gulf Cooperation Council countries ranked first with 30.8% of the total recorded investment inflows, led by Saudi Arabia with 16.1%, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 5.3%, and Kuwait with 4.9%. As for other Arab countries, Iraq took the lead with 9.7%, followed by Egypt and Libya, each approximately at 6%.

Moreover, the inflows of investment from European countries reached 276.7 million dollars, representing 13.7% of the total foreign direct investment inflows, of which 9.6% came from EU countries and 2.8% from the United States.

Meanwhile, non-Arab Asian countries accounted for 4.8% of the total inflows, with a value of 97.2 million dollars, led by India at 1.6% and China at 1%.

Additionally, the United States contributed 3.3% with a value of 67 million dollars.

In terms of the distribution of foreign direct investment by economic activity during 2025, "Financial and Insurance Activities" accounted for 27.6% of the total inflows, followed by "Manufacturing Activities" at 11.6%, then "Real Estate Activities" at 8.8%, "Mining and Quarrying" at 7.5%, and finally "Information and Communication Activities" at 6.1% of the total inflows.

Furthermore, non-Jordanian individuals' investments in land and real estate amounted to 296.9 million dollars, representing a contribution of 14.7% of the total foreign direct investment inflows to the Kingdom during 2025.