Country
Jordan JOR
CBJ
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.2
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.6
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical44.4
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth40.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity36.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance49.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Jordan sovereign credibility, in brief
Jordan scores 55.4 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 6 of 10 in Middle East, the 50th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.4 points over the past seven days. CPI 2.7% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (55/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 6/10 in Middle East · 50th percentile
Region avg 53.1 · best 61.1 · worst 17.4
Ranked either side
- Saudi Arabia 59.0
- Kuwait 57.5
- Israel 55.3
- Bahrain 54.9
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +11.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -6.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 115.9 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -5.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 3.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 821.6K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 0.0% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 7.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 7.8 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 99.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 16.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 16.8% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 90.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $5,348 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 93.6% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 40.8% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.