Jordan Unemployment Rate

2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | Department of Statistics

Key information about Jordan Unemployment Rate

  • Jordan Unemployment Rate increased to 21.40% in Aug 2025, from the previously reported figure of 21.30% in May 2025.
  • Jordan Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Feb 2000 to Aug 2025, with an average rate of 12.60%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 25.00% in Feb 2021 and a record low of 10.80% in May 2007.
  • The data is reported by reported by Department of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Jordan Population reached 11.73 million people in Dec 2024.


View Jordan's Unemployment Rate from Feb 2000 to Aug 2025 in the chart:

Jordan Unemployment Rate

What was Jordan's Unemployment Rate in Aug 2025?

Jordan Unemployment Rate increased to 21.40% in Aug 2025, from the previously reported figure of 21.30% in May 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.40 Aug 2025 21.30 May 2025 10.80 May 2007 25.00 Feb 2021 % quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.54 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 12.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 4.34 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 5.78 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 8.45 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 8.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.22 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (%) 3.01 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 4.56 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.90 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 2.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 3.53 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 2.90 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.91 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 5.94 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 10.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 3.80 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025

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Jordan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 418.759 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,598.449 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.2 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn) 50,623.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JOD bn) 15.753 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JOD bn) 38.316 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (JOD bn) 13.771 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Central Government Debt: Outstanding: External (JOD mn) 20,480.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Gross Domestic Debt (JOD mn) 15,921.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Current (JOD mn) 855.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Goods and Services (GS) (JOD mn) 423.900 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure: Capital (JOD mn) 109.200 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Expenditure (JOD mn) 964.200 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax: Income and Profit (IP) (JOD mn) 72.700 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue: Domestic: Tax (JOD mn) 526.300 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Revenue (JOD mn) 720.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Central Govt: Budgetary: Overall Deficit/Surplus: incl Grants (JOD mn) -326.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Central Government Debt: Outstanding (JOD mn) 32,063.100 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.575 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,199.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,381.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 97,840.894 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 738,824.090 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 26,680.161 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,581.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 573,557.745 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 272,134.444 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 264.790 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 258.637 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.254 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 523.024 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Sep 2025
Exports (JOD th) 813,642.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Re-Exports (JOD th) 66,436.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Food and Live Animals (JOD th) 136,973.025 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) 199,856.451 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) 15,889.450 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 107,905.591 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: SITC: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JOD th) 45,562.334 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Exports: Domestic: Libya (JOD th) 9,798.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Bahrain (JOD th) 4,760.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Palestine (JOD th) 13,279.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Syria (JOD th) 4,595.800 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Domestic: Lebanon (JOD th) 5,537.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Food & Live Animals (JOD th) 298,934.155 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Chemicals (JOD th) 202,065.488 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Crude Materials, Inedible excl Fuels (JOD th) 44,335.361 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods (JOD th) 236,182.768 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports: SITC: Beverages and Tobacco (JOD th) 19,941.479 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Imports (JOD th) 1,825,655.900 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Imports: Germany (JOD th) 78,778.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Saudi Arabia (JOD th) 213,389.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: China (JOD th) 410,111.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: United States of America (JOD th) 196,475.700 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Egypt (JOD th) 45,982.200 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 14.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -859.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 711.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,068.406 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -8.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -21.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,047.250 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 44,162.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 19,346.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 34.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.626 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,169.976 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Central Government: External Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign Currency: US Doll... (USD mn) 20,273.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (JOD mn) 30,286.620 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP) (JOD mn) -35,570.713 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (JOD mn) 65,857.333 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt Position (JOD mn) 29,976.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
Number of Registered Companies (Unit) 363.000 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,633.286 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 23,370.215 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 63,869.458 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,021.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,275.189 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 69,579.179 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 67,482.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 43,308.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 50,956.897 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.91 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 78.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) 24,991.520 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M2: M1 (JOD mn) 12,626.040 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023

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