Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Jordan

Trade balance in Jordan in 2007 — -6,420,592,384 US$. Ranked 156 in the world out of 176. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 693%.

2007 -6.42B US$ −25.42% vs 2006
World rank 156of 176
Period maximum -774M US$1989
Period minimum -6.42B US$2007

Trend over time

1976–2007 · US$

Trade balance — Jordan, 1976–2007-8B-6B-4B-2B01976198019841988199219962000200420071976: -809,680,014 US$1977: -1,043,833,728 US$1978: -1,206,707,566 US$1979: -1,701,444,730 US$1980: -1,756,146,681 US$1981: -2,406,841,932 US$1982: -2,512,113,750 US$1983: -2,240,834,639 US$1984: -2,010,065,936 US$1985: -1,827,557,808 US$1986: -1,615,585,514 US$1987: -1,664,898,850 US$1988: -1,332,916,546 US$1989: -774,484,141 US$1990: -1,238,790,319 US$1991: -976,697,324 US$1992: -1,655,884,369 US$1993: -1,671,546,985 US$1994: -1,410,131,673 US$1995: -1,422,231,735 US$1996: -1,752,750,212 US$1997: -1,611,613,399 US$1998: -1,539,901,410 US$1999: -1,454,664,880 US$2000: -2,256,840,621 US$2001: -2,245,469,920 US$2002: -1,839,492,243 US$2003: -2,137,235,543 US$2004: -3,451,198,872 US$2005: -5,224,400,564 US$2006: -5,119,181,946 US$2007: -6,420,592,384 US$
Change over the period: −5.61B (−692.98%)

Comparison, 2007

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

Jordan -6.42B US$
World computed 359B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 267B US$
Western Asia computed 175B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed -103B US$
Trade balance — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2007 -6.42B −1.3B −25.42%
2006 -5.12B +105M +2.01%
2005 -5.22B −1.77B −51.38%
2004 -3.45B −1.31B −61.48%
2003 -2.14B −298M −16.19%
2002 -1.84B +406M +18.08%
2001 -2.25B +11.37M +0.5%
2000 -2.26B −802M −55.15%
1999 -1.45B +85.24M +5.54%
1998 -1.54B +71.71M +4.45%
1997 -1.61B +141M +8.05%
1996 -1.75B −331M −23.24%
1995 -1.42B −12.1M −0.86%
1994 -1.41B +261M +15.64%
1993 -1.67B −15.66M −0.95%
1992 -1.66B −679M −69.54%
1991 -977M +262M +21.16%
1990 -1.24B −464M −59.95%
1989 -774M +558M +41.9%
1988 -1.33B +332M +19.94%
1987 -1.66B −49.31M −3.05%
1986 -1.62B +212M +11.6%
1985 -1.83B +183M +9.08%
1984 -2.01B +231M +10.3%
1983 -2.24B +271M +10.8%
1982 -2.51B −105M −4.37%
1981 -2.41B −651M −37.05%
1980 -1.76B −54.7M −3.22%
1979 -1.7B −495M −41%
1978 -1.21B −163M −15.6%
1977 -1.04B −234M −28.92%
1976 -810M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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