Amman, March 1 (Petra) -- The national exports recorded solid growth in 2025, supported by stronger demand for fertilizers, jewelry, pharmaceuticals and mining products, according to the monthly foreign trade report issued by the Department of Statistics.
The data showed that the value of national exports increased by 9.9 percent during 2025 to reach JD 9.624 billion, while the value of re-exports rose by 12.3 percent to JD 959 million. Accordingly, the value of total exports reached JD 10.583 billion, marking a 10.1 percent increase compared with 2024.
The improvement in export performance coincided with a 7.5 percent rise in imports, which climbed to JD 20.528 billion, pushing the trade deficit to JD 9.945 billion, up by JD 460 million compared with 2024.
The report indicated that the ratio of total exports to imports rose to 52 percent in 2025 compared with 50 percent in 2024, an increase of two percentage points. For December alone, the coverage ratio reached 65 percent compared with 47 percent in the same month of 2024, rising by 18 percentage points.
On a monthly basis, total exports in December 2025 reached JD 1.032 billion, including JD 929 million in national exports and JD 103 million in re-exports. Imports during the same month amounted to JD 1.589 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of JD 557 million.
Compared with December 2024, total exports rose by 21 percent, while national exports increased by 18 percent and re-exports surged by 56.1 percent. Imports declined by 13 percent, contributing to a 42.8 percent reduction in the monthly trade deficit.
The report showed that the increase in national exports during 2025 was concentrated in several key sectors, most notably nitrogenous and chemical fertilizers, which grew by 11.1 percent, precious jewelry by 18.5 percent, pharmaceutical preparations by 5.1 percent, raw phosphate by 13.3 percent and raw potash by 18.9 percent.
On the import side, the value of imports of precious jewelry increased by 56.4 percent, machinery and mechanical equipment and parts by 20.8 percent, electrical machinery and equipment by 4.2 percent and cereals by 8 percent, while imports of crude oil and its derivatives declined by 1.4 percent and vehicles and motorcycles fell by 2.4 percent.
In terms of trading partners, the increase in national exports was driven by higher exports to countries of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area, including Saudi Arabia, as well as to non-Arab Asian countries such as India and European Union countries including Italy.
The report also showed that imports increased mainly from Greater Arab Free Trade Area countries, including Saudi Arabia, countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement including the United States, non-Arab Asian countries such as China and European Union countries including Germany.
Exports to Syria recorded a significant increase of 358.2 percent during 2025, while national exports to the European Union rose by 39.3 percent. Imports from Iraq declined by 17.2 percent.
//Petra// RZ
