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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Jordan

Imports (% of GDP) in Jordan in 2007 — 91.76%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 176. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 11.98 pp.

2007 91.76% +3.89 pp vs 2006
World rank 11of 176
Period maximum 98.54%1981
Period minimum 53.54%1986

Trend over time

1976–2007 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Jordan, 1976–20074060801001976198019841988199219962000200420071976: 79.78%1977: 82.91%1978: 79.83%1979: 86.74%1980: 85.3%1981: 98.54%1982: 94.28%1983: 81.34%1984: 79.55%1985: 76.26%1986: 53.54%1987: 57.71%1988: 64.68%1989: 74.4%1990: 89.61%1991: 79.87%1992: 81.41%1993: 80.15%1994: 70.47%1995: 72.86%1996: 78.18%1997: 71.49%1998: 64.26%1999: 61.16%2000: 68.5%2001: 67.15%2002: 66.62%2003: 68.33%2004: 82.43%2005: 94.2%2006: 87.87%2007: 91.76%
Change over the period: +11.98 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2007

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 91.76%
World 28.89%
Middle East & North Africa 36.02%
Western Asia computed 37.12%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 31.62%
Imports (% of GDP) — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 91.76 +3.89 pp
2006 87.87 −6.33 pp
2005 94.2 +11.77 pp
2004 82.43 +14.1 pp
2003 68.33 +1.72 pp
2002 66.62 −0.53 pp
2001 67.15 −1.35 pp
2000 68.5 +7.34 pp
1999 61.16 −3.1 pp
1998 64.26 −7.23 pp
1997 71.49 −6.69 pp
1996 78.18 +5.32 pp
1995 72.86 +2.39 pp
1994 70.47 −9.68 pp
1993 80.15 −1.26 pp
1992 81.41 +1.54 pp
1991 79.87 −9.74 pp
1990 89.61 +15.22 pp
1989 74.4 +9.72 pp
1988 64.68 +6.97 pp
1987 57.71 +4.17 pp
1986 53.54 −22.72 pp
1985 76.26 −3.29 pp
1984 79.55 −1.79 pp
1983 81.34 −12.94 pp
1982 94.28 −4.26 pp
1981 98.54 +13.24 pp
1980 85.3 −1.43 pp
1979 86.74 +6.91 pp
1978 79.83 −3.08 pp
1977 82.91 +3.13 pp
1976 79.78 —

Western Asia, 2007

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JO Jordan 91.76 PS Palestine 73.66 AE United Arab Emirates 64.41 LB Lebanon 60.83 BH Bahrain 58.11 CY Cyprus 58.02 GE Georgia 57.58 YE Yemen 43.22 OM Oman 40.25 IL Israel 40.16 AM Armenia 38.79 SY Syria 37.78 QA Qatar 35.84 SA Saudi Arabia 34.93 AZ Azerbaijan 28.51 KW Kuwait 28.32 IQ Iraq 28.19 TR Türkiye 25.84
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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