CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Capital : Amman

Area : 92,300 km²

Population : 6,053,193 (July 2007)

Density : 65.5 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 2.412% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 33% - 15-64 years : 63% - 65 years and over : 4%

Life expectancy at birth : 78.55 years

Labour force : 1.56 million

Gross Domestic Product : US$28.18 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 5.7% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 3.7% - industry : 10.5% - services : 85.8%

GDP – per capita : US$4,700 (2007)

Budget : revenues : US$4.999 billion - expenditures : US$6.449 billion (2007)

Industries : clothing, phosphate mining, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism

Industrial production growth rate : 7.7% (2007)

Land use : arable land : 3.32% -  permanent crops : 1.18% - other : 95.5%

Agricultural products : citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, sheep, stone fruits, strawberries, dairy products

Exports : US$6.037 billion (2007)

Exports – commodities : clothing, pharmaceuticals, potash, phosphates, fertilisers, vegetables, manufactures

Exports – partners : US (25.2%), Iraq (16.9%), India (8%), Saudi Arabia (5.8%), Syria (4.7%) (2006)

Imports : US$11.08 billion (2007)

Imports – commodities : crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods

Imports – partners : Saudi Arabia (23.2%), Germany (8.3%), China (8%) (2006)

Current account balance : US$ -1.69 billion (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold : US$8.595 billion (31 December 2007)

External debt : US$7.483 billion (31 December 2007)