Khaberni - Preliminary data from the balance of payments shows that inflows of foreign direct investment into the Kingdom during the year 2025 amounted to about $2,024.8 million, compared to $1,618.8 million during 2024, achieving a growth of 25.1%, which is the highest level recorded by these flows since 2017. This is an indicator of the growing confidence in the Jordanian economy and the robustness of its economic policies and the attractiveness of its investment environment.
Arab countries' investments reached $1,241.7 million, accounting for 61.3% of these flows. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ranked first with 30.8% of the total investment flows, with Saudi Arabia leading these countries at 16.1%, followed by the United Arab Emirates (5.3%), and Kuwait (4.9%). Among other Arab countries, Iraq ranked first at 9.7%, followed by Egypt and Libya, each around 6%.
Investment inflows from European countries amounted to $276.7 million, which is 13.7% of the total foreign direct investment flows, with 9.6% coming from European Union countries and 2.8% from the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, non-Arab Asian countries accounted for 4.8% of the total flows, valued at $97.2 million, with India leading these countries at 1.6% and China at 1%.
The United States contributed 3.3% to these flows, valued at $67 million.
In terms of the distribution of foreign direct investment by economic activity during 2025, "financial and insurance activities" accounted for 27.6% of these total flows, followed by "manufacturing industries" (11.6%), then "real estate activities" (8. and "mining and quarrying" (7.5%), and finally "information and communication activities" (6.1%) of total flows.
Investments by non-Jordanian individuals in land and real estate amounted to $296.9 million, contributing 14.7% to the total inflows of foreign direct investment into the Kingdom during 2025.
