Preliminary data from the balance of payments showed that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Kingdom of Jordan during the first half of 2025 amounted to approximately $1,050.0 million, representing 4.0% of GDP.
A press release issued by the central bank of Jordan pointed out that this amount represents a growth of 36.4% compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded $769.8 million, or 3.1% of GDP.
Arab countries accounted for 61.8% of these total inflows, led by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which accounted for approximately 35.6% of these investments. Saudi Arabia topped the list with 26.0% of the total inflows, followed by Bahrain (4.8%), and the United Arab Emirates (2.8%). Iraq topped the list of other Arab countries, accounting for 12.1% of these investments.
European countries accounted for 16.9% of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Kingdom during the first half of 2025, with 13.4% coming from European Union countries and 2.6% from the United Kingdom. The United States contributed 2.1%, while non-Arab Asian countries accounted for 2.5% of the total flows, led by India with 1.3% and China with 0.8%. Other countries combined accounted for 16.7% of total FDI inflows during the first half of 2025.
In terms of the distribution of FDI by economic activity, the “finance and insurance” activity accounted for 37.5% of FDI inflows to the Kingdom during the first half of 2025, followed by “real estate” activities (11.5%), “transportation and storage” activities (6.9%), “manufacturing” activities (6.7%), “mining and quarrying” activities (6.6%), and finally “construction and building construction” activities, which accounted for 4.1% of total inflows.
Non-Jordanian individual investments in land and real estate accounted for 12.2% of total FDI inflows to the Kingdom during the first half of 2025.
