Khaberni - - Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund, stated that Jordan has managed to maintain a stable pace of growth despite the challenges and turmoil in the region, confirming that the Jordanian economy has continued to grow steadily and has seen a slight improvement in its rates, reflecting its ability to absorb external pressures and adapt to regional variables.
This was stated during a press conference held in Washington on the sidelines of the meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, regarding the economic outlook report for the Middle East region, explaining that countries in the region faced an unprecedented number of economic and geopolitical shocks, yet neighboring countries like Egypt and Jordan were able to adapt flexibly to them.
Azour emphasized that Jordan managed to face major shocks in the past few years, as a result of the geopolitical situations that directly affected the tourism sector.
He added that Jordan was able to maintain its economic stability, and in recent periods saw a slight improvement in growth levels and continuity in the recovery cycle, which was a major factor in enhancing its economic resilience.
Azour explained that any improvement in the geopolitical conditions in the region would have direct positive reflections on the Arab economies, indicating that accelerating the economic adaptation process is a key factor in enhancing these positive prospects.
- Stable Economic Growth
The International Monetary Fund, in its report, anticipated that the Jordanian economy will continue to achieve stable growth over the next two years, amid macroeconomic policies and structural reforms being implemented with support from the Fund's programs.
According to the report monitored by "Al-Mamlaka" channel and titled "Global Economic Outlook – October 2025", the real growth of the Gross Domestic Product in Jordan is expected to reach 2.7% in 2025, compared to 2.5% in 2024, and to accelerate to 2.9% in 2026.
The Fund also expects the inflation rate to be around 2.5% in the year 2025, compared to 2.3% in 2024, before declining slightly to 2.4% in 2026.
The report noted that the current account deficit will continue to gradually decrease from 5.6% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2024 to 5.2% in the year 2025, then to 5.0% in 2026, while the overall fiscal deficit is expected to decline from 2.8% in 2024 to 2.6% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026.
The data also show that the total public debt will decrease from 87% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2024 to 84.6% in 2025, and then to 82% in 2026.
These forecasts come in the context of more comprehensive expectations for the Middle East and North Africa region, which the Fund estimates will see its economy grow by 3.3% in 2025 after it was 2.1% in 2024, driven by increased capital spending in Gulf countries and improved economic activity in oil-importing countries, with inflation rates decreasing and energy prices stabilizing.
