Amman, Dec. 30 (Petra) -Foreign direct investment inflows to Jordan reached about USD 1.525 billion during the first three quarters of 2025, compared with USD 1.194 billion in the same period of 2024, recording growth of 27.7%, preliminary balance of payments data showed.

Arab countries accounted for 62.0% of total inflows, led by Gulf Cooperation Council states at 29.4%. Saudi Arabia ranked first with 18.8%, followed by Kuwait at 4.1% and the United Arab Emirates at 3.7%. Among other Arab countries, Iraq ranked first with 11.5%.

European countries represented 13.6% of overall inflows, including 9.4% from European Union member states and 2.9% from the United Kingdom.

The data also revealed United States contributed 3.1% of total inflows, while non-Arab Asian countries accounted for 2.3%, led by India at 1.5%, while China stood at at 0.3%.

By economic activity during the first three quarters of 2025, financial and insurance activities accounted for 34.4% of inflows, followed by manufacturing at 10.7%.

Transport and storage and real estate activities each recorded 7.4%, while mining and quarrying industries accounted for 7.3%.

According to the statistics, investments by non-Jordanians in land and real estate reached USD 202.8 million, representing 13.3% of total foreign direct investment inflows during the period.

//Petra// NQ