Khaberni - The Open Market Operations Committee has decided to maintain the "central bank's prime interest rate and the rest of the interest rates on monetary policy instruments.
The Open Market Operations Committee at the Central Bank of Jordan held its first meeting of 2026, where it decided to keep the "central bank’s prime interest rate" and other interest rates on monetary policy instruments at their current levels unchanged. This decision is based on strengthening monetary stability in the Kingdom, ensuring consistency of local interest rate structures with those in regional and international financial markets.
The central bank’s foreign reserves increased to more than 26 billion dollars at the end of January 2026, covering the Kingdom's imports of goods and services for 9.0 months. Additionally, the dollarization rate in deposits fell to 18% by the end of November 2025, reflecting the strength of monetary and banking stability in the Kingdom and confidence in the national currency and its attractiveness. Inflation rate during 2025 was about 1.77%, a suitable level that helps maintain the competitiveness of the national economy and the purchasing power of the national currency.
Banking indicators continued their strong performance, with total deposits at banks increasing by 7.2% annually to reach 49.8 billion dinars at the end of November 2025, and the balance of credit facilities granted by banks rose by 3.3% to reach 36.2 billion dinars. Furthermore, banks enjoyed high levels of liquidity, solvency, and return on equity, reflecting the strength of the Jordanian banking sector, its prudent risk management, and its ability to continue providing financing for economic activity at moderate interest rates.
According to the latest available economic data, the external sector indicators performed positively, in line with the Central Bank's expectations, where tourism income for the Kingdom increased by 7.6% during 2025 to reach 7.8 billion dollars. Remittances from Jordanian workers abroad increased by 4.6% during the first eleven months of 2025 to reach 4.1 billion dollars. Additionally, total exports grew by 7.7% during the first ten months of 2025 to reach 12.1 billion dollars. The net inflows of foreign direct investment to the Kingdom during the first three quarters of 2025 increased by 27.7% compared with the same period in 2024, reaching 1.5 billion dollars.
In light of this, the national economy continued to achieve gradual improvements in the performance of most economic sectors, resulting in an economic growth rate of 2.75% during the first three quarters of 2025 compared to 2.56% in the same period of 2024. It is expected that the economic growth rate for 2025 as a whole will not be less than 2.7%.
The Central Bank of Jordan reaffirms its commitment to monitor economic, financial, and monetary developments locally, regionally, and internationally, and will take appropriate actions based on data and economic indicators and developments in international interest rates, ensuring the attractiveness of assets denominated in the Jordanian dinar and enhancing monetary and financial stability.
