Amman, March 28 (Petra) – National exports rose by 11.2% in January, compared to the same month in 2025, while re-exports dropped by 11.9%, the Department of Statistics (DoS) said on Saturday in its monthly report on Jordan's foreign trade.
Consequently, the total value of exports, including domestic exports and re-exports, increased by 5.3 percent in January, while imports decreased by 9.8 percent, compared to January, 2025, the report said.
That led to a significant decrease in the trade deficit, reaching 25.7 percent. The ratio of total exports to imports reached 60 percent in January, compared to 51 percent in the same month of 2025, an increase of 9 percentage points, according to the figures.
Total exports in January were at JD899 million, of which JD706 million in domestic exports and JD193 million re-exports, while the value of imports reached JD1.503 billion, the figures showed.
Consequently, the trade deficit (the difference between the total value of exports and the value of imports) reached JD604 million, a drop of JD209 million, compared to January 2025.
Regarding the composition of goods exported in January, 2026, the increase in national exports was concentrated in the sectors of clothing and accessories, nitrogenous or chemical fertilizers, jewelry and precious metals, raw phosphate, and raw potash.
The decrease in imports resulted from a decline in imports of crude oil and its derivatives, machinery and mechanical appliances, and vehicles, cars, and bicycles, compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the report.
As for trading partners in January 2026, the rise in national exports was primarily due to increased exports to countries within the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including the United States, as well as to non-Arab Asian countries, including India, and to countries within the European Union, including the Netherlands.
The decline in imports resulted from reduced imports from countries within the Greater Arab Free Trade Area, including Saudi Arabia, and from countries within the North American Free Trade Agreement, including the United States, as well as from non-Arab Asian countries, including China, and European Union countries, such as Germany, the report said.
//Petra//SS
