The population of
Jordan is 9.9 million, land area is 34,495 square miles. In 2017, Jordan’s
nominal GDP was $40.5 billion, nominal per capita GDP was $5,180 per year.
Labor force was 2.02 million, Poverty was 14.4% Unemployment was 12.3%.
GDP by sector was
services 66%, industry 30%, agriculture 4%. Labor force by occupation was
services 77.4%, industry 10.1% and agriculture 3.6%.
Main industries
include clothing, phosphate mining, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum
refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing and tourism.
Exports were est.
$6.521 billion in clothing, pharmaceuticals, potash, phosphates, fertilizers
and vegetables sold to Iraq, US, Saudi Arabia, India and UAE.
Imports est. $15.65
billion including crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment
and manufactured goods from Saudi Arabia, China, US, India and Italy.
Government debt was
57.5% of GDP. Revenues were $5.783 billion, Expenditures were $7,623 billion.
Foreign reserves were 13.28 billion.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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