Khaberni - A report by the Jordan Chamber of Industry shows that the current production volume of the engineering, electrical, and information technology industries reaches almost two billion dinars.
The report stated that the sector, which provides high-value products and services supporting other industrial sectors, contributes about 1.6 percent, with the added value amounting to 620 million dinars, and constitutes 12 percent of the total production of manufacturing industries.
According to the report, the sector contributes to providing technical and skilled job opportunities, plays a key role in developing automation, renewable energy, smart factories solutions, enhancing business efficiency, and increasing productivity, in addition to providing maintenance services and spare parts, and developing production lines.
The report notes that the sector encompasses a wide array of other sectors, notably: electrical energy, basic iron and steel industries, household and metal tools and supplies, agricultural metal devices, and equipment, electrics and lighting supplies and wires, structural metal products, central heating works, and solar heaters, and the information technology and communications industry.
The report indicates that the sector’s exports during the past nine months of the current year amounted to 1.231 billion dinars, compared to 1.115 billion dinars for the same period last year 2024, with a growth rate of 10.4 percent.
The report highlighted that the number of establishments operating in the engineering, electrical, and information technology industries reached 4,800, spread throughout the kingdom with a registered capital of 1.3 billion dinars, employing approximately 35,000 workers.
According to the report prepared by the Chamber’s Department of Studies and Policies, the sector exhibits diversity in its export markets, led by the United States with an export share reaching 48 percent, followed by Iraq 12 percent, Saudi Arabia 8 percent, Switzerland 5 percent, and the United Arab Emirates 4 percent.
The report also noted that the engineering, electrical, and information technology industries sector possesses export opportunities still unexploited, valued at approximately 1.5 billion dollars, spread across metal products, machines, electrical equipment, and vehicle spare parts.
