Khaberni - Jordan's oil bill, in the first quarter of the current year, saw a decrease of 6.4%, according to foreign trade data issued by the Department of Statistics.
The report indicated a decline in the value of the kingdom's imports of crude oil, its derivatives, and mineral oils in the first quarter of the current year, reaching 770 million Jordanian dinars, compared to 721 million Jordanian dinars for the same quarter of the previous year.
A report from the Department of Statistics indicated an increase in national exports by 11.7%, and re-exports by 10.4%, leading to an overall export increase of 11.6% compared to the same period in 2024.
The monthly report on foreign trade in Jordan clarified that this growth coincided with an increase in imports by 6.6%, thereby increasing the trade deficit by 2.2% during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
The total value of exports during this period reached 2.306 billion Jordanian dinars, with national exports accounting for 2.093 billion Jordanian dinars, and re-exports 213 million Jordanian dinars, while the value of imports amounted to 4.679 billion Jordanian dinars during the same period.
Accordingly, the trade deficit (which represents the difference between the total value of exports and the value of imports) reached 2.373 billion Jordanian dinars during the first quarter of 2025, compared with 2.323 billion Jordanian dinars in the corresponding period of 2024.
