Amman, April 7 (Petra) -- Jordan's industrial sector posted strong growth in 2025, expanding 5.1 percent in the fourth quarter and contributing about 40 percent of the Kingdom's total annual economic growth.
According to statistical data from the Jordan Chamber of Industry, the sector's direct contribution to the national economy reached 24.2 percent of gross domestic product, underscoring its growing weight in the economic structure and its central role in driving growth.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the chamber said the industrial sector continues to cement its position as a key engine of economic growth in the Kingdom, noting that recent performance indicators reflect the sector's strength, resilience, and capacity to sustain growth, while reinforcing expectations of continued positive momentum in the period ahead.
It said the performance was driven primarily by exceptional growth in manufacturing industries, which expanded 5.1 percent, the highest level recorded in nearly two decades, excluding 2023, when growth was driven by an unprecedented rise in industrial exports. The chamber said this points to a clear qualitative shift in the industrial sector and stronger productive and competitive capabilities.
Other components of the industrial sector also maintained positive performance, with mining industries growing 3.2 percent, electricity rising 4.9 percent, and water increasing 4.3 percent, reflecting the strength of linkages and integration across industrial activities and their role in boosting the sector's contribution to GDP.
The chamber said it is working, in coordination with official entities, to implement a series of targeted initiatives aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the industrial sector, expanding its export base, supporting the entry of industrial products into new markets, and increasing employment opportunities for Jordanians, in line with the objectives of the Economic Modernization Vision.
It stressed that this strong performance, particularly in manufacturing, is not a short-term development, but the result of cumulative efforts and long-standing expertise in developing national industry, adding that the sector has the fundamentals needed to achieve further gains in the coming period.
It said the progress made represents a launch point toward broader prospects, given promising opportunities for Jordanian industries to strengthen their presence locally, regionally, and internationally, and to increase their contribution to economic growth and job creation, in line with the pillars of the Economic Modernization Vision.
//Petra// AO
