Preliminary data issued by the Central Bank of Jordan indicate that total workers’ remittances to the Kingdom rose by 12.7% during the first two months of 2026, reaching $740.1 million. As for outbound remittances from the Kingdom, they increased by 11.9% to $307.5 million.
The data show that remittances from the United Arab Emirates ranked first among total remittances received by the Kingdom at 22.7%, followed by Saudi Arabia at 19.0%, then the United States at 18.3%, followed by Qatar at 9.0%. As for outbound remittances, it is shown that Egypt represents the main destination for remittances from the Kingdom, accounting for 39.0%, followed by Bangladesh at 12.6%, followed by the Philippines at 4.8%. On another note, preliminary data indicate that tourism income in March 2026 decreased by 5.4% to reach $410.0 million, mainly due to a decline in tourism income from all nationalities by 20.3%, except for Arab nationalities, which recorded an increase of 12.1%.
When comparing tourism income in March 2026 with the previous month of February, the data showed a decline in tourism income by 23.2%.
As a result, tourism income in the first quarter of 2026 decreased by 3.8% to $1.65 billion, compared with $1.72 billion for the same period in 2025. The data shows an increase in tourism income in the first quarter of 2026 from European nationalities by 20.1%, Asian 4.7%, and American 1.2%, while the data shows a decrease in tourism income from Jordanian expatriates by 10.1%, Arabs 2.2%, and other nationalities 24.0%.
The data also showed a decrease in tourism spending by Jordanians and residents abroad in the first quarter of 2026 by 6.3%, reaching $459.7 million. Accordingly, net tourism income during the first quarter of 2026 decreased by 2.8% to reach $1.19 billion.
Total workers’ remittances to the Kingdom rose by 12.7% to $740.1 million by the end of February.
