Khaberni - The total volume of foreign aid consisting of grants and concessional loans committed to Jordan within one year was $5.22 billion, according to government data from the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation regarding its work in its first year.
According to the data, which was tracked by "Khaberni," the ministry recorded, for the period from September 2024 to September 2025, aid distributed as $1.32 billion in grants and $3.36 billion in concessional loans, in addition to $540 million to fund Jordan’s response plan to the Syrian crisis.
In terms of strategic partnerships, the ministry concluded major financing and cooperation agreements, notably a partnership program with the European Union for 2025–2027 valued at 640 million euros in grants and one billion euros in loans, in addition to 1.4 billion euros in investments.
Additionally, a financing program with the Arab Fund valued at $690 million for the years (2025–2029), was included along with extensive cooperation agreements with the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank to enhance financing for national projects and development priorities.
In the field of development planning, the ministry led the process of updating and reviewing the implementation program of the economic modernization vision and embarked on preparing the second implementation program (2026–2029) through 17 sectoral sessions with the participation of 22 ministries and government institutions to outline new priorities and projects.
In the field of economic reforms, 81% of the reform matrix was completed (403 reforms across 12 axes, supporting 28 government entities implementing the reforms, a 17% advancement in the government’s digital program, and a 35% completion rate of the climate investment program’s indicators.
In the file of partnership with the private sector, the period witnessed the registration and qualification of 6 new partnership system projects, including the development of King Abdullah II road, a 580-megawatt power station, a 450-megawatt energy storage project near Mujib Dam, a rapid bus transit project between Amman and Zarqa, the development of Jaber border center, and the construction of 17 public schools.
On the community level, the ministry supported local development and entrepreneurship programs by financing 200 productive projects for retired military personnel, funding the (Irbid 42) program at a value of 572 thousand dinars, and funding the (Irada) initiative with the Royal Scientific Society.
In the capacity building track, 965 public sector employees benefited from local and international training programs, alongside offering 22 graduate scholarships, conducting more than 15 field visits to follow up on developmental projects, and preparing 2066 feasibility studies that contributed to the establishment of 1445 new projects. Additionally, the entrepreneurship support program provided funding amounting to 54.5 million dinars through 271 civil society institutions, supporting 640 participants in entrepreneurial projects, and registering 12 patents, 6 of which locally.
Jordan registered significant progress in global indices, achieving the 47th rank globally in the Global Competitiveness Index, the 18th rank in the Entrepreneurship Index, and the 100th rank in the Human Development Index, as the ministry launched a national awareness campaign as part of the sixth plan for Open Government Partnership, enhancing principles of transparency, public participation, and strengthening citizens’ trust.
