Khaberni - Fares Hammouda, president of the Zarqa Chamber of Industry, said that the total value of the chamber’s exports last year amounted to $1504.04 million, compared with $1533.0 million in 2024.
The number of certificates of origin last year was 20,514, against 19,364 certificates in 2024, an increase of 6%.
Hammouda explained in his statement today, Saturday, that industrial exports showed growth in most months of 2025 compared with 2024.
He noted that North American markets accounted for 46% of total exports with a value of $691.0 million, despite a decline of 11% compared with 2024. The United States ranked first in this group with exports amounting to $663.9 million, down 10%, while exports to Canada were $22.8 million, recording a decrease of 35%.
Industrial exports to Arab countries showed notable growth last year, with a 15% increase to $603.1 million, accounting for 40% of total exports, compared with $526.4 million in 2024.
Iraq topped the list of Arab importing countries with exports valued at $253 million, an increase of 25%, followed by Saudi Arabia with $156.4 million, up 26%, and Algeria with $48.6 million, achieving the highest growth rate of 112%.
Exports to non-Arab Asian countries totaled $98.04 million, accounting for about 7% of total exports, with a slight decrease of 2% compared with 2024. India led with exports worth $10.4 million, up 46%, followed by Japan with $5.3 million despite a decline of 7%, and then China with $3.9 million, down 42%.
As for exports to the European Union countries, they amounted to $42.9 million, making up 3% of total exports, with a decrease of 35% compared with 2024. The Netherlands led the EU countries with exports worth $14.7 million, followed by Greece with $9 million, and the United Kingdom with $6.7 million.
Regarding exports to non-Arab African countries, they reached a value of $2.8 million last year, achieving a growth of 17% compared with 2024, with South Africa leading these countries with exports worth $1.6 million, followed by Guinea with exports valued at $1 million.
At the level of industrial sectors, the leather and textile industries sector maintained the first rank in exports in 2025 with a value of $732.35 million, despite a decrease of 14% compared with 2024. The food, agricultural, and animal wealth industries sector came second with export values amounting to $274.07 million, up by 5%.
The engineering, electrical, and information technology industries sector ranked third with a value of $134.29 million, achieving a growth of 33%, followed by the construction industries sector with exports valued at $119.02 million, up by 22%. The chemical and cosmetics industries sector recorded exports worth $83.57 million, up by 19%.
The rest of the exports were distributed across other sectors, where exports of the therapeutic industries and medical supplies sector reached $58.22 million, and the packaging, paper, and cardboard sector $57.87 million, while exports of the plastic and rubber industries were $42.02 million, and the wood and furniture industries $2.55 million.
